Matt Spitz's guest appearances

Matt Spitz

Joel Beasley | Modern CTO

Rising Tide Startups

The Engineering Leadership Podcast

Dev Interrupted

Neil Patel

David Smith

Tim Urban

Nir Eyal

Ryan Singer

Donna Johnson

David King

Andy Budd

Brian Balfour

Nick Caldwell

Andreessen Horowitz

Michael Levin

Tim Berners-Lee

Zoltan Istvan

Ken Coleman

OwlTail

Matt Spitz joins our latest podcast to discuss leading beyond domain expertise! As Head of Engineering @ Vanta, Matt shares his experience managing &amp; developing a security program in the early days of Vanta before hiring for a specialized skillset. We also cover strategies on maximizing security at your organization as it grows, developing a company culture that invests in security, identifying when your org is ready to hire a domain expert, and how to effectively communicate with &amp; lead domain experts within your org. In addition, Matt reveals what qualities he believes a security culture expert should possess &amp; how eng leaders (who aren’t domain experts in security) can help set the org’s right technical direction.ABOUT MATT SPITZMatt Spitz is the Head of Engineering at Trust Management Platform provider, Vanta, where he helps companies practice better security. Previously, he co-founded and led Dropbox's NYC office, started a company, and has built and scaled diverse engineering teams solving complex product and infrastructure challenges. He lives in San Francisco and rides his bike to work."The value that I can provide to all these departments is visibility and context. The perfect strategy for support or something like security doesn't exist. It's contextual, right? And the things that we are trying to do as a business, the things that are happening outside of those departments that maybe I have visibility into, that is value that I can provide to those people in shifting their strategy and setting the right strategy that's contextually appropriate.”- Matt Spitz   Join us at ELC Annual 2023!ELC Annual is our flagship conference for engineering leaders. You’ll learn from experts in engineering and leadership, gain mentorship and support from like-minded professionals, expand your perspectives, build relationships across the tech industry, and leave with practical prove strategies.Join us this August 30-31 at the Fort Mason Center in San FranciscoFor tickets, head to https://sfelc.com/annual2023SHOW NOTES:Matt’s observations around leading beyond your expertise (2:45)Leadership tactics to employ when transitioning to a role outside your expertise (5:02)Matt's transition from Dropbox to Vanta (7:31)Paradigm shifts when transitioning between large &amp; small orgs (9:01)How to improve in leading teams beyond your skill set (11:01)Recommendations for probing / gathering information from experts (13:19)Matt’s experience leading a successful security program before hiring an expert (15:27)Strategies to maximize the area of security as an individual (18:27)How to lay the foundational elements of an early-stage security program (22:14)Knowing when your org is ready for a domain-specific expert (24:05)Indicators to identify when seeking an expert (25:12)Frameworks for hiring / managing an expert beyond your domain (27:03)Evaluating culture fit in hiring security experts (28:54)Effective communication strategies when working with various domain experts (31:44)Setting the right technical direction when you’re not the expert (34:40)Rapid fire questions (36:22)LINKS AND RESOURCESLost Dogs - Matt’s Pearl Jam cover bandThis episode wouldn’t have been possible without the help of our incredible production team:Patrick Gallagher - Producer &amp; Co-HostJerry Li - Co-HostNoah Olberding - Associate Producer, Audio &amp; Video Editor https://www.linkedin.com/in/noah-olberding/Dan Overheim - Audio Engineer, Dan’s also an avid 3D printer - https://www.bnd3d.com/Ellie Coggins Angus - Copywriter, Check out her other work at https://elliecoggins.com/about/

