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Adrian M Odgers

Operations Manager
Growth Marketing Manager
AI & Machine Learning Engineer
Dubai, Dubai, AE
Operations Management
Growth
Business Strategy
Strategic Partnerships
Go-to-market Strategy
Marketing Strategy
Available for hire fromNegotiable
COO | I Build Commercial Operating Systems That Scale Revenue Without Scaling Complexity | Fidelity · Natixis · Ogilvy | $25M+ P&L | 3x Growth
Commercial operating executive with 20+ years of experience building growth systems, commercial operating models, and transformation capability across global enterprises and growth-stage businesses. Proven delivery across regulated and high-growth environments (including DFSA-regulated asset management and DIFC-regulated financial services), with leadership spanning commercial strategy, P&L ownership, customer transformation, GTM/operating system design, and AI-enabled execution. Delivered 3x revenue growth across 12 markets, led $25M+ P&L responsibility, and improved speed to market, cost efficiency, and customer outcomes.

Work History

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Fractional Head of Strategy & Commercial Operations

Leventis AMC• Leading the build-out of the commercial operating system for a DFSA-regulated asset manager, spanning go-to-market architecture, CRM, and AI-enabled workflows to drive growth. • Architecting a governed AI-native operating model inside a regulated environment, compliance-embedded from day one, and clear human oversight across key decision points. • Designing proprietary fund strategies and supporting Fund Hosting Platform setup for institutional-grade, scalable fund administration.
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Fractional Head of Strategy & Commercial Operations

DCS• Driving commercial growth infrastructure for a fund hosting and capital introduction platform, with a mandate across GTM, investor origination, and AI-native operating design. • Built the commercial engine in 90 days, including GTM, CRM, sales playbook, generating a pipeline of $150k • Built a structured capital introduction network across family offices and HNWIs, converting ad hoc relationship activity into a repeatable investor pipeline. • Leading AI-native Fund Hosting Platform strategy product vision, operating model, and fund administration infrastructure designed for institutional scale without linear headcount cost.
D

Fractional Chief Operations Officer

DE3PBIOProgressed from Board Advisor - CCO - COO DE3PBIO, Dubai • Progressed from Board Advisor to CCO to COO, building the commercial engine and operating model that scaled the business internationally. The outcome: 3X revenue growth across 12 markets, NPS of 9 maintained and a business positioned as a global leader in AI-enabled food tech. • Built the commercial engine from the ground up, AI-powered GTM, ICP-led market entry, Fortune 500 partnerships with Pladis, Asahi, Sigma, and Duopharma, creating sustainable revenue across GCC, EMEA, LATAM, and APAC. • Installed an AI-enabled operating model that reduced time to market by 40% while sustaining NPS at 9.
G

Founder & Investor

Growandco• Platform for a focused fractional COO and advisory practice, with engagements across financial services, GCC market entry, and venture commercial acceleration (Unorthodox Studio), and venture commercial acceleration (Averroes Ventures). • Portfolio investor across 25+ startups, $1B+ combined valuations and investment committee member for a global syndicate; accelerator partnerships include ProVeg, Big Idea Ventures, and Brinc. • Board advisor across ideation to scale operating model, GTM architecture, and commercial strategy delivered at venture speed with Fortune 500 rigour
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Global CX & Digital Transformation Consultant (Contract)

NatixisJan 2021 - Jan 2022 • 1 yr 1 mo• Redesigned global CX operations across 38 markets in support of the CEO’s four-year strategic agenda, leading a cross-functional transformation that delivered 25% NPS improvement and 30% service-level uplift. • Established and deployed AI-enabled service frameworks and a customer-centric operating model that embedded cultural transformation, not just process change, across Investment Banking & Global Markets. • Led capability transformation for 1,400+ staff across 20+ markets, designing and rolling out training frameworks that turned customer-first behaviours from a concept into a measurable operational standard.
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Head, Global Digital Experience Studio

Fidelity InternationalJan 2019 - Jan 2020 • 1 yr 1 mo• Appointed to build Fidelity’s Global Digital CX Centre of Excellence, 50 people, 20+ markets, full P&L ownership. Delivered 30% OPEX reduction, 30% faster time-to-market, and 25% NPS uplift. • Deployed Fidelity’s Robo-Advisor and AI-enabled pension solutions across the platform, driving measurable AUM growth and retention improvements at scale. Won two board awards. • Designed the governance and agile operating model that delivered global reuse, standardised delivery, and a unified operating system that replaced regional fragmentation with institutional-grade execution.
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Director, Global Digital Solutions

Fidelity InternationalJan 2016 - Jan 2019 • 3 yrs 1 mo• Fidelity needed to unify its digital CX operations across 20+ markets to deliver the CEO’s 5-year vision for wealth management. Led the transformation: $10M+ budget, 100+ specialists, 50+ products redesigned. 50% faster speed-to-market. 25% cost reduction. NPS and AUM measurably improved. • Built the governance and operating model that sustained it, chaired the Global Digital Committee, drove alignment across sales, marketing, operations, and technology, and coached regional leaders to embed execution standards that outlasted the programme. • Architected Fidelity’s innovation capability, establishing Global Practice Groups, startup accelerator partnerships, and a MarTech strategy that elevated enterprise digital maturity well beyond standard transformation programme deliverables.
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Managing Director

