Fractional GRC & Compliance

Stop losing deals to
compliance friction.

Canary Risk Advisory embeds with your team to handle buyer due diligence, audit readiness, and the security questions that stall enterprise sales — so you can close faster without hiring a full-time compliance team.

Zack Berman
About

Hi, I'm Zack Berman.

New York-based security assurance and compliance leader with 10+ years of enterprise technology experience across GRC, customer trust, and third-party risk. Experience includes managing a global team responsible for 1,000+ annual security requests including questionnaires, client-led audits, and vulnerability management triage. Built the company's first public Trust Center, and redesigned its third-party risk program from the ground up. Previously supported SOC 2, ISO 27001, and HITRUST audits, developed technical sales collateral, and trained revenue teams to handle security conversations with confidence.

I started Canary Risk Advisory because I kept seeing the same thing: great products losing deals to compliance friction that a little expert attention could have cleared in days. Canary exists to fix that.

10+
Years in Tech
1,000+
Annual Security Requests Managed
>$50M
In Sales Revenue Unlocked
What We Do

Compliance that accelerates your pipeline

Enterprise buyers want proof before they sign. We make sure you have it — and that your team can speak to it confidently.

Buyer Due Diligence

Security questionnaires, vendor assessments, and trust documentation requests shouldn't block your deals. We respond to them — accurately, quickly, and in a way that builds buyer confidence.

  • Security questionnaire completion (SIG, CAIQ, custom)
  • Vendor risk assessment responses
  • Trust portal and security page creation
  • NDA-gated document preparation

Audit Readiness

Whether you're pursuing SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, or another framework, we get you audit-ready without burning engineering cycles or hiring a full-time compliance team.

  • Gap assessments against target frameworks
  • Policy and procedure drafting
  • Evidence collection and control mapping
  • Auditor liaison and readiness review

Ongoing Audit Activity

Post-certification support for companies already certified under SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, or similar frameworks. Best for teams that have passed initial certification and need a steady hand to maintain compliance posture without hiring a full-time GRC lead.

  • Continuous evidence collection
  • Control monitoring and policy reviews
  • Auditor liaison during surveillance windows
  • Remediation tracking

Technical Sales Enablement

Your AEs shouldn't stumble on security questions in enterprise discovery calls. We equip your sales team with the talking points, battlecards, and materials to handle compliance objections in the room.

  • Security and compliance battlecards
  • Sales team training on compliance topics
  • Demo environment compliance documentation
  • RFP response support

Customer Trust Program Design

Build a Customer Trust / Security Assurance program that scales with your business and tracks its direct impact on revenue growth and customer retention. Best for hyper-growth organizations whose sales and renewal demands are outpacing the growth of their security team.

  • Program structure, SLAs, and ticketing process
  • Metrics that tie security to revenue outcomes
  • Cross-team interaction models
  • Team and process scaling roadmap
How It Works

Fractional GRC that fits your stage

No bloated retainers. No 12-month consulting engagements. We work the way early-stage teams actually operate.

01

Discovery Call

We map your current compliance posture, identify the deals or audits at risk, and prioritize where to start. Usually 45 minutes. Always actionable.

02

Scoped Engagement

We agree on a clear scope — a specific questionnaire, an audit prep sprint, or an ongoing fractional arrangement — with defined deliverables and a fixed or flexible price.

03

Embedded Execution

We work directly with your team in your tools — Slack, Notion, Google Drive, Vanta, whatever you use. No handoff lag. Just progress.

04

Ongoing Partnership

As your company grows and the deal flow gets more complex, we grow with you — handling the next questionnaire, the next framework, the next enterprise requirement.

Why Canary

Built for the pre-enterprise moment

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Speed over process

Enterprise compliance firms move at enterprise speed. We move at startup speed — because a stalled deal doesn't wait for a quarterly review.

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Fractional, not full-time

You get senior GRC expertise without the $180K salary. Engage for what you need, when you need it, at a fraction of the cost.

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Revenue-first lens

Compliance for its own sake isn't our goal. Every engagement is scoped with one question in mind: what does this unlock for your business?

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Regulated industry depth

Healthcare, FinTech, GovTech — we understand the buyer personas, the regulatory frameworks, and the specific trust signals that close deals in these verticals.

Get Started

Ready to unblock
your next deal?

Book a free 45-minute discovery call or send a note. No pitch decks, no pressure — just a conversation about where you're stuck and whether Canary can help.