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Samantha Akomeah

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Director of Change at Hawksford
📍 London, England, United Kingdom

Samantha is a technology change leader with over 25 years of experience delivering large-scale IT solutions across sectors like healthcare, law, and real estate. As Director of Change at Hawksford, she focuses on end-user adoption and operational performance. She holds an MSc in Major Programme Management from the University of Oxford.

Outside of work, Samantha is a community builder, actively involved with her St Annes College, Oxford alumnae network, and has organized events like gallery tours. She is an avid reader, exploring topics from personal development to the societal impact of technology and algorithms in books like "Filterworld".

Unique fact: Samantha is a published author on the causes of major programme failure and develops her own practical training guides to improve portfolio delivery practices.

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Experience
26 Years
Current Role
Director of Change
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
London, England, United Kingdom
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Human-Centred Change
Her professional focus is on leading strategic IT projects that enable business performance through successful end-user technology adoption.
Major Program Delivery
Holds an MSc in Major Programme Management from Oxford and has authored articles and training guides on the causes of program failure and how to improve delivery.
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Career

Work history

5-2024
Director of Change
Hawksford
12-2021 - 5-2024
EMEA Head of Change
Norton Rose Fulbright
12-2020 - 12-2021
Portfolio Management Lead
JLL
4-2020 - 12-2020
EMEA Head of IT Programme Management & EMEA & APAC PMO Lead
JLL
9-2017 - 4-2020
EMEA IT Head of Programme Management
JLL
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Education
2010 - 2012
MSc
Saïd Business School, University of Oxford
1995 - 1999
BEng
Kingston University
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