OgilvyJan 2012 - Jan 2014 • 2 yrs 1 mo• Directed a $25M P&L and 120-person digital, design, and CX business at Ogilvy Singapore, 15% revenue growth at 20%+ margins, with Fortune 500 partnerships including Apple, Google, P&G, Unilever, and Tiffany. • Revamped a 30-year legacy GTM and operating model across over 500 APAC regional teams, restructured client acquisition, service delivery, and commercial frameworks to compete in a digitally driven market while maintaining profitability. • Developed the leadership bench and performance culture that made results repeatable and embedded into the organisation’s operating standards. Five international awards, including Gold at the 2012 Innovation Process Awards and Silver at the 2013 Effie Awards.
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Director of Digital, Asia

Tag WorldwideJan 2010 - Jan 2012 • 2 yrs 1 mo• Brought in by the executive team to transform Tag Worldwide’s digital capability and operating model, to position the business for acquisition, the mandate succeeded. DHL acquired the business. • Built and led a 30-person digital business that tripled revenue in 12 months, delivering 40-60% margins. • Established Asia’s first Digital Centre of Excellence and scalable delivery capability across 3 strategic markets.
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Director of Digital & Operations EMEA

WPPJan 2003 - Jan 2010 • 7 yrs 1 moProgressive leadership, Senior Account Manager · Project & Operations Director · Head of UK WPP, London • Promoted four times in seven years, culminating in regional digital and operations leadership across multi-market teams, £750k +budgets, and 25%+ margins. • As Head of UK, scaled the agency to £2M +revenue and delivered digital transformation programmes for Microsoft, Unilever, P&G, Accenture, and HP.

Education

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University of Technology Sydney

Graduate Certificate
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University of Newcastle

Bachelor of Arts

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We've distilled the candidate search from endless hours down to just a few minutes. Using Pangea's AI-powered search tools, you can find top fractional talent able to take on your next project. Our system looks at your company's niche and your needs to find the perfect match faster than any traditional hiring platform.

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The top talent on Pangea is ready to get started with you right now. You can message or hire a candidate right from their profile page and start assigning work as soon as they respond. And the best part? Pangea's fractional contract structure lets you start small and ramp up as your needs change, keeping your costs manageable and your team's capabliities flexible.

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COO | I Build Commercial Operating Systems That Scale Revenue Without Scaling Complexity | Fidelity · Natixis · Ogilvy | $25M+ P&L | 3x Growth
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Top Talent like Adrian M are on Pangea

Pangea, a YC company, connects companies with fractional talent. Fractional hiring allows companies to move faster and work with more specialized talent, while giving talent more flexibility and independence. If you are talent open to fractional work, apply here. If you’re a company looking for high-quality fractional talent, learn more here.

Adrian M Odgers

Operations Manager
Growth Marketing Manager
AI & Machine Learning Engineer
Dubai, Dubai, AE
Operations Management
Growth
Business Strategy
Strategic Partnerships
Go-to-market Strategy
Marketing Strategy
Available for hire fromNegotiable

Work History

L

Fractional Head of Strategy & Commercial Operations

Leventis AMC• Leading the build-out of the commercial operating system for a DFSA-regulated asset manager, spanning go-to-market architecture, CRM, and AI-enabled workflows to drive growth. • Architecting a governed AI-native operating model inside a regulated environment, compliance-embedded from day one, and clear human oversight across key decision points. • Designing proprietary fund strategies and supporting Fund Hosting Platform setup for institutional-grade, scalable fund administration.
D

Fractional Head of Strategy & Commercial Operations

DCS• Driving commercial growth infrastructure for a fund hosting and capital introduction platform, with a mandate across GTM, investor origination, and AI-native operating design. • Built the commercial engine in 90 days, including GTM, CRM, sales playbook, generating a pipeline of $150k • Built a structured capital introduction network across family offices and HNWIs, converting ad hoc relationship activity into a repeatable investor pipeline. • Leading AI-native Fund Hosting Platform strategy product vision, operating model, and fund administration infrastructure designed for institutional scale without linear headcount cost.
D

Fractional Chief Operations Officer

DE3PBIOProgressed from Board Advisor - CCO - COO DE3PBIO, Dubai • Progressed from Board Advisor to CCO to COO, building the commercial engine and operating model that scaled the business internationally. The outcome: 3X revenue growth across 12 markets, NPS of 9 maintained and a business positioned as a global leader in AI-enabled food tech. • Built the commercial engine from the ground up, AI-powered GTM, ICP-led market entry, Fortune 500 partnerships with Pladis, Asahi, Sigma, and Duopharma, creating sustainable revenue across GCC, EMEA, LATAM, and APAC. • Installed an AI-enabled operating model that reduced time to market by 40% while sustaining NPS at 9.
G

