Shamshaad Ahmed

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Vice President - Business Transformation Consulting at Accenture

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Overview

Shamshad Ahmed is a Vice President at Accenture with over 20 years of experience in GBS/GCC transformation and strategy consulting. He specializes in driving value through an AI-first approach, focusing on hyper-automation and data analytics across the finance, healthcare, and life sciences industries. Colleagues describe him as adaptive, diligent, and self-motivated.

There is no publicly available information about his personal life or interests outside of his professional sphere.

He is a strong advocate for Agentic AI, a cutting-edge approach he uses to drive operational modernization and business reinvention.

Personality Overview

Skeptic

Self-Disciplined

Objective Thinker

They tend to have clarity about their needs and constraints, and are unlikely to over-promise.  Being observant comes to them naturally. They are always well-planned and adopt a systematic approach.

Topics They Care About

Agentic AI
He champions an "AI first" approach to drive value and recently earned a certification in "Reinvention with Agentic AI", a topic he frequently posts about.
GBS/GCC Transformation
A core focus of his 20+ year career, he is a consulting leader specializing in transforming Global Business Services and Global Capability Centers.
Intelligent Hyperautomation
He focuses on modernizing business operations by designing and implementing intelligent hyperautomation, RPA, and Generative AI solutions to achieve efficiency.

Media Appearances

Shamshaad has no verified media appearances

Work History

4-2025
Vice President - Business Transformation Consulting at Accenture
8-2021 - 4-2025
GBS | GCC Transformation Consulting at Genpact
2-2019 - 8-2021
Deputy General Manager - Process Excellence (Smart Intake COE) at Cognizant
Senior Manager, Business Transformation - Intelligent Automation Lead at HGS - Hinduja Global Solutions
Business Excellence Advisory (RPA Solution Lead) at Accenture in India

Education

2019 - 2020
Executive Post Graduate Program from Great Lakes Institute of Management
2002 - 2005
B. C. A (Bachelors degree in Computer Applications) from Vidyasagar University

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Insights For Selling To Shamshaad

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Share whitepapers or case studies that showcase measurable results instead of just telling customer stories
  • If they are not asking many questions, nudge them to ask questions rather than just starting to talk yourself
  • When following up with them, expect slowness; use questions to engage them, preferably over email.

DONT's

  • Don’t overhype the product/pitch, keep it measured
  • Avoid winging it with them particularly, answer a question only if you know the answer well
  • Do not sound overly eager, modulate your energy levels especially if you are generally enthusiastic

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Shamshaad is

  • Proof of usage by others in the industry, case studies showing ROI are likely to work the best with them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Shamshaad

  • They don’t say no often, they push out the decisions or keep going around in circles.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Shamshaad move?

  • They are some of the slowest movers and take their time reaching decisions.
  • Can Shamshaad take some risk or not?

  • They have very low acceptance of risk even if they do not say it directly.

You And Shamshaad

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