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Seshadrinath Hariharan

@seshadrinathharihara

I build enterprise operational risk governance and resilient control environments across global banks.

India
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At Wells Fargo, I led Second Line Operational Risk Business Oversight for Consumer Banking across India and the Philippines, providing independent challenge, governance, risk advisory, and control oversight.

I strengthened KPI, KRI, and policy governance, contributing to a 30% year-on-year reduction in breaches. My data-driven operational incident analysis also contributed to a 40% year-on-year reduction in incidents.

Across Northern Trust, HSBC, Barclays, Deutsche Bank, and RBS, I built and transformed operational risk, compliance testing, internal audit, and control assurance functions. I have established risk frameworks, governance forums, legal-entity reporting, control-testing methodologies, and risk-based audit plans across APAC, EMEA, and global operations.

I partner with executive leaders, regulators, Internal Audit, Technology, Fraud, Information Security, and business teams to turn risk insight into stronger governance, remediation, resilience, and sustainable control practices.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

WL

Executive Director – Operational Risk

Wells Fargo India Solutions Pvt. Ltd.

Jan 2021 - Dec 2025 (4 years 11 months)

Led the Second Line Operational Risk Business Oversight function for Consumer Banking operations across India and Philippines, providing governance, independent challenge, and risk advisory. Spearheaded enterprise-wide risk reviews and achieved significant reductions in breaches and operational incidents.

RL

Asst. Manager – Risk and Control

RBS Global Business Services Pvt. Ltd.

Jan 2007 - Jan 2010 (3 years)

Supported the Operational Risk function for Global Banking & Markets, Finance, and Corporate Support Functions by implementing enterprise risk governance, risk assessment, and control assurance processes.

OL

Senior Financial Analyst- Financial Planning and Analysis

Oracle India Pvt. Ltd.

Jan 2006 - Jan 2007 (1 year)

Performed financial planning and analysis duties.

HL

Assistant Commercial Officer- Accounts and Finance

Hindustan Lever Limited

Jan 1999 - Jan 2006 (7 years)

Handled accounts and finance responsibilities.

SA

Audit Executive

Subramanian Bengali and Associates

Jan 1995 - Jan 1998 (3 years)

Performed audit execution duties.

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Mumbai University logoMU

Mumbai University

Masters in Financial Management, Financial Management

Masters in Financial Management from Mumbai University.

Mumbai University logoMU

Mumbai University

Bachelor of Commerce, Commerce

Bachelor of Commerce from Mumbai University.

IIM Kolkata logoIK

IIM Kolkata

Executive Program, Global Business Management

Executive Program in Global Business Management from IIM Kolkata.

Institute of Internal Auditors logoIA

Institute of Internal Auditors

Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Internal Auditing

Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) from the Institute of Internal Auditors.

ISACA logoIS

ISACA

Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), Information Systems Auditing

Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) from ISACA.

ISACA logoIS

ISACA

Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC), Risk and Information Systems Control

Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC) from ISACA.

Association of Certified Fraud Examiners logoAE

Association of Certified Fraud Examiners

Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), Fraud Examination

Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) from the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners.

Rochester Institute of Technology logoRT

Rochester Institute of Technology

Certificate in Cybersecurity Risk Management, Cybersecurity Risk Management

Certificate in Cybersecurity Risk Management from Rochester Institute of Technology.

CY

Cyberexam

Certified GRC Practitioner, Governance, Risk and Compliance

Certified GRC Practitioner from Cyberexam.

Databricks Academy logoDA

Databricks Academy

Certificate in Generative AI Fundamentals, Generative AI

Certificate in Generative AI Fundamentals from Databricks Academy.

CO

Coursiv

Certificate in AI Productivity tools, AI Productivity Tools

Certificate in AI Productivity tools from Coursiv.

Tech stack

Software and tools used professionally

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