Director of Engineering, Product Platform

Position Overview

• Location Type: Remote
• Job Type: FullTime
• Salary: $285K - $335K

Vanta's mission is to secure the internet and protect consumer data through continuous security monitoring and verification. We empower companies to practice better security and prove it with ease. As a Director of Engineering, you will lead and grow a dynamic engineering organization focused on evolving and scaling our Product & Growth platform areas. The Product Platform mission is to build reliable and scalable full-stack components and tooling that enable Vanta’s product teams to ship quickly, efficiently, and securely across the entire engineering organization. This role is pivotal in driving innovation for Vanta’s engineers, customers, and business, scaling high-performing teams, and shaping the technical future of our products.

Responsibilities

• Partner closely with Design, Product, and Engineering counterparts to build foundational building blocks that accelerate product engineering and bring our vision to market.
• Lead multiple teams to deliver results consistently and sustainably while maintaining a high bar for execution and quality.
• Proactively identify, define, and lead strategic initiatives that align engineering capabilities with business outcomes.
• Guide technical strategy, ensuring that your teams enable long-term value aligned with Vanta’s business priorities.
• Build a high-impact engineering team by coaching, mentoring, and creating 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.

Requirements

• 7+ years of engineering leadership experience, with deep experience working on complex products and/or their respective platforms in a high-growth environment.
• Experience leading and 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 product innovation and results.
• Strong decision-making skills, effectively balancing ambiguity, available data, speed, and quality.
• Effective communicator and storyteller, able to influence cross-functional stakeholders and engineering partners at all levels.
• Ability to operate at multiple altitudes, from developing vision and strategy to driving execution.

What You Can Expect as a Vantan

• Industry-competitive compensation.
• 100% covered medical, dental, and vision benefits with dependents coverage.
• 16 weeks fully-paid parental leave for all new parents.
• Health & wellness and remote workplace stipends.
• Family planning benefits through Carrot Fertility.
• 401(k) matching.
• Flexible work hours and location.
• Open PTO policy.
• 11 paid holidays in the US.
• Offices in SF, NYC, London, Dublin, and Sydney.

Note on Compensation: Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors and may vary based on candidate location, skills, depth of work experience, and relevant licenses/credentials.

At Vanta, we are committed to hiring diverse talent of different backgrounds and as such, it is important to us to provide an inclusive work environment for all. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, gender.