{"id":216313,"date":"2025-11-25T11:39:42","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T16:39:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/alumni\/?p=216313"},"modified":"2025-11-25T11:39:42","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T16:39:42","slug":"danielle-laing-waliyaya-17-is-on-the-front-line-of-digital-compliance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/alumni\/2025\/11\/25\/danielle-laing-waliyaya-17-is-on-the-front-line-of-digital-compliance\/","title":{"rendered":"Danielle Laing-Waliyaya \u201917 Is on the Front Line of Digital Compliance"},"content":{"rendered":"

At Google\u2019s scale, risk and compliance require clear frameworks and powerful tooling. Danielle Laing-Waliyaya \u201917, a Technical Program Manager with Google\u2019s Technical Risk Management department is shaping how teams manage risk and meet requirements across a global footprint.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI decided to study mathematics at Montclair because I was good at math, not because I knew what kind of job it could lead to,\u201d Laing-Waliyaya says with a laugh. \u201cBut the degree served me well, teaching me to think methodically and logically and grounding my understanding of data.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

As part of the inaugural class of interns at the PSEG Institute for Sustainability Studies at Montclair, Laing-Waliyaya was engaged in transdisciplinary research and community projects well before launching her career. This, along with her involvement in Alpha Kappa Alpha, helped her develop leadership and communication skills that have also been crucial to her success.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe PSEG program put me in contact with executives from multinational corporations and organizations,\u201d she says. \u201cIn the sorority, I served as Treasurer and later as President. By the time I graduated, I knew how to manage a budget and plan events, and I was prepared to communicate complex ideas to diverse audiences.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Laing-Waliyaya also interned at PulsePoint and UPS before joining Meta, first as a Business Integrity Associate and then as a Data Analytics Associate. She joined Google\u2019s Technical Risk Management team as a Technical Program Manager in 2021. \u201cAt Meta my role was primarily focused on data analytics and content moderation,\u201d she says. \u201cAt Google, I am at the intersection of risk and compliance and tooling. I understand the importance of getting people aligned behind a mission.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cTechnology is evolving very quickly,\u201d Laing-Waliyaya continues. \u201cDevelopments like AI present amazing opportunities with many potential benefits to society. With so many new technologies emerging in the market, regulatory scrutiny over technology is at an all time high. My team ensures we\u2019re able to meet these new obligations in a timely and scalable manner.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

For Laing-Waliyaya, she\u2019s had the opportunity to build and scale risk and compliance measures across Google\u2019s many products, from Search and Advertising to Cloud services and YouTube, and works on meeting regulatory requirements around the world. \u201cWe run Google\u2019s entire transparency and regulatory program,\u201d she explains. \u201cWe are asked to present our content moderation decisions to create a more transparent online environment. Equally important to us is maintaining the public\u2019s trust in Google platforms.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Laing-Waliyaya\u2019s leadership skills have extended to a variety of community-building activities, including co-leading several employee resource groups while at Meta and having served as a Board Member of Ladders for Leaders, a career exploration program for high school students and LifeWorks Austin, an organization that is helping more than 4,000 youth and families find a path to self-sufficiency.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Since 2023, Laing-Waliyaya has been reconnecting with her alma mater to contribute her expertise to the PSEG Institute for Sustainability Studies Advisory Board. This past spring, she served as an alumni panelist for the Institute\u2019s Green Teams final presentation event.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt is an honor to serve on the advisory board,\u201d she says, noting that she was amazed at how much the program has grown. \u201cThe program has really scaled. At first, it was just for Montclair students. Now, students from other institutions are participating. I felt proud to have been through the program and am excited to be part of it going forward.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Laing-Waliyaya encourages her fellow Montclair alumni to find ways to get involved on campus. \u201cFind something that relates to what initially drew you to Montclair,\u201d she suggests. \u201cFor me, that meant reflecting on the great internship experience I had with the PSEG Institute for Sustainability Studies. As an advisory board member, I get to give back to that program by providing the Institute with perspective on tech, risk compliance and analytics to help ensure that the curriculum prepares students for success.\u201d\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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