Risk in Dollars: The Future of GRC Measurement ft Ramya Subramanian, Director of GRC @ Freshworks

Episode notes

How does a network engineer become a GRC leader ? Ramya Subramanian’s journey spans nearly two decades across IT, security, and governance. Now serving as Director of GRC & Privacy Operations at Freshworks , she joins Raj to unpack the evolving role of GRC: from quantifying risk and managing compliance debt to building automation that doesn’t slow engineering down. Ramya also shares how storytelling, PR-style evangelism, and simplifying policies can shift the perception of GRC from policing to business enabler. This episode is a playbook for anyone trying to modernize risk and compliance in fast-moving environments. 5 Key Takeaways Engineer’s edge in GRC: Why Ramya’s technical background makes her approach to governance unique. Quantifying risk with dollars: Why risk measurement needs financial context, not just “likelihood x impact.” Automation as a path forward: How Freshworks is reducing compliance toil for engineers. Simplify policies and awareness: Cutting policy docs by 90% and building bite-sized security training. GRC as PR: Storytelling and evangelism can reframe GRC as a business enabler, not a blocker.

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