Shashank Kumar

About Shashank Kumar

Strategic and results-driven professional with over 18 years of progressive leadership experience in building and scaling enterprise-wide cybersecurity programs across diverse geographies, industries regulatory landscapes. Proven expertise in cyber strategy development, and operational execution, with a strong track record of enhancing security postures through robust maturity roadmaps. Skilled in leading high-performing global teams and complex vendor ecosystems, while optimizing multi-million-dollar security budgets.1. Adept at aligning security strategies with broader business goals, ensuring operational resilience, regulatory compliance, and enterprise-wide risk mgmt. in dynamic threat environments2. Strategic thinker with deep insight into the global threat landscape, capable of translating emerging risks into actionable, scalable solutions across geographies and BUs3. Strong leadership in driving cross-functional collaboration, influencing stakeholders at all levels, and enabling business agility while safeguarding critical assets and crown jewels4. Recognized as a subject matter expert and thought leader in cyber risk management, security architecture, and resilience engineering5. Deep experience in breach preparedness and response—establishing robust incident response playbooks and conducting regular simulations to minimize business disruption and reputational impact6. Proven ability to build, lead, and mentor high-performing cybersecurity teams while also operating effectively as a hands-on contributor when needed. Trusted advisor to executive leadership and board, effectively aligning security initiatives

Experience

1. Vice President Ii, Head - Cyber Security & Grc

   EXL

   Feb 2022 — Present

Education

• BIT Mesra Student-Industry Relations Cell

  Bachelor of Computer Applications, Computer Science

  2000 — 2004

• Bishop Westcott Boys' School

  SSC

  1986 — 1998

• BIT Mesra Student-Industry Relations Cell

  MCA, Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management

  2004 — 2007

Skills

• Pre-Sales
• Agile Methodologies
• Unix
• Information Security
• Enterprise Architecture
• Sql
• Iso 27001
• Disaster Recovery
• Microsoft Sql Server
• Sdlc
• Xml
• Solution Architecture
• Oracle
• Requirements Analysis
• Cloud Computing
• Vmware
• Vendor Management
• IT Strategy
• Software Quality Assurance
• Software Project Management
• Itil
• IT Service Management
• Information Security Management
• Quality Assurance
• Business Analysis
• Testing
• Sharepoint
• Pl/Sql