<p>Matt Spitz joins our latest podcast to discuss leading beyond domain expertise! As Head of Engineering @ Vanta, Matt shares his experience managing &amp; developing a security program in the early days of Vanta before hiring for a specialized skillset. We also cover strategies on maximizing security at your organization as it grows, developing a company culture that invests in security, identifying when your org is ready to hire a domain expert, and how to effectively communicate with &amp; lead domain experts within your org. In addition, Matt reveals what qualities he believes a security culture expert should possess &amp; how eng leaders (who aren’t domain experts in security) can help set the org’s right technical direction.</p><h2><strong>ABOUT</strong> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattspitz/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><strong>MATT SPITZ</strong></a></h2><p>Matt Spitz is the Head of Engineering at Trust Management Platform provider, Vanta, where he helps companies practice better security. Previously, he co-founded and led Dropbox's NYC office, started a company, and has built and scaled diverse engineering teams solving complex product and infrastructure challenges. He lives in San Francisco and rides his bike to work.</p><blockquote><p>"The value that I can provide to all these departments is visibility and context. The perfect strategy for support or something like security doesn't exist. It's contextual, right? And the things that we are trying to do as a business, the things that are happening outside of those departments that maybe I have visibility into, that is value that I can provide to those people in shifting their strategy and setting the right strategy that's contextually appropriate.”</p></blockquote><blockquote><p>- Matt Spitz   </p></blockquote><h2>Join us at ELC Annual 2023!</h2><p>ELC Annual is our flagship conference for engineering leaders. You’ll learn from experts in engineering and leadership, gain mentorship and support from like-minded professionals, expand your perspectives, build relationships across the tech industry, and leave with practical prove strategies.</p><p><strong>Join us this August 30-31 at the Fort Mason Center in San Francisco</strong></p><h3>For tickets, head to <a href="https://sfelc.com/annual2023" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://sfelc.com/annual2023</a></h3><h2><strong>SHOW NOTES:</strong></h2><ul><li>Matt’s observations around leading beyond your expertise (2:45)</li><li>Leadership tactics to employ when transitioning to a role outside your expertise (5:02)</li><li>Matt's transition from Dropbox to Vanta (7:31)</li><li>Paradigm shifts when transitioning between large &amp; small orgs (9:01)</li><li>How to improve in leading teams beyond your skill set (11:01)</li><li>Recommendations for probing / gathering information from experts (13:19)</li><li>Matt’s experience leading a successful security program before hiring an expert (15:27)</li><li>Strategies to maximize the area of security as an individual (18:27)</li><li>How to lay the foundational elements of an early-stage security program (22:14)</li><li>Knowing when your org is ready for a domain-specific expert (24:05)</li><li>Indicators to identify when seeking an expert (25:12)</li><li>Frameworks for hiring / managing an expert beyond your domain (27:03)</li><li>Evaluating culture fit in hiring security experts (28:54)</li><li>Effective communication strategies when working with various domain experts (31:44)</li><li>Setting the right technical direction when you’re not the expert (34:40)</li><li>Rapid fire questions (36:22)</li></ul><h2>LINKS AND RESOURCES</h2><ul><li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/NYCPearlJamTribute/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lost Dogs </a>- Matt’s Pearl Jam cover band</li></ul><h3><strong>This episode wouldn’t have been possible without the help of our incredible production team:</strong></h3><p>Patrick Gallagher - Producer &amp; Co-Host</p><p>Jerry Li - Co-Host</p><p>Noah Olberding - Associate Producer, Audio &amp; Video Editor <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/noah-olberding/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/noah-olberding/</a></p><p>Dan Overheim - Audio Engineer, Dan’s also an avid 3D printer - <a href="https://www.bnd3d.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.bnd3d.com/</a></p><p>Ellie Coggins Angus - Copywriter, Check out her other work at <a href="https://elliecoggins.com/about/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://elliecoggins.com/about/</a></p>

Leading beyond domain expertise & laying early-stage security program foundations w/ Matt Spitz #134

Vanta

Today we’re talking to Matt Spitz, the Head of Engineering at Vanta. And we discuss the benefits of having continuous security monitoring. Why it’s important to think about security before you have to get compliance, and why trying to make a product perfect is often worse than releasing and iterating. All of this right here, right now, on the ModernCTO Podcast! To learn more about Vanta, check them out at https://www.vanta.com

<p>Today we’re talking to Matt Spitz, the Head of Engineering at Vanta. And we discuss the benefits of having continuous security monitoring. Why it’s important to think about security before you have to get compliance, and why trying to make a product perfect is often worse than releasing and iterating. </p><p><br/></p><p>All of this right here, right now, on the ModernCTO Podcast! </p><p><br/></p><p>To learn more about Vanta, check them out at <a href="https://www.vanta.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.vanta.com</a></p>

#390 Matt Spitz, Head of Engineering at Vanta - Continuous Security Monitoring