Vanta is the leading trust management platform that helps simplify & centralize security for organizations of all sizes.
Director of Engineering
Location
United States
Posted
5 days ago
Salary
Not specified
Job Description
Job Requirements
- 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.
Benefits
- 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!
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