Headline

GRC & Risk Governance Leader | 9+ Years Ecosystem Experience | CISA, ISO 27001, HIPAA, PCI DSS Compliance | FinTech Strategy | SQL & GenAI Automation

About

I am a senior Risk and Compliance professional with over 9 years of dedicated expertise in designing, implementing, and auditing robust risk governance and compliance frameworks. My career is built at the intersection of regulatory adherence, internal controls, and data-driven security management within high-scale financial, merchant, and enterprise ecosystems. I specialize in mapping complex regulatory requirements into actionable risk controls, establishing early warning systems (EWS), and steering organizations safely through stringent information security and data privacy standards. My framework expertise spans across aligning operational processes with CISA auditing guidelines, ISO 27001 data security management, HIPAA privacy compliance, and PCI DSS standards for secure payment processing. I am highly passionate about leveraging technology to scale compliance, combining data analytics (SQL/Excel) with Generative AI to automate risk detection, streamline control testing, and enhance auditing accuracy. Core Expertise & Frameworks: • Governance, Risk, & Compliance (GRC) & Risk Auditing (CISA Guidelines) • Information Security & Privacy Frameworks: ISO 27001 | HIPAA | PCI DSS • AML, KYC, Financial Crime, & Merchant Risk Mitigation • Policy Formulation, Risk Assessment, & Internal Controls Design • Risk Automation & Analytics (SQL, Advanced MS Excel, GenAI Integration) • High-Performing Team Leadership & Professional Mentorship I thrive on bridging the gap between business innovation and regulatory mandates by building governance guardrails that protect organizational integrity at scale.

Location

Greater Bengaluru Area

Work experience

Risk Specialist 1 at Amazon, Nov 2022 - Present · 3 yrs 9 mos, India

Sr. Investigations Specialist at Amazon, Jul 2020 - Oct 2022 · 2 yrs 4 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Transaction Risk Investigator at Amazon, Aug 2016 - Jun 2020 · 3 yrs 11 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Education

Bachelor of Commerce - BCom, University of Bangalore