Damodaran Damo Shanmugam

About Damodaran Damo Shanmugam

Senior IT & Security Leader with 26+ years of global experience driving enterprise-scale technology, security, and service management transformations across complex, highly regulated environments.I partner closely with CIO, CISO, and senior executive leadership to deliver business-critical platforms, resilient operations, and data-driven insights that support strategic decision-making. Currently within Accenture’s CIO organization, I lead global service and data operations powering executive dashboards across financial, HR, and talent domains, while driving automation, operational excellence, and reliability at scale.My career spans IT service management, security & identity (IAM), program and portfolio leadership, and large-scale infrastructure modernization. I have led geographically distributed teams across multiple countries, managed multi-million-dollar budgets, and governed high-visibility programs where stability, security, and trust are non-negotiable.I’m known for:Building and leading high-performing global teamsTranslating strategy into disciplined executionStrengthening security, risk, and compliance posturesEmbedding automation and operational rigor into enterprise environmentsCommunicating clearly and credibly with senior stakeholdersCertifications include PMP, PMI-ACP, PRINCE2, CISSP, ITIL v4, and Microsoft Azure Fundamentals, complemented by hands-on leadership across service management, data operations, and security strategy.I thrive in roles where technology directly enables business outcomes, and I bring a calm, execution-focused leadership style to environments that demand scale, resilience, and continuous improvement.

Experience

1. Manager - Global Projects

   Accenture

   Feb 2008 — Present

   Manage Global Infrastructure Projects like BCM Initiatives, DR Setups, Office Enablement, ISO and ISO 27001 Rollouts, approved Infrastructure Changes and new technology implementations etc.Manage globlal project teams across divisions and work with them on project implementationPerformance reporting of the Projects to stake holdersConstantly upgrade and update knowledge on the Project management techniques and undestand the tools available.

Education

• University of Madras

  Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Electronics and communication Engineering

• AMACE

  Bachelor of Engineering (BE), ECE

  1986 — 1990

• AMA college of engineering

  Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Electronics and Telecommunications

  1986 — 1990

• University of Madras

  BE, Electronics and Communication

  1986 — 2000

Skills

• Information Technology
• Itil
• IT Strategy
• Cisco Technologies
• Pmo
• Pmp
• People Development
• Team Management
• Management
• Crisis Management
• Global Teams
• Project Planning
• IT Service Management
• Data Center
• Networking
• Project Portfolio Management
• Service Delivery
• Business Analysis
• Global Delivery
• Vendor Management
• Project Delivery
• Recruiting
• Pre-Sales
• Infrastructure
• People Management
• Program Management
• IT Operations
• Cross-Functional Coordination
• Project Management Office (Pmo)
• Incident Management
• Project Management