Srilakshmi Cheemalakonda
Hyderabad
Summary
Results-driven professional with 22 years of experience, adept at implementing comprehensive compliance programs, enhancing due diligence, implementing RCSA, and developing evidence-based controls evaluation frameworks, while effectively mitigating risks and validating issues in dynamic environments.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Executive Director (Control Management Sr. Manager)
Wells Fargo
08.2024 - Current
- Lead teams responsible for control testing and issue management across India and Philippines under the enterprise RCSA program.
- Drive strategic planning, governance, and program implementation.
- Represent India & Philippines in Control Councils to address emerging risks.
- Stakeholder Management with business, Control Management Executives and the three lines of defense.
- Spearhead Communications & Branding initiatives for regional teams.
Commercial Banking - Sr. Lead Control Management Officer- Evidence based controls evaluation (EBCE)
Wells Fargo
05.2021 - 08.2024
- Lead control evaluations, which may vary in complexity, risk level, and perform quality reviews.
- Functionally train control management officers, specialists on EBCE framework, methodology and execution.
- Review evaluation strategies to effectively sample the relevant population.
- Escalate any potential control deficiencies discovered during the completion of the control evaluation to ELT.
- Foster strong relationships with Line of business leadership and collaborate effectively with business control executives, managers, audit, and regulatory working groups on risk related strategies.
- Spearhead risk assessment initiatives, identifying and prioritizing key risks to the organization, and working closely with senior leadership to implement effective risk mitigation strategies.
- Mentor and develop a high-performing team of specialists, Sr. Specialists, and Officers, fostering a culture of continuous learning and professional growth.
Sr. Manager - Business Controls - Compliance & Information Security
State Street Corporate Services Mumbai Pvt. Ltd.
10.2017 - 05.2021
- Oversaw Infosec controls and compliance across India Hub & JVs.
- Led contract reviews, policy implementation, and data breach investigations.
- Built enterprise content management systems for legal operations.
- Active member of DE&I and POSIH committee.
Team Manager - Compliance
Cognizant Technology solutions (CTS)
11.2014 - 10.2017
- Drive operational and regulatory compliance per MSA/SOW's and applicable healthcare regulations.
- Responsible for analysing, advising, and implementing key contractual clauses/highlight risks.
- Conduct periodic operational risk reviews, infosec audits, risk & control identification, analysis & mitigation.
- Led Women Empowerment Committee & CSR wing of CTS called Outreach.
Team Lead
Thomson Reuters - Westlaw India
12.2011 - 09.2014
- Responsible for day to day operations, team management and content management.
- Managed a team of 40 legal editors and publishing specialists (Lawyers & Graduates) working on content management of online legal products. (Westlaw India).
- Complete ownership to content management and online content publishing from 21 courts in India.
- Managed a team of 12 women freelancers working on 'Head Noting' from multiple locations in India as a diversity hiring initiative.
- Managed a team of 12 differently abled associates hired as a part of diversity hiring to work on content management and special projects.
- Hired and inducted 100 contract staff for special projects spanning over 6 months.
- Successfully completed several time critical projects for 21 Indian Courts including the supreme court and high courts.
Manager- Legal Projects
I & A International
01.2010 - 11.2011
- Managed a team of 21 associates (Lawyers & Graduates) working on legal projects which includes Deposition Summarization, Document Review, Preparation of Legal Memoranda, Indexing, Central File Coding, Key Word Search, Tagging, Head Noting and Transcription of Audio Files, Contract Review, Patent Review and Analysis.
- Provided legal support services to the LPO working as a Captive Unit of Dallas Based Attorney Firm
Senior Officer - Legal and Compliance team
GE Money Servicing
03.2004 - 06.2009
- Responsible for Statutory Compliance, Regulatory Compliance, Contract Labor Management, Liaised between HR & Finance, Compliance Policies, Management and Audits.
- Managed a team of 5 contract resources supporting statutory compliances.
