Last October, I decided to step away from my role at PagerDuty. It had been nearly five years since I joined the team at Jeli, and two years since we were acquired by PagerDuty, and I felt it was time to pass the baton. I wanted time to reset, spend the holidays with my family, and reflect more deliberately on what we had accomplished and what I wanted to help build next. That time away paid off in ways I didn’t anticipate, giving me renewed clarity and a stronger sense of purpose around the work I want to do.

Now, three months later, I’m excited to share that I’ll be joining ConductorOne as a Director of Engineering focused on reliability and platform. A few things, in particular, made this opportunity stand out.

Their mission is compelling. ConductorOne is working hard to transform identity security through automation. I’ve spent much of my career responsible for security practices and processes designed to mitigate risk. C1 is building a product that addresses identity management issues that have plagued customers for decades—something I believe is becoming more and more critical as AI agents join the workforce.

The timing feels right. Some of the most impactful and rewarding years of my career have been working at early-stage companies. I knew I wanted to return to that environment where I could help shape culture, product direction, and how things get done. ConductorOne’s recent Series B raise aligns with what I was looking for, and demonstrates they’re finding purchase on solving hard customer problems.

The team is local and high-caliber. You can tell a lot about a company through the interview process. I was impressed by the folks I had the chance to meet, and the process itself gave me a sense of strong alignment between what they needed and what I was looking for. I walked away from the interview (literally, they have an office in Portland!) eager to work with these folks.

I’m grateful to the ConductorOne team for a thoughtful, informative interview experience, and I couldn’t be more excited to get started. Time to build!