Sophia Huang Yau

About Sophia Huang Yau

Nice to meet you! I\'m Sophia, and I\'m an Information Security professional based in Seattle!I graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, with a B.A. in Consumer Behavior and Digital Information through the Interdisciplinary Research Program. Outside my major, I completed a Certificate in Entrepreneurship and Technology through the Sutardja Center for Entrepreneurship at the UC Berkeley College of Engineering.If you would like to see my work, writing, or design samples or learn more about my experience, let me know! I am always open to new opportunities for learning and sharing, and I would love to hear from you! Please feel free to contact me at h••••••••@gmail.com.

Experience

1. Senior Security Compliance Analyst

   Zendesk

   Mar 2022 — Present · San Francisco, CA, US

   Stood up and implemented the Zendesk Policy Exception process, which is now leveraged by stakeholders in organizations such as Engineering, Product Development, and more, impacting and improving processes related to audit, internal security scorings, and Security Champions- Manage 2 teams of Shared Services partners in order to further streamline and evolve our Annual Policy Review and Policy Exception processes, improving data reporting, stakeholder visibility into risk items and review accountability, and more- Partner with stakeholders across Engineering and Product Development to maintain open lines of communication and learning re: top-of-mind risks in different organizations across Zendesk- Optimize and manage the Security Risk Management program at Zendesk- Revamp, streamline, update, and publish Information Security Policies and Standards- Partner with Security Compliance to perform control walkthroughs and meet IT audit requirements

Education

• University of California, Berkeley

  BA, Consumer Behavior & Digital Information

  2015 — 2019

• UC Berkeley College of Engineering

  Certificate, Entrepreneurship & Technology

  2015 — 2019