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Sudhakar Rao

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IT Risk and Controls Management, IT GRC, IT Audit, IT Operational Risk Management at Principal Financial Group
📍 Pune Division, Maharashtra, India

Sudhakar is an enterprise technology risk, audit, and GRC leader with over 18 years of experience shaping risk strategy at major financial services and consulting firms. A trusted advisor to executives, he is a CISA-certified professional with a Bachelor of Engineering from Shivaji University.

A self-motivated and knowledgeable professional, Sudhakar is recognized by colleagues for his ability to learn and stay updated. He has a strong background in stakeholder and people management, having led teams of up to 80 individuals earlier in his career.

He is actively focused on building his teams capabilities in ServiceNow, identity management, and third-party risk.

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Experience
16 Years
Current Role
IT Risk and Controls Management, IT GRC, IT Audit, IT Operational Risk Management
Location
Pune Division, Maharashtra, India
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IT Governance & Risk
This is his core expertise, with over 18 years of experience in IT GRC, audit, and controls management at companies like Principal, PwC, and HSBC.
Technical Team Building
His recent activity shows a strong focus on hiring skilled professionals for ServiceNow development, Identity and Access Management, and Third-Party Risk roles.
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Career

Work history

1-2025
IT Risk and Controls Management, IT GRC, IT Audit, IT Operational Risk Management
Principal Financial Group
6-2022 - 1-2025
Senior Manager
PwC
2017 - 6-2022
Senior Manager IT Controls
HSBC
9-2015 - 1-2017
Assistant Manager
KPMG
8-2015 - 8-2016
Operations Manager
Wipro Ltd. - India
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Education
Bachelor of Engineering - BE
Shivaji University, Kolhapur
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