Samir Deshpande
Associate Director, Cyber Security @AccentureCyber Security Leader, PMP®, CISM®, ACE-M(Purdue univ), CSM, SAFe Agilist,
- Role
- Associate Director Cyber Security at Accenture
- Location
- Pune Division, MH, IN
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Samir Deshpande
More than 25 years of IT experience with last 18+ years in Cyber Security Delivery.• Strong management, organization skills and have performed various senior roles in Delivery management.• Currently performing Delivery Manager & Delivery Unit Head role in Infosys Cyber Security Practice for strategic & large accounts. Part of Cyber Security leadership team.• Leading portfolio worth $40 Million with the team of around 300+ people in onshore/ offshore model.• Covering end to end spectrum of security services i.e. IDAM, Infra/ Network security, Application security, Vulnerability Management, GRC, DLP, SOC and Cloud Security.• Around 8 years of onsite (USA) experience.Key Competencies:• Delivery and Portfolio Management – Large and complex portfolio, end to end delivery management for Cyber Security transformation and Operations programs.• Strategy Design – Organizational/ Portfolio level IT strategy and defining frameworks.• Stakeholders Management – Mapping with CISO & Information security managers from client side• Service Delivery – 24x7 Operations support, SLA, KPIs, Reports and Dashboards.• People Management – Mentor, coach and guide.• Budget Management – Forecasting budgets, track and control program budgets, project margins etc.• Thought Leadership – Industry best practices, guidance.• Governance – Governance of projects, Issues and risks strategies.
Experience
Associate Director Cyber Security
Oct 2025 — Present · Pune, IN
Education
GECA, Aurangabad
MCA, Computer Science
1995 — 1998
Guru Nanak College of Science
BSc, Computer Science
1992 — 1995
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