Security - GRC - AI

Niek Nigg

Security and GRC leader building AI native compliance platforms. Based in Austria.

About

I help companies turn governance, risk, and compliance into a product capability. I have led security and risk teams in high growth environments and I am currently building the daVera Project - an agentic AI platform for automated policy, control mapping, and audit readiness.

GRC Engineering Security Strategy AI Automation Risk Analytics

Highlights include building AI assisted controls management, orchestrating cross functional audits, and leading programs that let engineers focus on shipping while staying compliant.

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Experience

Klarna - Chief Security Risk Officer
Global fintech - led risk, compliance engineering, and AI adoption

Built programs that reduced manual compliance work with automation. Partnered with engineering to embed controls into SDLC and cloud platforms.
University of Luxembourg - Information Security Officer
Enterprise security, policy and risk management
International Atomic Energy Agency - Security roles
High assurance environments and risk analytics

Speaking

VantaCon UK 2025 - CISO panel on modern compliance and AI

Projects

daVera Project - AI native GRC platform for policy automation, control mapping, and audit prep.

Education

Tilburg University - Economics and Management

Contact

Email niek@davera.ai or connect on LinkedIn. For quick context, mention which topic you want to discuss and your timeline.

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