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Sooraj Nair

Adjunct Faculty, GRMI – Delivers “Applied Cyber Security”
Sooraj Nair is a seasoned risk and process consulting expert with 21+ years of experience across cybersecurity, internal audit, data privacy, and business transformation, leading global projects in IT, healthcare, manufacturing, and banking.
  • GDPR Certified Expert Practitioner, 2023
  • CDPSE – Certified Data Privacy Solutions Engineer, 2021
  • CISA; Information Systems Audit and Control Association, 2012
  • MBA – Finance, Sardar Patel University, India, 2002
  • BE – Mechanical, Bangalore University, India, 1999
  • Cyber Risk and Cyber Security
  • Director, Ernst and Young LLP., India, Sep 2023-Present
  • Director, Genpact Enterprise Risk Consulting LLP., India, Feb 2021-Sep 2023
  • GDPR Certified Expert Practitioner, 2023
  • Senior Manager, Ernst and Young LLP., India, Jan 2013-Jan 2021& CDPSE – Certified Data Privacy Solutions Engineer, 2021
  • Program Manager, Tata Consultancy Services Ltd (TCS), India, Aug 2004-Jan 2013 & CISA; Information Systems Audit and Control Association, 2012
  • Has participated in 18+ risk, audit, security, and transformation projects across IT/ITES, CPG, manufacturing, BFSI, pharma, and public sector domains, including leading enterprise risk framework design, delivery risk prioritization models, and cyber/tech risk strategies for global clients.
  • Led internal audit and data privacy functions for 5+ major entities, including a USD 12B IT/ITES provider, a USD 9B services firm, and India’s largest NGO. Focus areas included billing, payroll, subcontracting, SOX, privacy rights, data impact assessments, and governance enhancements.
  • Directed 6+ large-scale digital and controls transformation engagements for global conglomerates and IT majors. Projects spanned automation of freight, payroll, claims, and collections, implementation of risk analytics, and adoption of RPA and predictive delivery tools.
  • Managed operations and consulting for high-impact business functions, including application and integration reviews, SAP finance tower standardization across 20 countries, process maturity benchmarking for $500M+ firms, and cost optimization exercises yielding savings over $23M.
  • Held leadership roles in account and operations management, overseeing a $1.6M annual KPO/BPO engagement, due diligence for a U.S. automotive research giant, and end-to-end management of 120+ FTEs in the UK banking sector, delivering 23% efficiency gains.
  • Lean Six Sigma Black belt, functional consultant and program Manager on the Global Finance Transformation program for the premier market research company in the world. Led the global roll out of a standard Revenue Forecasting process and managed the transition to a newly set up Revenue Forecasting Center of Excellence (CoE). Designed and helped implement an SAP integrated Sales Forecasting Tool on SharePoint across 48 countries. Created content and trained 1000+ employees.
  • Process and controls design experience on SAP, MS Dynamics, Oracle and bespoke tool design
  • With certifications in CISA, CDPSE, and GDPR, and a track record of impactful leadership across EY, Genpact, and TCS, Sooraj continues to drive innovation in risk governance and operational excellence on a global scale.