Vanta

Engineering Manager, Questionnaire Automation

United States

$207,000 – $244,000Compensation
Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Cybersecurity, Software Development, AutomationIndustries

Position Overview

  • Location Type: Remote
  • Job Type: Full-Time
  • Salary: $207K - $244K

Vanta's mission is to secure the internet and protect consumer data. The Questionnaire Automation team is developing an AI-powered solution to automatically answer security questionnaires, aiming to make the end-to-end process of security reviews as zero-touch as possible.

Role of Engineering Manager

As an Engineering Manager, you will be responsible for:

  • Setting strategy and leading your team to deliver results consistently and sustainably.
  • Growing and developing talented engineers.
  • Cultivating a healthy, results-driven culture on your team.
  • Contributing to developing foundational processes for scaling the engineering organization, including onboarding, interview loops, career frameworks, and execution processes.

Responsibilities

  • Drive significant impact for customers and the business by leading your team to deliver results consistently and sustainably.
  • Build a best-in-class engineering team by coaching, mentoring, and creating an environment for your team to do their best work.
  • Set direction and guide technical strategy, ensuring alignment with Vanta’s business priorities for long-term value delivery.
  • Work closely with Vanta’s customers and customer-facing teammates to build and ship high-value products and infrastructure.
  • Play an integral role in laying the foundation for Vanta’s engineering culture.

Requirements

  • 2+ years of professional experience in a full-time engineering leadership role managing teams of 6-8+ engineers.
  • Strong decision-making skills, effectively balancing ambiguity, available data, speed, and quality.
  • Experience managing and upleveling senior individual contributors.
  • Proven track record of guiding product and long-term technical strategy.
  • Experience in developing or driving engineering-wide initiatives (e.g., recruiting processes, career frameworks).

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: Base pay ranges are provided for transparency and are determined by multiple factors including function, level, and location.

Skills

Leadership
Team Management
Strategy Development
Process Improvement
Automation
Security
AI
Workflow Automation
Security Review

Vanta

Automates SOC 2 compliance for businesses

About Vanta

Vanta simplifies the process of obtaining and maintaining SOC 2 certification, which is essential for organizations that manage sensitive customer data. The company offers a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform that automates numerous checks to ensure that security controls are effective and compliant with industry standards. This automation helps small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and tech companies monitor risks and vulnerabilities continuously, significantly reducing the time and cost associated with achieving SOC 2 compliance. Vanta's subscription-based model provides clients with a more efficient and cost-effective way to maintain compliance compared to traditional methods. The goal of Vanta is to transform the compliance process, allowing organizations to focus on their core operations while enhancing their security posture.

San Francisco, CaliforniaHeadquarters
2018Year Founded
$343.4MTotal Funding
SERIES_CCompany Stage
Enterprise Software, CybersecurityIndustries
501-1,000Employees

Benefits

100% Benefits Coverage
Flexible & Remote Work
Paid Parental Leave
Unlimited PTO
Health & Wellness
401(k)

Risks

Emerging competitors like ComplyCube could challenge Vanta's market position.
Healthcare data breaches may increase demand for more robust security measures.
Reliance on partnerships like HITRUST poses risks if standards evolve significantly.

Differentiation

Vanta automates up to 90% of audit preparation, reducing compliance costs significantly.
The platform offers real-time insights, enhancing trust and streamlining security reviews.
Vanta's HITRUST e1 solution automates 80% of requirements, ensuring continuous compliance.

Upsides

Vanta secured $150M in Series C funding, boosting its growth potential.
Partnership with HITRUST enhances Vanta's credibility in the healthcare sector.
Rising demand for automated compliance solutions supports Vanta's market expansion.

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