Senior Engineering Operations Manager

Summary

Join Vanta as a Senior Engineering Operations Manager and partner with Engineering to prioritize, build, and deliver mission-critical products and programs. You will be the first hire focused solely on operational excellence within the engineering department, establishing and iterating on programs like engineering delivery tracking, task management, budgeting, and overall organizational rhythm. Your impact will be felt company-wide. This role requires 5+ years of experience in relevant fields within a high-growth environment and strong communication and decision-making skills. Vanta offers competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits including 100% covered medical, dental, and vision, 16 weeks of parental leave, and flexible work arrangements.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in engineering management, program management, engineering or business operations, or related roles in a high-growth and complex environment
• Ability to bring clarity to complex areas of collaboration at the company level
• Is metrics and data-driven and has a commercially minded approach when solving problems
• Has strong business acumen, allowing you to make strategic business decisions that drive the business forward
• Effectively communicates with and influences cross-functional stakeholders
• Is a strong decision-maker who effectively balances ambiguity, available data, speed, and iteration
• Ability to operate at multiple altitudes, from driving the execution of a product launch to developing our long-term product operations strategy

Responsibilities

• Ownership and management of engineering tooling
• Develop and own engineering development process and associated templates
• Directly project manage cross-functional engineering-led initiatives
• Manage engineering-specific rhythm of the business inclusive of aggregate resourcing, offsites, and special projects/ programs
• Partner with finance/procurement to manage engineering usage/spending across all vendors and teams

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
• Offices in SF, NYC, Dublin, and Sydney