Director of Engineering, Product Platform

Vanta; United States; Remote; USD 150,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

Vanta seeks a Director of Engineering to lead and grow its engineering organization focused on Product Platform. You will shape Vanta's technical future, driving innovation and leading teams committed to delivering high-quality, scalable solutions. This pivotal role requires extensive engineering leadership experience and a passion for developing high-performing teams. Join a dynamic environment where your leadership will impact Vanta's mission to secure the internet and protect consumer data.

Benefits

100% covered medical, dental, and vision benefits

16 weeks fully-paid parental leave

Health & wellness stipends

401(k) matching

Flexible work hours and location

Open PTO policy

11 paid holidays

Qualifications

• 7+ years of engineering leadership experience.
• Experience leading teams of 35+.
• Proven track record of growing high-performing teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead multiple teams to deliver results consistently.
• Proactively define and lead strategic initiatives.
• Build a high-impact engineering team and coaching environment.

Skills

Leadership

Decision Making

Communication

Coaching

Strategic Thinking

Business Acumen

Job description

At Vanta, our mission is to secure the internet and protect consumer data. 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.

As a Director of Engineering, you will lead and grow a dynamic engineering organization focused on evolving and scaling our Product & Growth platform areas. On Product Platform, our mission is to build reliable & scalable full-stack components and tooling that enable Vanta’s product teams to ship quickly, efficiently, and securely across the entirety of our engineering organization. You will have a pivotal role in driving innovation for Vanta’s engineers, customers and business, scaling high-performing teams, and shaping the technical future of our products.

Visit our Vanta Engineering Blog to learn more about what our team is working on!

What you’ll do as a Director of Engineering for Product Platform at Vanta:

• Partner closely with Design, Product, and Engineering counterparts to build foundational building blocks to accelerate product engineering and bring our vision to market.

• Lead multiple teams to deliver results consistently and sustainably while holding a high bar for execution and quality

• Proactively identify, define, and lead strategic initiatives that align engineering capabilities with business outcomes.

• Guide technical strategy, ensuring that your teams are enabling long-term value aligned with Vanta’s business priorities.

• Build a high-impact engineering team - coach, mentor, and create an environment where your teams and managers can do their best work and deliver for the business.

• Play an integral role in influencing and shaping Vanta’s engineering culture and strategy

How to be successful in this role:

• 7+ years of engineering leadership experience, with deep experience working on complex products and/or their respective platforms in a high growth environment

• Experience leading & scaling engineering organizations of 35+ in size with multiple teams, and a proven track record of growing high-performing teams beyond this initial size

• Passion for leading, coaching and building an inspired team through setting vision, unlocking potential, and driving compassionate accountability

• Business acumen paired with an understanding of applying the unique leverage of platform principles to enable step change product innovation & results

• 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

What you can expect as a Vantan:

• Industry-competitive compensation

• 100% covered medical, dental, and vision benefits with dependents coverage

• 16 weeks fully-paid parental Leave for all new parents

• Health & wellness and remote workplace stipends

• Family planning benefits through Carrot Fertility

• 401(k) matching

• Flexible work hours and location

• Open PTO policy

• 11 paid holidays in the US

• Offices in SF, NYC, London, Dublin, and Sydney

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.

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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.

About Vanta

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.