Sales Manager, Early Stage

Apply; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

Parental Leave (16 weeks)

Remote workspace stipend

401(k) with matching

Flexible PTO + 80 hours sick time

11 holidays

Job summary

Vanta is seeking an Early Stage Sales Manager to lead a small, high-performing team of Account Executives focused on helping early-stage companies grow securely. You will collaborate with product, marketing, and engineering to scale our go-to-market in the small business segment.

You’ll mentor a team, drive new business through consultative selling, and refine scalable sales playbooks and processes, while maintaining accurate forecasting and pipeline visibility for leadership.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience selling B2B SaaS to early stage and small businesses, with 1–2 years in leadership roles.
• Proven track record of meeting or exceeding quotas, as an individual contributor and leader.
• Strong communication skills to build trust with founders and early operators.
• Experience building or refining sales processes, playbooks, and scalable teams.
• Technical aptitude to understand Vanta’s software quickly and explain it confidently.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and coach a small, high-performing team of Account Executives.
• Drive new business growth through proactive prospecting and end-to-end sales cycles.
• Build and refine repeatable sales playbooks and scalable processes.
• Provide accurate forecasting and pipeline management for leadership.
• Partner with early customers to understand needs and influence product roadmap.

Skills

B2B SaaS

Leadership

Communication

Sales process

Technical aptitude

AI in sales

Growth mindset

Founders engagement

Customer success

Job description

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.

As an Early Stage Sales Manager at Vanta, you’ll have the opportunity to build, lead, and develop a team of ambitious Account Executives focused on helping early-stage companies grow securely. You'll collaborate closely with senior leadership and cross-functional partners including product, marketing, and engineering to expand our presence in the small business segment. Your work will directly shape Vanta’s go-to-market strategy as we scale, refine our sales motion, and strengthen our position as the leading trust management platform for early stage companies.

You’ll partner with your team to drive new business growth, working with founders and early operators at fast-growing companies to transform how they approach security and compliance. This is your chance to make a substantial impact at an innovative, mission-driven company.

The Early Stage segment in North America is the top-performing team at Vanta. Our fully ramped reps are averaging 145% quota attainment T3M (comp neutral), and our ramping reps are running even higher given their smaller ramping quotas. The segment closed at 119% of target this period. You'd be stepping into a proven, high-performing part of the business with real momentum, and the room to push it further.

What you’ll do as a Early Stage Sales Manager at Vanta:

• Lead, mentor, and coach a small but high-performing team of Account Executives, equipping them with the tools and guidance to succeed in fast-paced, founder-led sales cycles.

• Drive new business growth through proactive prospecting, consultative selling, and ownership of the full sales cycle.

• Build and refine repeatable sales playbooks and processes that can scale as the team grows.

• Provide accurate forecasting and pipeline management, ensuring visibility for leadership and investors.

• Partner closely with early customers to understand their needs and influence Vanta’s product roadmap.

• Continuously evolve Vanta’s sales approach by introducing new tactics and solutions to shorten cycles, improve win rates, and drive overall revenue growth.

• Actively contribute to scaling the team through recruiting, onboarding, and training new Account Executives.

• Foster an inclusive and supportive sales culture aligned with Vanta’s core values.

• Maintain a strong understanding of industry trends, competitors, and the challenges of scaling early stage businesses.

How to be successful in this role:

• 4+ years of experience selling B2B SaaS to early stage and small businesses, with 1–2 years in a leadership or management role.

• Demonstrated track record of consistently meeting or exceeding sales quotas, both as an individual contributor and as a leader.

• Strong communication skills with the ability to build trust and credibility with founders and early-stage operators.

• Proven success in managing fast-paced, competitive sales cycles, often with resource-constrained buyers.

• Experience building or refining sales processes, playbooks, and teams from the ground up.

• Technical aptitude to quickly understand and confidently communicate Vanta’s software capabilities.

• Empathy-driven leadership style focused on consultative selling, long-term customer success, and team development.

• A growth-oriented mindset, proactively seeking opportunities for continuous improvement and professional development.

• Passionate alignment with Vanta’s mission of securing the internet and safeguarding customer data.

• 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 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

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.