Who Is Your First Team?
Speaker

Monica Bajaj is an accomplished technology executive with over two decades of experience building high-impact products and scaling global engineering organizations. Currently the SVP of Auth0 Engineering at Okta, she leads the development of a developer-first, secure identity platform that handles billions of monthly logins. A strategic leader in AI and Security, Monica previously held engineering leadership roles at NetApp, Cisco, and Workday, driving enterprise-grade excellence and operational efficiency.
Beyond her corporate role, Monica is a respected advisor and thought leader, serving on boards including SheTO and the Berkeley SkyDeck Advisory Board. An alumna of IIT Mumbai and SGSITS Indore, she is a frequent speaker on product-led growth and a dedicated STEM advocate, focused on cultivating the next generation of technical leaders.
SUMMARY
As a leader at any level, it is important to understand how you are making a wider, deeper, and bigger impact on the overall organization, not just the teams you lead. This session will immerse you in the concept of a First Team mindset. You’ll learn how to implement a First Team mindset in your organizational culture at multiple levels (from the executive team to front-line managers) and how to leverage the first-team approach to create more clarity, collaboration, and accountability, all to help you achieve greater organizational alignment, higher-performing teams, and overall employee engagement.
