Engineering Director, Vanta
Core Platform
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AI trust management platform
Open for applications
AI trust management platform
1001+ employees
Open for applications
+ Equity
More information about location
1001+ employees
Company mission
To help businesses earn and prove trust.
Role
Who you are
- 8+ 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 innovation & results
- Strong decision maker who effectively balances ambiguity, available data, speed, and quality
- Effective communicator and story-teller. Able to influence engineering partners and leadership at all levels
- Operates at multiple altitudes, from developing vision and strategy to driving execution
What the job involves
- As the Director of Engineering for Core Platform, you will lead and grow a dynamic engineering organization focused on evolving and scaling the engineering systems & infrastructure that enable Vanta’s developers to create great products - shipping quickly, efficiently, and securely across the entirety of our 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
- 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 - especially in the developer productivity space - that align engineering capabilities with business outcomes
- Partner closely with engineers & leaders across Vanta to create foundational building blocks - accelerating product engineering and bringing our vision to market
- 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
- Own and maintain Vanta’s FedRAMP authorization from an engineering perspective, partnering cross-functionally to ensure compliance & evolving our systems to meet customer needs
Our take
The security auditing process is usually very time-consuming, taking hours to complete, and it is often difficult for startups to invest time into such a process. Yet, the benefits of security accreditation are enormous, mainly as many such businesses are working globally and need ways to demonstrate security compliance to one another. Vanta works specifically with startups to help them complete and pass security audits such as SOC 2 and ISO 27001.
The company is a compliance portal and security monitoring platform that businesses use to assess their risk levels. Vanta carries out a pre-audit of a company's digital security and highlights areas that need to be worked on before a full analysis of all threats is carried out. Other businesses such as Datadog or PagerDuty offer similar security monitoring services, but Vanta monitors its customers throughout the year, allowing any issues to be identified and addressed early on.
Vanta's latest $150M raise, boosting its valuation to $4.15B, highlights the company's rapid growth and strong market position. With AI-driven automation, expanding government partnerships, and strategic acquisitions on the horizon, Vanta is scaling quickly while solving real customer problems. Backed by a talented leadership team and a growing customer base, the company looks set to continue its upward trajectory and build a lasting, sustainable business.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Jul 2025
$150m
SERIES D
Jul 2024
$150m
SERIES C
Total funding: $500.2m
Company benefits
- Health & Wellness: Vanta values the health and well-being of our teammates and offers comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage for teammates and dependents. Vanta is excited to provide an additional range of benefits that holistically support your physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing
- Work Your Way: Enjoy a remote-first setup if you're in the US, or go hybrid at our international offices
- Paid Parental Leave: Industry competitive paid parental leave for all parents
- Time Away: Industry competitive and generous PTO policy
- 401K Plan: 401k matching contribution plan
Company HQ
Civic Center, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Christina Cacioppo
(Founder & CEO)Prior to co-founding Vanta in 2017, Christina worked in Product Management for Dropbox. She was also a Professor at the School of Visual Arts and worked on the Investment Team at Union Square Ventures.
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