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BHUVANESWARI LAKSHMAN

@bhuvaneswarilakshman

I strengthen enterprise risk governance, control assurance, and remediation across global banking.

At Wells Fargo, I provide enterprise operational risk oversight for COO portfolios and lead Shared Services Issue Management governance for Commercial Banking. I challenge risk assessments, issue severity, remediation strategies, and Path-to-Green programs while presenting thematic insights and executive dashboards to senior leadership.

Previously at Wells Fargo and HSBC, I led regulatory control testing and global assurance programs spanning SOX, compliance, transaction monitoring, and non-financial risk controls. I built testing frameworks, playbooks, SOPs, and QA standards, and led geographically dispersed teams of 15–20 assurance professionals.

Across 25+ years in banking risk, operations, and credit, I've strengthened RCSA governance, information security and third-party risk oversight, and control remediation across 63 countries. I've delivered process automation, reduced issue-resolution and testing timelines, generated operational savings, and coached risk professionals to build sustainable capability.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Senior Lead – Operational Risk Officer

Current

Wells Fargo EGS (India) Pvt. Ltd.

Jun 2023 - Present (3 years 3 months)

Provide enterprise operational risk oversight for COO portfolios, exercising effective challenge through Control Council forums and chairing governance forums. Reviewed and challenged 200+ operational risk events and led the Shared Services Issue Management Program.

Operational Risk Management RCSA Issue Management Control Testing Governance Risk Control Regulatory Compliance Risk Reporting KRIs Risk Analytics Stakeholder Management Archer Helios Power BI Tableau

Lead – Control Testing Officer

Wells Fargo EGS (India) Pvt. Ltd.

Aug 2021 - Jun 2023 (1 year 10 months)

Led end-to-end regulatory control testing engagements across Consumer & Small Business Banking, providing independent assurance and influencing remediation priorities. Transformed testing governance through standardized playbooks and QA frameworks.

Control Testing Assurance Regulatory Compliance Risk Based Scoping QA Frameworks Stakeholder Management Coaching Executive Reporting SOX Testing DSA Frameworks

Assistant Vice President – Assurance

HSBC (HDPI)

Sep 2017 - Aug 2021 (3 years 11 months)

Established and scaled the pilot SOX control testing function for the CCO organization and directed global assurance programs across SOX, U.S. Compliance DSAs, and non-financial risk controls. Led geographically dispersed teams and architected the control testing framework.

SOX Testing Control Testing Assurance Regulatory Compliance Team Leadership Risk Based Testing Continuous Control Monitoring Executive Reporting Governance

Manager – Business Risk & Control

HSBC (HDPI)

Mar 2014 - Sep 2017 (3 years 6 months)

Led enterprise-wide Operational Risk Framework and RCSA execution for Corporate Real Estate across APAC and MENA, supporting strategic deployment of the Helios risk platform. Directed risk governance activities and designed executive reporting covering operations in 63 countries.

Operational Risk Management RCSA Risk Governance Helios Executive Reporting Infosec Third Party Risk DLP Technology Risk BIRO DBIRO Forums Risk Analytics

Regional Credit Manager – MENAT

HSBC (HDPI)

Jun 2001 - Mar 2014 (12 years 9 months)

Managed credit underwriting and portfolio MI across four MENAT markets, maintaining a zero-delinquency portfolio through disciplined credit governance and risk management.

Credit Risk Underwriting Portfolio Management Risk Governance Six Sigma