We have done this. As operators. Not just advisors.
SOC 2 Advisory was founded by compliance practitioners who built programs from scratch at high-growth technology companies. We know what it costs when it goes wrong — and we built a practice specifically to make sure it does not.
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We built this because we lived the problem.
We started out as in-house compliance and security practitioners at technology companies. We built SOC 2 programs from zero — wrote the policies, mapped the controls, managed the auditors, answered the findings at midnight before a report was due.
We saw the same failures happen again and again. Firms that disappeared after the gap report. Consultants who handed over a template folder and called it a programme. Companies that got to audit week unprepared and paid the price — in delayed reports, qualified opinions, and broken sales cycles.
“We built this practice around one principle: we do not leave. We go all the way through with you — every step, every audit cycle, every finding.”
SOC 2 Advisory was founded to be the firm we wished had existed when we were on the inside. Human experts, not software. Fixed fees, not hourly billing. Senior advisors on every engagement, not a junior analyst with a checklist. And a commitment to stay — from your first gap assessment to your fifth annual report.
2018
- Built our first SOC 2 programmes in-house
Founding team members leading compliance at high-growth SaaS and FinTech companies. Learning what works, what fails, and what auditors actually care about.
2020
- SOC 2 Advisory founded in New York
Launched with a single commitment: stay with every client through every step. No handoffs, no juniors, no disappearing after the roadmap.
2022
- Expanded to ISO 27001, HIPAA, and HITRUST
Growing client demand in HealthTech and international markets led us to build deep expertise across every major framework enterprise buyers require.
2024
- 100+ certifications. 98% first-time pass rate.
Expanded to London and Dubai. Serving technology companies from pre-Series A through enterprise across the US, UK, UAE, and Singapore.
Now
- The team you call when it has to go right
Same senior advisors. Same commitment. The firm that stays — through every assessment, every audit, every annual cycle.
The principles every engagement is built on.
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We do not leave mid-engagement
We commit to going all the way through with every client — from the first gap assessment conversation to the final certified report and every audit cycle after. No handoffs. No graduates who move on. The same advisor who scoped your programme is the one who answers your auditor.
Human expertise, not automated checklists
Compliance tools are useful for evidence collection. They are not a substitute for a senior practitioner who knows how auditors think, what they look for, and how to respond to a finding at 11pm the night before a report deadline. We are that practitioner.
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We have been operators, not just advisors
Every senior advisor on our team has built compliance programs from the inside — as employees, not consultants. We know what it is like to defend a control to an auditor, to fix a finding with a two-person engineering team, and to explain a qualified opinion to a board.
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Fixed fees. Complete transparency.
You know your total investment before we start. No hourly billing. No scope creep charges. No invoice you were not expecting. Every engagement is a fixed-fee commitment with a clearly defined scope — agreed in writing before any work begins.
Specificity over templates
We do not hand you a folder of generic policies and call it a programme. Every deliverable we produce — gap reports, policy documents, remediation roadmaps — is written for your specific business, your specific systems, and your specific auditor requirements.
The advisors who will actually work on your engagement.
No bait-and-switch. The senior practitioners you meet in the first conversation are the ones who run your programme. Every time.
Najum Mughal
Najum leads client engagements and overall advisory strategy. With a background building compliance programmes at high-growth SaaS companies, he has guided technology companies through every major compliance framework. He is the advisor your team works with directly — from first conversation to final report.
Bjorn Schwarz
Bjorn leads risk management, technical control assessments, and HIPAA and HITRUST engagements. His background spans information security at enterprise technology companies and regulated financial institutions — giving him a practitioner’s understanding of what enterprise risk teams actually require from their vendors.
Mouro T Mouro T
Mouro leads advisory delivery across ISO 27001, GDPR, and multi-framework programmes for enterprise clients. With experience across UK, European, and Middle Eastern markets, he is the team’s lead practitioner for international compliance requirements and cross-framework programmes serving global enterprise buyers.
How we run every engagement.
We have refined this process across 100+ certifications. Every engagement follows the same structured approach — because consistency is how we maintain a 98% first-time pass rate.
The difference between our methodology and a typical consulting engagement is simple: we stay involved at every step. There is no handoff between a ‘strategy’ team and a ‘delivery’ team. The same senior advisor who scoped your programme is running your readiness test and answering your auditor’s questions.
Week 1–2
Gap Assessment & Scoping
We audit your existing controls, policies, and procedures against the requirements of your target framework. You receive a detailed gap report with every finding classified by severity, a prioritised remediation roadmap, and a realistic timeline — before any implementation work begins.
Weeks 3–8
Implementation
We build the controls, write the policies, and prepare the evidence alongside your team. We work around your engineering sprints and operational schedules — never pulling your team off their primary work to manage a compliance programme that is our job to run.
Weeks 9–10
Readiness Testing
Before your formal audit, we conduct a full mock assessment using the same procedures your auditor will use. Every gap we find at this stage is closed before the auditor arrives. This is why 98% of our clients pass on the first attempt.
Audit Week
Audit Support
We manage the auditor relationship through the formal audit — triaging requests, reviewing evidence, and handling every question from first fieldwork day to final report issuance. You focus on your business. We manage the audit.
Ongoingx
Annual Renewal & Monitoring
Certification is not a one-time event. We remain engaged through every annual renewal cycle — monitoring controls, updating evidence, and ensuring you enter each audit already prepared rather than scrambling in the weeks before.
Book a free 30-minute consultation. A senior advisor — not a sales rep — will talk honestly about your compliance situation and exactly what it will take to get you where you need to be.
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- You speak directly with a founding team member
- Fixed-fee engagements — agreed before work begins
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Global coverage. Senior advisors in every market.
New York
One World Trade Center, Suite 8500 New York, NY 10007 United States
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London
Serving UK, European, and international clients requiring ISO 27001, GDPR, and SOC 2 for European enterprise buyers.
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Dubai
Serving UAE, GCC, and Asia-Pacific clients requiring international compliance frameworks for enterprise market access.
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