Sanika Sawant
Privacy & Risk Strategist | Translating Regulation into Product Systems & Tooling | CIPT | CRISC
- Role
- Technical Privacy Investigator (Privacy Engineering Product Risk Tpm) at Meta
- Location
- Portland, OR, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Sanika Sawant
I build systems that translate privacy and regulatory requirements into product workflows, tooling, and decision frameworks - enabling teams to move fast while staying compliant.With 5+ years across privacy, security, and data governance, I build scalable systems at the intersection of product, engineering, and risk. I embed privacy and regulatory requirements directly into development workflows through automation, tooling, and decision frameworks.I’m particularly interested in system-level challenges in emerging areas like AI governance, where regulation is evolving and practical, scalable solutions are needed. Areas of focus: Privacy Engineering, Product Risk Management, Technical Program Management (TPM), AI Governance / Responsible AI, and Privacy by Design.
Experience
Technical Privacy Investigator (Privacy Engineering Product Risk Tpm)
Nov 2022 — Present · WA, US
I build scalable privacy and risk systems embedded in product and engineering workflows, translating regulatory requirements into tooling, automation, and decision frameworks across Privacy, Risk, and AI governance- Built AI-guided privacy review workflow → reduced cycle time by 50%, reclaimed 10K+ engineering hours- Designed quantitative risk prioritization model (FTC) → closed 80% of 3K+ backlog while maintaining safeguards- Led AI-powered evidence platform migration → 65% increase in automation adoption, 90% reduction in manual effort- Built audit evidence export tool → reduced manual work, ↓ errors 70%- Validated controls for high-risk launches (E2EE, Ads) → ensured compliance without slowing product velocity- Established audit readiness systems (KCIs + MAPs) → closed regulatory control gaps- Set governance model with tooling teams → defined SLAs, prioritization, feedback loops
Education
Carnegie Mellon University - Heinz College of Information Systems and Public Policy
Master of Science - MS, Information Security Policy & Management
University of Mumbai
Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Computer Engineering
2014 — 2018
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