Product Manager - Vendor Risk Management

Summary

Join Vanta's Vendor Risk team as a Staff Product Manager to lead the development of a next-generation, AI-powered vendor risk management solution. You will define and execute product strategy, conduct customer research to understand their challenges, and build solutions to address their needs. This role involves collaborating with engineering, design, and GTM teams to ensure product value and user-friendliness. You will also explore and integrate AI/ML capabilities to enhance risk management. The ideal candidate possesses 10+ years of product management experience in B2B SaaS environments, strong customer empathy, and a systems-thinking approach. This position offers the opportunity to make a significant impact on how companies secure their data and grow with confidence.

Requirements

• 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

Responsibilities

• 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

Benefits

• 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