Education
Master of law (LLM) - International Law
Osmania University
OU College Of LawBachelor of law (LLB) -
Pendekanti Law College
HyderabadBachelor of commerce (B.com (Hons)) -
Indian Institute of management and commerce
IlyderabadSkills
- Leadership and strategic planning
- Executive decision-making
- Stakeholder management
- Regulatory compliance and governance
- Policy and procedure framing
- Compliance strategy and evaluation
- Risk assessment and control
- Process improvement initiatives
- Effective communication skills
- Relationship building
Key Highlights
- Led the global compliance program for organizations, including joint ventures
- Developed policies, procedures, and methodologies for compliance and risk programs
- Strong risk and compliance knowledge to lead global programs
- Facilitated innumerable new hire training programs on information security, risk, and controls
- Core member of the Internal Committee under the POSH Act investigating conduct cases
- Driven organizational culture-building activities to reiterate ethics and compliance
Certification
• Responsible AI: Principles & Practical Applications (LI)
• Securing the use of Generative AI in your organization (LI)
• ISO/IEC 27001:2013 Lead Implementer in Information Security Management Systems (T V S D South Asia Pvt. Ltd.)
• Certified ISO 31000 Risk Manager (PECB)
• Certificate program in Cyber Laws (SYMBIOSIS)
• Six Sigma (Green Belt) Certified (COGNIZANT)
• English Proficiency Certification (OU)
• Securing the use of Generative AI in your organization (LI)
• ISO/IEC 27001:2013 Lead Implementer in Information Security Management Systems (T V S D South Asia Pvt. Ltd.)
• Certified ISO 31000 Risk Manager (PECB)
• Certificate program in Cyber Laws (SYMBIOSIS)
• Six Sigma (Green Belt) Certified (COGNIZANT)
• English Proficiency Certification (OU)
Affiliations
● Born into a family of musicians with professional singing talent and a veena artist, and gave many performances, including the All India Radio (AIR) and Doordarshan.
● Manitaining a Youtube Singing channel
● Worked as an English compere with AIR (HYD).
● As a freelance compere, hosted several prestigious cultural shows and events across Hyderabad.
● Winner of the Osmania University Caroms Championship (Gold Medallist) for 1994-96.
● Was an active member and Secretary of the Rotaract Club of Hyderabad South, a youth wing of Rotary International. Led several CSR activities, including polio pulse and donation drives, etc.
● Prevention of Sexual Harassment (POSH) committee member.
● Led CSR wing activities, driving full participation by teams.
● Manitaining a Youtube Singing channel
● Worked as an English compere with AIR (HYD).
● As a freelance compere, hosted several prestigious cultural shows and events across Hyderabad.
● Winner of the Osmania University Caroms Championship (Gold Medallist) for 1994-96.
● Was an active member and Secretary of the Rotaract Club of Hyderabad South, a youth wing of Rotary International. Led several CSR activities, including polio pulse and donation drives, etc.
● Prevention of Sexual Harassment (POSH) committee member.
● Led CSR wing activities, driving full participation by teams.
Timeline
Executive Director (Control Management Sr. Manager)
Wells Fargo
08.2024 - Current
Commercial Banking - Sr. Lead Control Management Officer- Evidence based controls evaluation (EBCE)
Wells Fargo
05.2021 - 08.2024
Sr. Manager - Business Controls - Compliance & Information Security
State Street Corporate Services Mumbai Pvt. Ltd.
10.2017 - 05.2021
Team Manager - Compliance
Cognizant Technology solutions (CTS)
11.2014 - 10.2017
Team Lead
Thomson Reuters - Westlaw India
12.2011 - 09.2014
Manager- Legal Projects
I & A International
01.2010 - 11.2011
Senior Officer - Legal and Compliance team
GE Money Servicing
03.2004 - 06.2009
Master of law (LLM) - International Law
Osmania University
Bachelor of law (LLB) -
Pendekanti Law College
Bachelor of commerce (B.com (Hons)) -
Indian Institute of management and commerce