Senior Engineering Manager

Summary

Join Vanta, a company dedicated to securing the internet and protecting consumer data, as a Senior Engineering Manager. You will lead and develop high-performing engineering teams, setting strategic direction and ensuring consistent, sustainable results. Responsibilities include building a best-in-class team, guiding technical strategy aligned with business priorities, collaborating with customers, and establishing foundational engineering processes. Success in this role requires 3+ years of experience managing product engineering teams (15-20+ engineers), strong decision-making skills, experience with engineering-wide initiatives, and excellent communication abilities. Vanta offers competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits (including 100% covered medical, dental, and vision, 16 weeks of parental leave, and flexible work arrangements), and a fast-paced, growth-oriented environment.

Requirements

• Have 3 or more years of professional experience in a full-time engineering manager role for product engineering teams
• Experience leading team sizes of 15-20+ with managers or leads reporting into you
• Strong decision maker who effectively balances ambiguity, available data, speed, and quality
• Have participated in developing or driving engineering-wide initiatives (recruiting processes, career frameworks, etc) in a prior role
• Have prior experience managing complex, long-term projects that touch multiple teams and cross-functional stakeholders
• Effective communicator and story-teller. Able to influence cross functional stakeholders and adjacent teams

Responsibilities

• Drive significant impact for our customers and business by leading teams to deliver results consistently and sustainably
• Build a best-in-class engineering team. Coach, mentor and create an environment where your team can do their best work and deliver for the business
• Set direction and guide technical strategy, ensuring that your team is delivering long-term value aligned with Vanta’s business priorities
• 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

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