Head of People Operations & Planning, Vanta
$212-313k
+ Equity
AI trust management platform
Open for applications
AI trust management platform
1001+ employees
Open for applications
$212-313k
+ Equity
1001+ employees
Company mission
To help businesses earn and prove trust.
Role
Who you are
- 10+ years of relevant experience, ideally in People Operations, with significant experience operating at scale (1,000-5,000+ headcount), some experience in all normal People Operations areas (e.g., compliance, mobility, policies, systems, processes), and a meaningful stint at a public company or company going through public company preparation sufficient to understand the backend processes and systems required to support a public company People function
- Impeccable people management skills - every person you’ve ever managed should respect you as a leader, coach, and mentor
- A strong analytical mind, and the skill to develop a point of view on any problem quickly and without personal bias, with an affinity for automation over throwing humans at problems
- A data-first orientation in all problem solving
- High resilience and calm, balanced with a high bias toward delivering strong outcomes quickly over delivering perfect outcomes slowly
- Our Head of People Operations will be highly analytical, thoughtful, business-oriented, humble, and low ego, and will have a playbook (that can be modified to be “Vanta-specific”) on how to scale People Ops to provide top notch service to every Vanta’n, worldwide
What the job involves
- As Head of People Operations and Planning at Vanta, you will lead our core People Operations function and help us scale them from several hundred to several thousand Vanta’ns; and also take the lead on our broader plans and strategic priorities as a People Team, organizing and rallying the various parts of the People Team to work together on larger cross-team projects
- Lead our People Operations function, which includes all people processes, policies, compliance, and, critically, the core systems around which all People processes are built
- Build People Operations to be focused on efficiency, using cutting edge technologies (and AI) to fully automate any People process that is amenable to automation
- Partner closely with senior People leadership to build efficient, scalable, best-in-class systems and processes that support Vanta’s people growth
- Drive long-term strategic improvements in People Operations systems and processes by anticipating future scaling challenges before they arise and building proactively, not reactively
- Provide ongoing coaching, mentorship, and support to our People Ops team while continuously hiring and developing A+ talent to scale the function
- Act as “glue” between all functions on the People Team, leading planning processes and dealing with strategic projects that don’t neatly sit in any particular People function
- Deliver meaningful, up-to-date benchmarking of best practices across all People Team functions, while thoughtfully challenging traditional HR playbooks and rethinking approaches from the ground up in alignment with Vanta’s principles, action orientation, and operational rigor
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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