Staff Product Manager - Vendor Risk Management

Job Overview

• Salary: $221K - $260K
• Location Type: Remote
• Employment Type: FullTime

About Vanta

At Vanta, our mission is to help businesses earn and prove trust. We believe that security should be monitored and verified continuously, and we empower companies to practice better security and prove it with ease. Vanta has a kind and talented team, and while some have prior security experience, many have been successful at Vanta without it.

The Role

The Vanta Vendor Risk team is developing a next-generation, AI-powered vendor risk management solution that enables larger organizations to effectively evaluate and manage the security and risk associated with third-party suppliers.

We’re seeking a strategic Staff Product Manager to drive the development of innovative solutions that empower customers to assess and manage their suppliers' security, compliance, and risk. In this role, you will lead the evolution of our VRM core product, focused on building enterprise level workflows and automations that streamline the risk review process for growing enterprises.

You’ll join a small but growing team of PMs, playing a critical role in shaping both Vanta’s product strategy and our product team’s culture. If you’re passionate about building impactful, customer-focused products and thrive in a high-growth environment, we’d love to connect with you!

What we value most is a deep commitment to delivering value, curiosity, and a drive for building solutions that resonate with customers. In this role, you’ll work closely with engineering, design, and cross-functional stakeholders to set a differentiated roadmap that maximizes customer impact and strengthens Vanta’s market position.

What you’ll do as a Staff Product Manager at Vanta

In this role, you will be at the forefront of Vanta’s product strategy, delivering innovative solutions and expanding VRM’s capabilities to meet customer needs for integrated, automated, and customized workflows. Key responsibilities include:

• Define and Execute Product Strategy: Develop and implement a strategy and roadmap for the VRM team, prioritizing features that address core customer needs and allow for scalable, flexible, and automated workflow.
• Customer-Focused Discovery: Lead research initiatives to understand the challenges our customers face in vendor risk management. Gather insights from direct outreach and build solutions that address their most pressing issues.
• Enterprise Readiness: Define and deliver Vanta’s vision for scaling VRM to the largest enterprises in the world and building a next generation TPRM product. Oversee the full product lifecycle, from initial ideation through launch. Balance immediate needs with long-term strategic goals and navigate complex trade-offs.
• Collaborate Cross-Functionally: Partner with Engineering, Design, and GTM teams to ensure solutions are valuable, feasible, and user-friendly.
• Market Expansion and AI Strategy: Explore and integrate relevant data sources and AI/ML capabilities to enable more proactive, automated risk management.

How to be successful in this role

• 10+ Years in Product Management: Proven experience leading product strategy and managing teams in high-growth, B2B SaaS environments.
• Customer Empathy and Discovery Skills: A deeply customer-centric approach, with a proactive attitude toward understanding user needs and market gaps.
• Framework and Systems thinking: Strong ability to navigate ambiguity and make structured decisions to balance complex trade-offs. Experience with building 0-1 products and scaling them into new greenfield areas.
• Project Execution and Prioritization: A track record of delivering results and maintaining team focus on execution.
• Interest in Security and AI/ML: Familiarity with or enthusiasm for the security space and a desire to explore how AI/ML can power vendor risk management solutions.

Join us to lead the next phase of Vanta’s Vendor Risk Management product and make a meaningful impact on how companies secure their data and grow with confidence.

What you can expect as a Vantan