Creative Director, Vanta
Design
$200-235k
Automated compliance and security provider
Open for applications
Automated compliance and security provider
501-1000 employees
Open for applications
$200-235k
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To secure the internet and protect consumer data.
Role
Who you are
- 10+ years of Brand Design experience, ideally with several years in-house at a high growth tech company
- 5+ years of managing and mentoring high-performing creative teams
- A killer portfolio of previous work, ideally with strong B2B SaaS examples
- Curiosity for or experience in cybersecurity and/or compliance
- Track record of building strong cross-functional relationships across UX Design, PMM, Growth Marketing, and more
- Experience working with external agencies and contractors (and a rolodex of proven partners)
- A balance of creative and operational excellence
What the job involves
- In this role, you will oversee both our internal team of Art Directors and Designers and our external network of agencies and freelancers to produce creative that delights our customers, drives demand, and reflects Vanta’s unique brand personality as trusted experts - with a wink
- Team leadership: Mentor, empower and develop a talented team of creatives by embodying Vanta’s principles: lead with resilience and win as one team
- Customer centricity: Expand our brand identity to ensure its appeal and relevance for Vanta’s broad set of customer personas - from startup founders to enterprise CISOs. Demonstrate a deep empathy for Vanta’s customers by translating marketing and brand insights into impactful creative that’s appropriate for the audience and channel
- Campaigns: Cultivate and execute novel concepts for brand activations and campaigns across digital, video, social, and experiential. Communicate and present those design concepts and strategies effectively to stakeholders. Work closely with Growth, PMM, Product Design, and Content to scale, measure and iterate campaigns
- Differentiation: Continue to build a differentiated brand that stands apart from competitors and manifests in experiences - from trade show booths to digital activations - that feel uniquely Vanta
- Execution: Oversee creative production across multiple projects to deliver on-time and high-quality assets that fuel our business. Manage resourcing across in-house creatives, contractors, and agency partners. Ensure all creative output is cohesive and aligned with the brand’s core objectives, vision, and tone
Our take
The security auditing process is usually very time-consuming, taking hours to complete, and it is often difficult for start-ups 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 start-ups 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 has found a valuable cybersecurity niche within the giant SaaS market. Companies such as Lattice, Clubhouse, and Calm are all customers, demonstrating a growing trend for companies to manage their cybersecurity proactively, which Vanta should be able to take advantage of to further grow and develop into the future.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
38% female employees
20% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Jul 2024
$150m
SERIES C
Sep 2022
$40m
SERIES B
Total funding: $353m
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 values
- Put customers first: We center our customers and their needs in our work, and invest in long-term relationships with them
- Presume good intent: We naturally support and uplift our teammates and partners. We are kind to and respectful of Vanta’ns, partners, customers, and even competitors - and we presume good intent, especially with teammates.
- Bias for action: We make decisions and act quickly even in the face of uncertainty. When we get new information, we’re comfortable with reversing decisions as long as we move quickly so we can iterate and learn
- Lead with resilience: We don’t let day-to-day volatility knock us off course - we operate with resilience and fortitude. We see rapid change as an opportunity to continue redefining an industry in service of our customers
- Decide with frameworks: We develop and use frameworks to evaluate alternatives neutrally, focus requests for feedback, explain the “why” behind decisions, and ensure that similar decisions in the future are made consistently
- Do what it says on the tin: We hold ourselves to the highest standards, and are truthful, humble, and accountable, especially when we (inevitably) make mistakes along the way
Company HQ
Civic Center, San Francisco, CA
Articles
Leadership
Christina Cacioppo
(CEO)Worked in Investment at Union Square Ventures, before becoming a Professor at the School of Visual Arts. Co-founded Nebula Labs, and worked in Product Management at Dropbox.
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