Over a decade at the intersection of IT Audit, GRC, cybersecurity, and AI governance, with a mission to make the path clearer for everyone who comes after.
Sesi Ajose is an IT Audit, GRC, and cybersecurity practitioner with over ten years of hands-on experience including bank examination, IT risk assessments, cybersecurity program reviews, and AI governance work for clients across industries.
Sesi's career began in the rigorous world of bank examination and IT risk, developing a sharp eye for control environments, regulatory expectations, and the gap between policy and practice that most professionals don't learn until years in.
Over a decade of client-facing work across IT Audit, GRC, compliance, and cybersecurity assessments including ITGC reviews, SOC readiness, risk framework implementations, and control testing across regulated industries.
As AI reshaped the risk landscape, Sesi moved into AI security and governance, helping clients understand their exposure, apply frameworks like ISO 42001 and the NIST AI RMF, and build audit-ready AI programs before regulators arrived.
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ITGC reviews, application controls testing, SOX compliance, audit planning and execution across regulated industries including financial services.
Risk framework design, policy development, control implementation, and compliance program management across NIST, ISO, and regulatory standards.
Security program reviews, vulnerability assessment, third-party risk, and cybersecurity maturity evaluations aligned to industry frameworks.
AI risk assessment, ISO 42001 implementation, EU AI Act readiness, and building audit programs for AI systems before regulators come knocking.
Regulatory examination experience across financial institutions, including IT safety and soundness reviews and examination response strategy.
Translating non-traditional and immigrant professional backgrounds into compelling, credible narratives for IT Audit and GRC roles at every level.