About Vanta
At Vanta, our mission is to help businesses earn and prove trust. We believe that security should be monitored and verified continuously, and we empower companies to practice better security and prove it with ease. Vanta has a kind and talented team, and while some have prior security experience, many have been successful at Vanta without it.
We started in 2018, in the wake of several high-profile data breaches. Online security was only becoming more important, but we knew firsthand how hard it could be for fast-growing companies to invest the time and manpower it takes to build a solid security foundation. Vanta was inspired by a vision to restore trust in internet businesses by enabling companies to improve and prove their security. From our early days automating security monitoring for compliance standards like SOC 2, HIPAA and ISO 27001 to creating the world's leading Trust Management Platform, our vision remains unchanged.
Now more than ever, making security continuous—not just a point-in-time check— is essential. Thousands of companies rely on Vanta to build, maintain and demonstrate their trust— all in a way that's real-time and transparent.
Role Overview
As a Director of Engineering at Vanta, you will lead and grow a dynamic engineering organization focused on enabling large, complex enterprises to scale their GRC programs. Your teams will build the platform capabilities that power multi-tenant management, program segmentation, enterprise reporting, and the sophisticated tooling that upmarket customers depend on to manage their compliance and security operations at scale. You will lead multiple engineering teams focused on building the foundational capabilities that allow holding companies, MSPs, and large enterprises to effectively scope, segment, and manage their GRC programs—playing a pivotal role in driving Vanta's upmarket expansion strategy.
Visit our Vanta Engineering Blog to learn more about what our team is working on!
What You’ll Do as a Director of Engineering at Vanta
- Lead multiple teams to deliver results consistently and sustainably while holding a high bar for execution and quality
- Independently identify and realize strategies that deliver significant value to our customers and business, with a focus on enterprise platform capabilities
- Set and deliver technical strategy such as evolving the legacy codebase and building foundational primitives to support the long-term product vision
- Build a best-in-class engineering team through hiring, coaching, mentoring, and creating an environment where teams and managers can do their best work
- Actively shape the organization to deliver for the business, including talent development, growing leaders, and performance management
- Partner closely with Design, Product, and GTM counterparts to build best-in-class platform capabilities and bring them to market
- Drive key architectural initiatives to support Vanta's upmarket growth
- Play an integral role in influencing and shaping Vanta's engineering culture and strategy
- Enable teams to ship iteratively with speed and quality while effectively balancing ambiguity, available data, and customer needs
How to Be Successful in This Role
- 8+ years of engineering leadership experience, with deep experience building enterprise SaaS products and platforms in a high-growth environment
- Experience leading and scaling engineering organizations of 30+ with multiple teams, and a proven track record of growing line managers
- Passion for leading, coaching, and building an inspired team through setting vision, unlocking potential, and driving compassionate accountability
- Strong technical craft with the ability to set and deliver technical strategy, including experience with architectural evolution at scale (e.g., monolith to microservices, event-driven architecture, multi-tenant systems)
- Business acumen paired with strong product sense—understanding how platform capabilities enable customer value and business outcomes
- Experience shipping products at scale with evidence of understanding how work fits into product requirements
- Strong decision maker who effectively balances ambiguity, available data, speed, and quality
- Effective communicator and story-teller, able to influence cross-functional stakeholders and engineering partners at all levels
- Operates at multiple altitudes, from developing vision and strategy to driving execution
- Open to using AI to amplify their skills and strengthen their work - demonstrating curiosity, a willingness to learn, and sound judgment in applying AI responsibly to improve efficiency and impact
What You Can Expect as a Vanta’n
- Industry-competitive salary and equity
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, with 100% of employee-only benefit premiums covered for most medical plans
- 16 weeks fully-paid Parental Leave for all new parents
- Health & wellness stipend
- Remote workspace, internet, and cellphone stipend
- Commuter benefits for team members who report to the SF and NYC office
- Family planning benefits
- Matching 401(k) contribution with immediate vesting
- Flexible PTO policy, plus 80 hours of Sick Time
- 11 company-paid holidays
- Virtual team building activities, lunch and learns, and other company-wide events!
- Offices in SF, NYC, London, Dublin, Tel Aviv, and Sydney
Compensation Transparency
To provide greater transparency to candidates, we share base pay ranges for all US-based job postings regardless of state. We set standard base pay ranges for all roles based on function, level, and country location, benchmarked against similar-stage growth companies. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors and may vary based on candidate location, skills, depth of work experience, and relevant licenses/credentials.
Commitment to Diversity
At Vanta, we are committed to hiring diverse talent of different backgrounds and as such, it is important to us to provide an inclusive work environment for all. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, gender identity, age, religion, sexual orientation, veteran or disability status, or any other protected class. As an equal opportunity employer, we encourage and welcome people of all backgrounds to apply.
Referral Instructions
If you are being referred for the role, please contact that person to apply on your behalf.
