GRC · Security Compliance

Clarity, structure, and practical judgment for complex GRC challenges.

Compliance Manager, GRC — MongoDB · CISA · CISM
Twelve years turning regulatory complexity into controls that hold up under real scrutiny — not just paperwork that says they should.

I lead multi-framework audit and certification programs for a high-growth cloud platform, with a record of zero findings across consecutive external audit cycles.

01 — About

For more than a decade, I've worked both sides of the audit table — first testing other companies' controls as an IT auditor, now owning a program that answers to real external scrutiny every cycle. That dual view shapes how I work: I don't just interpret a requirement, I translate it into a control that survives contact with engineers, auditors, and growth.

At MongoDB, I lead SOC 2 and HITRUST Type 2 reporting end to end, direct ISO 27001 and ISO 9001 certification across the cloud platform, and coordinate multi-framework regulatory readiness whenever the company acquires or ships something new.

I'm also a builder. I designed and shipped eGuard, an internal GRC automation tool now used company-wide — because I'd rather build the tool that makes a control repeatable than manage it by hand forever.

Outside of GRC, I co-organize an annual youth cricket tournament that runs 40+ games over four days, and have volunteered in event operations for FIFA — the same logistics discipline, applied to a different kind of system.

12
Years in GRC & IT audit
0
Findings across recent external audit cycles
10+
Frameworks actively managed
1
Compliance platform built & shipped in-house
02 — Capabilities

What I bring to a GRC program

Five areas where I spend most of my time — and where I tend to add the most value fastest.

CC — AUDIT & CERTIFICATION

Multi-framework audit & certification leadership

I own the full lifecycle — planning, evidence, the auditor relationship, remediation — not just the paperwork around it.

SOC 2 · ISO 27001/9001/17/18/20000/22301/42001 · HITRUST · PCI DSS · CSA STAR · HIPAA · GDPR
CC — CONTROL DESIGN

Risk & control architecture

A repeatable method: identify the risk, define the control objective, assign an accountable owner, automate the evidence, monitor effectiveness, remediate what breaks.

CC — INTEGRATION

M&A & new-product compliance integration

When MongoDB acquired Voyage AI, I drove multi-framework readiness from scratch — coordinating security, privacy, vendor risk, and product teams around one evidence model.

CC — TOOLING

Compliance technology & automation

Hands-on with AuditBoard, Vanta, and Jira-based evidence workflows — and I built eGuard because a tooling gap is a control gap, not just an inconvenience.

CC — STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT

Cross-functional & executive engagement

Primary point of contact for auditors and customers on compliance topics. I build the dashboards that give leadership real visibility into control effectiveness — not just a status update during audit season.

03 — Approach

How I work

The same method, applied to every framework and every new product: it's not about which standard is in scope, it's about whether the control holds.

01

Identify the risk

Name what could actually go wrong, in plain terms.

02

Define the control

Set a clear objective the control is meant to satisfy.

03

Assign an owner

Every control belongs to a person, not a policy document.

04

Automate the evidence

If it can't be sampled and verified, it isn't a control yet.

05

Monitor effectiveness

Track what matters, on a cadence someone actually reviews.

06

Remediate

Fix what breaks, and close the loop with the auditor or the business.

04 — Selected work

Programs I've built and defended

A few examples of the work behind the zero-findings track record.

EVID—01

SOC 2 + HITRUST Type 2, MongoDB Cloud Platform

Own reporting end to end with our external assessor — draft-review cycles, management representation letters, final sign-off — across multiple consecutive audit cycles.

→ Zero findings, multiple cycles running
EVID—02

ISO 27001 & ISO 9001 certification

Lead the full ISQMS documentation suite, audit and assessment procedures, and certification scope across the cloud platform and newer product lines.

→ Certification maintained across expanding scope
EVID—03

Voyage AI acquisition readiness

Drove multi-framework compliance readiness — SOC 2, HITRUST, HIPAA, ISO, PCI DSS, GDPR — coordinating security, privacy, vendor risk, and product teams from day one.

→ Gap assessment to audit-ready, cross-functionally
EVID—04

eGuard — internal GRC automation platform

Designed and shipped a compliance application now used company-wide, connecting governance requirements to identity, data, and workflow controls.

→ From policy document to deployed, auditable workflow
05 — Credentials
CISA CISM ISO 27001 Lead Auditor ISO 22301 Lead Auditor ISO 20000 Lead Auditor ISO 42001 Lead Auditor
M.S., Digital Forensics & Cyber Security — University of Maryland Global Campus
B.S., Cyber Security — Pennsylvania State University
Prior: Comcast (Senior IT Auditor) · Protiviti (Technology Consultant) · Philadelphia Gas Works (Information Security Analyst)
06 — Contact

Building or scaling a GRC program? I'd like to hear about it.

eijazmulla@gmail.com
Philadelphia, PA linkedin.com/in/eijazmulla