AED 6Bn+Value Portfolio Tracked
AED 1.1BnValue Fast-tracked
30+Initiatives Delivered
22Countries Managed
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.
Professional Experience
Director — Strategy & Business Intelligence, International Banking Group
- Lead strategic portfolio of international growth initiatives aligned to FAB's enterprise expansion agenda
- Define and monitor key project success metrics and performance indicators across the International Banking Group
- Drive business management and group-wide impact through FAB's International Business Network across 22 countries, supporting cross-border strategy, market intelligence, and growth initiatives spanning 5 continents
AVP — Value Realisation & Strategy, Group Strategy & Corporate Development
- 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
Management Consulting Analyst
- 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
Manager — Strategy & Program Management, Process Transformation & Digital Initiatives
- 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
Education
IIM Mumbai (formerly NITIE)
PGDIE (MBA equivalent) · Supply Chain Management
2018 – 2020
8.5 CGPA · Distinction · Member, Alumni Committee
NIT Jalandhar
B.Tech · Textile Technology
2014 – 2018
8.1 CGPA · Subroto Memorial Scholarship · 3 Review Papers (1 in International Journal)
Skills
Strategy & Value
Corporate Strategy · Value Realisation · Business Intelligence · Portfolio Management · Business Case Development
Banking & FinTech
Payments Strategy · Digital Banking · eKYC & Compliance · Financial Services Consulting · MENA Market Analysis
Technology & Data
Tableau & Power BI · Machine Learning & AI · Python & SQL · RPA & Power Automate · Data Analytics & Visualisation
Programme Management
Lean Six Sigma Black Belt · Project Management (PMC) · Stakeholder Management · Governance & RAID · Agile & Jira
Certifications
- Project Management CertificationUniversity of California, Irvine
- Lean Six Sigma Black BeltBMGI (Trained)
- Lean Six Sigma Green Belt
- Machine LearningStanford University
- AI Explained
- Agile with Atlassian JiraAtlassian
Awards & Recognition
GCEO Golden Award · 2026
GCEO — First Abu Dhabi Bank
Outstanding Achievement Award · 2025
GCFO — First Abu Dhabi Bank
GCEO HighFive Award · 2025
GCEO — First Abu Dhabi Bank
Champion of the Quarter
Accenture Strategy & Consulting
All India Rank 2 · 2018
GATE — 2018