Building high performing engineering focused GRC functions with Terry O'Daniel

Our guest is Terry O'Daniel, the Director of Security Governance, Risk, and Compliance at Instacart. Terry talks about building high-performing engineering-focused GRC functions. Key Takeaways: Unnecessary overhead on the engineering team Importance of focusing on operational hygiene and security risks. Risk as the common language between security and compliance. Dealing with risk and your engineering team Is shifting left, really the goal? Terry’s success formula, REVEALED! Importance of having deep conversations with your engineering functions. The value of shifting left Working with your developer towards better behavior. Security and compliance checkbox must-haves Importance of knowing your risk and having implemented controls. Tips to create a good engineering cultural shift. How to do less and empower your team The ultimate job is to be the second line of defense. Security is all about context About Terry O'Daniel - https://www.linkedin.com/in/terryodaniel Terry O’Daniel leads Security Governance, Risk, and Compliance at Instacart. His specialty is building lean teams focused on applying technology to solve security engineering & GRC challenges at scale via automation and instrumentation--rather than compliance-by-spreadsheet. Before Instacart, Terry built the functions for Security Assurance at Netflix, Security & Technology Risk & Compliance at Salesforce, and GRC within Production Engineering at Yahoo! He also worked in consulting to build security strategy, vCISO, and cyber risk quantification offerings for companies in highly regulated industries. In his spare time, Terry enjoys music, fencing, martial arts, and gaming with his kids. ________ Thank you so much for checking out this episode of The Tech Trek and if you enjoyed this episode, please take a minute and leave a quick rating and review on the Apple podcast app! Want to learn more about us? Head over at https://www.elevano.com Have questions or want to cover specific topics with our future guests? Please message me at https://www.linkedin.com/in/amirbormand (Amir Bormand)