Abu Dhabi, UAE
Manas Mohapatra
Turning strategy into measurable value across financial services.
About
The bigger picture.
Director of Strategy Expansion & International Business Intelligence at First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB), accelerating international growth and delivering value creation across markets. After establishing FAB's Value Realisation Office within Central PMO, I now lead strategic expansion for the International Banking Group. Previously at Accenture Strategy & Consulting, I led value realisation initiatives across MENA, researched Thailand's digital banking landscape, and designed a national eKYC utility for a Middle East Central Bank.
Value at Scale
Led tracking of AED 6Bn+ in cost & revenue commitments at FAB's Central PMO
MENA Expertise
5+ years in banking strategy, consulting & transformation across UAE, KSA & India
Proven Impact
Fast-tracked AED 1.1Bn in value realisation and defined 200+ KPIs for a top ME bank
Experience
Where I've led.
- Designed and led implementation of Enhanced Value Realisation Office, establishing end-to-end governance and tracking
- Redesigned and implemented 20+ processes and SOPs streamlining Transformation Office governance, monitoring and execution
- Led build of in-house SharePoint portal with automated Value & Revenue tracking process, eliminating manual reporting
- Oversaw AED 6Bn+ in strategic cost and revenue commitments across FAB's enterprise transformation portfolio, enabling Board-level investment decisions
- Supported Board, GCEO, GCFO and GCOO governance through structured value-based reporting and decisioning
- Designed Value Realisation Framework for a leading ME bank — fast-tracked AED 1.1Bn in value and defined 200+ KPIs, establishing the bank's strategic performance tracking capability
- Led strategy engagements across payments, digital banking, and financial services — including a National eKYC Utility for a Middle East Central Bank and KSA National Payment System investment prioritisation
- Managed 12+ concurrent international banking projects as Program Manager, overseeing CPMO governance, RAID mitigations, and senior stakeholder reporting
- Project Manager for End-to-End Risk Mitigation from Credit Card Operations — managed 50+ workshops, identified 54 improvement areas, achieving ~17% reduction in risk scoring
- Program Manager for Intelligent Automation (RPA & AI) initiatives across Retail Banking Operations, resolving bottlenecks for TAT-breaching projects
- Led Digital Operations Migration for Axis Bank's Digital & Fintech arm — set up digital banking ops for BNPL, Digital Savings Account, Digital CKYC FD and KYC Ladder products
- Led pan-India 5S implementation across institution — trained 8,000+ employees with self-prepared SOPs; 1,200+ red-tagged items discarded
Education
Academic foundation.
IIM Mumbai (formerly NITIE)
PGDIE (MBA equivalent) · Supply Chain Management
8.5 CGPA · Distinction · Member, Alumni Committee
NIT Jalandhar
B.Tech · Textile Technology
8.1 CGPA · Subroto Memorial Scholarship · 3 Review Papers (1 in International Journal)
Publications
Research Journal of Textile and Apparel (Emerald) · 2018
Certifications
Awards & Recognitions
GCEO Golden Award
2026GCEO — First Abu Dhabi Bank · Prestigious enterprise-wide recognition for outstanding leadership and impact, awarded by Group CEO
Outstanding Achievement Award
2025GCFO — First Abu Dhabi Bank · Recognised by Group CFO for exceptional strategic contribution
GCEO HighFive Award
2025GCEO — First Abu Dhabi Bank · Nominated and recognised by Group CEO for high performance
Champion of the Quarter
Accenture Strategy & Consulting · Quarterly performance excellence award
All India Rank 2
2018GATE — 2018 · Textile Technology · National rank 2 out of hundreds of thousands of candidates
Expertise
What I bring.
Strategy & Value
- Corporate Strategy
- Value Realisation
- Business Intelligence
- Portfolio Management
- Investment Strategy
- Business Case Development
Banking & FinTech
- Payments Strategy
- Digital Banking
- eKYC & Compliance
- FinTech Partnerships
- Financial Services Consulting
- MENA Market Analysis
Technology & Data
- Tableau & Power BI
- SharePoint Development
- Machine Learning & AI
- Python & SQL
- RPA & Power Automate
- Data Analytics & Visualisation
Programme Management
- Project Management (PMC)
- Scrum Master (PSM I)
- Lean Six Sigma Black Belt
- Agile & Jira
- Stakeholder Management
- Governance & RAID
Impact
Numbers that matter.
AED 6Bn+
Value Portfolio Tracked
FAB Central PMO
AED 1.1Bn
Value Fast-tracked
ME Bank VRO setup
30+
Initiatives Delivered
Across MENA markets
22
Countries Managed
FAB International Banking Network
Recommendations
View on LinkedIn“Manas is multiple great qualities and attributes which makes him stand apart from crowd. He has unique combination of technical skills, process understanding, and program management capabilities. He deals with peer groups, seniors and juniors at ease. He is great at close looping and that makes him very reliable and responsive. Manas has added a lot of value while working in Axis Bank. Since I was the one to select him NITIE campus, I feel delighted to see him grow into a well rounded professional and prove my right by living upto the initial spark that I saw in him. Best wishes.”
Ratan Kesh
Executive Director & Chief Operating Officer, Bandhan Bank
Former Manager · Axis Bank
“Manas interned with Baker Hughes and led the ERP Project defect management in Panaya across 2 critical testing cycles along with improvement of Panaya tool report configuration. He also worked with multiple stakeholders (Business teams, Solution center teams and vendor partner teams) effectively and facilitated on requirement documentation for the project. Overall he demonstrated clear thinking and great ownership to drive outcomes as expected. Manas is a self motivated individual with a very high sense of accountability and Say/Do ratio and had been very proactive in trying to find multiple feasible solutions to solve a problem. Overall, it was a pleasure to have Manas with us.”
Rohit Verma
Manager, Baker Hughes
Internship Supervisor · Baker Hughes
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