Director of Product Design, Vanta
Trust
$225-265k
Automated compliance and security provider
Open for applications
Automated compliance and security provider
501-1000 employees
Open for applications
$225-265k
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To secure the internet and protect consumer data.
Role
Who you are
- Have 10+ years of design experience, with deep experience working on complex B2B and B2C SaaS products and 5+ years of successfully building and managing design teams
- Evidence of getting into the details to uphold a high standard of B2B design quality (UX and UI) and craftsmanship in your team’s work
- Passion for leading, coaching, and building an inspired team through setting vision, unlocking potential, and driving compassionate accountability
- Demonstrated use of qualitative and quantitative data, leveraging knowledge of subject matter experts to impact customers and business metrics
- Proven track record of producing designs that impact the business – by digging in yourself, leading through others, and influencing internal stakeholders
- Ability to establish a vibrant, opinionated, and inclusive design culture
- Deep curiosity about AI and cybersecurity
- Portfolio required of work produced by your teams and/or operational practices you have implemented
- Preference for leadership presence in NYC or visits to support one of our hubs
What the job involves
- The design organization at Vanta advocates for our customers and users by delivering efficient experiences for our trust management platform. We aim to earn their trust and build a more secure internet
- Providing value to our customers will enable Vanta’s success as a business. You will play an integral role as a thought leader, shaping our design practice as we continue to scale rapidly
- This role will report to the VP of Experience Design. Vanta is a collaborative, remote-first company with a kind and talented team
- Act as Head of Design for our Trust Management Organization
- Create the design vision and strategy for your domain, aligning it with our business strategy, advocating for customer outcomes and a world-class user experience
- Build a best-in-class team, maintaining high standards for customer experience, design quality, and team cohesion
- Coach and mentor a growing team of Product Designers, providing the expertise, direction, and support needed for high performance
- Establish strong partnerships with Product and Engineering teams, fostering a sense of joint ownership and effective collaboration
- Work cross-functionally with partners in EPD and GTM, interfacing with stakeholders
- Contribute to the product strategy and roadmap for your domain, in partnership with Product and Engineering teams
- Evolve the Design team playbook with the VP of Design and other design directors by implementing best practices in design processes, rituals, and execution for high-quality craftsmanship
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
Some 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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