Founder & Investor

Growandco• Platform for a focused fractional COO and advisory practice, with engagements across financial services, GCC market entry, and venture commercial acceleration (Unorthodox Studio), and venture commercial acceleration (Averroes Ventures). • Portfolio investor across 25+ startups, $1B+ combined valuations and investment committee member for a global syndicate; accelerator partnerships include ProVeg, Big Idea Ventures, and Brinc. • Board advisor across ideation to scale operating model, GTM architecture, and commercial strategy delivered at venture speed with Fortune 500 rigour
N

Global CX & Digital Transformation Consultant (Contract)

NatixisJan 2021 - Jan 2022 • 1 yr 1 mo• Redesigned global CX operations across 38 markets in support of the CEO’s four-year strategic agenda, leading a cross-functional transformation that delivered 25% NPS improvement and 30% service-level uplift. • Established and deployed AI-enabled service frameworks and a customer-centric operating model that embedded cultural transformation, not just process change, across Investment Banking & Global Markets. • Led capability transformation for 1,400+ staff across 20+ markets, designing and rolling out training frameworks that turned customer-first behaviours from a concept into a measurable operational standard.
F

Head, Global Digital Experience Studio

Fidelity InternationalJan 2019 - Jan 2020 • 1 yr 1 mo• Appointed to build Fidelity’s Global Digital CX Centre of Excellence, 50 people, 20+ markets, full P&L ownership. Delivered 30% OPEX reduction, 30% faster time-to-market, and 25% NPS uplift. • Deployed Fidelity’s Robo-Advisor and AI-enabled pension solutions across the platform, driving measurable AUM growth and retention improvements at scale. Won two board awards. • Designed the governance and agile operating model that delivered global reuse, standardised delivery, and a unified operating system that replaced regional fragmentation with institutional-grade execution.
F

Director, Global Digital Solutions

Fidelity InternationalJan 2016 - Jan 2019 • 3 yrs 1 mo• Fidelity needed to unify its digital CX operations across 20+ markets to deliver the CEO’s 5-year vision for wealth management. Led the transformation: $10M+ budget, 100+ specialists, 50+ products redesigned. 50% faster speed-to-market. 25% cost reduction. NPS and AUM measurably improved. • Built the governance and operating model that sustained it, chaired the Global Digital Committee, drove alignment across sales, marketing, operations, and technology, and coached regional leaders to embed execution standards that outlasted the programme. • Architected Fidelity’s innovation capability, establishing Global Practice Groups, startup accelerator partnerships, and a MarTech strategy that elevated enterprise digital maturity well beyond standard transformation programme deliverables.
O

Managing Director

OgilvyJan 2012 - Jan 2014 • 2 yrs 1 mo• Directed a $25M P&L and 120-person digital, design, and CX business at Ogilvy Singapore, 15% revenue growth at 20%+ margins, with Fortune 500 partnerships including Apple, Google, P&G, Unilever, and Tiffany. • Revamped a 30-year legacy GTM and operating model across over 500 APAC regional teams, restructured client acquisition, service delivery, and commercial frameworks to compete in a digitally driven market while maintaining profitability. • Developed the leadership bench and performance culture that made results repeatable and embedded into the organisation’s operating standards. Five international awards, including Gold at the 2012 Innovation Process Awards and Silver at the 2013 Effie Awards.
T

Director of Digital, Asia

Tag WorldwideJan 2010 - Jan 2012 • 2 yrs 1 mo• Brought in by the executive team to transform Tag Worldwide’s digital capability and operating model, to position the business for acquisition, the mandate succeeded. DHL acquired the business. • Built and led a 30-person digital business that tripled revenue in 12 months, delivering 40-60% margins. • Established Asia’s first Digital Centre of Excellence and scalable delivery capability across 3 strategic markets.
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Director of Digital & Operations EMEA

WPPJan 2003 - Jan 2010 • 7 yrs 1 moProgressive leadership, Senior Account Manager · Project & Operations Director · Head of UK WPP, London • Promoted four times in seven years, culminating in regional digital and operations leadership across multi-market teams, £750k +budgets, and 25%+ margins. • As Head of UK, scaled the agency to £2M +revenue and delivered digital transformation programmes for Microsoft, Unilever, P&G, Accenture, and HP.

Education

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University of Technology Sydney

Graduate Certificate
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University of Newcastle

Bachelor of Arts

How Pangea Works

Effortlessly discover top talent

We've distilled the candidate search from endless hours down to just a few minutes. Using Pangea's AI-powered search tools, you can find top fractional talent able to take on your next project. Our system looks at your company's niche and your needs to find the perfect match faster than any traditional hiring platform.

Start working with talent today

The top talent on Pangea is ready to get started with you right now. You can message or hire a candidate right from their profile page and start assigning work as soon as they respond. And the best part? Pangea's fractional contract structure lets you start small and ramp up as your needs change, keeping your costs manageable and your team's capabliities flexible.

Track work and invoices in one place

Assign tasks, track progress, and complete invoices all on Pangea. We've combined every part of the hiring process into one platform to eliminate the miscommunication that's unavoidable on other freelance platforms. We even send out 1099s to your contractors at the end of the year!

Talk with a Talent Expert

Members of our team are available to help you speed through the hiring process.
Available Now
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