Senior Product Designer, Automation

Summary

Join Vanta's Automation team as a Senior Product Designer and contribute to the strategic direction of our test infrastructure, focusing on upmarket customers. You will lead the design and execution of shared components and features, engage in customer discovery to shape feature strategy, and collaborate with product teams to identify design initiatives. The role involves enhancing our design system and fostering collaboration among design peers. Success requires 6+ years of experience delivering high-quality B2B SaaS products and a proven ability to create designs that drive business impact. Strong collaboration and communication skills are essential, along with a portfolio showcasing consumer-grade craftsmanship. Vanta offers competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits, and a flexible work environment.

Requirements

• 6+ years of experience delivering high-quality B2B SaaS products on large-scale projects, with a strong focus on high-quality design execution
• Proven ability to create designs that drive business impact by deeply understanding the domain, leveraging customer insights, validating decisions through research, and influencing internal stakeholders
• Demonstrated success in leading the design process from ambiguity to execution for entire product areas, maintaining high executional quality and organizational impact
• Strong collaboration skills with cross-functional teams (e.g., subject matter experts, engineers, sales), translating complex technical concepts into intuitive, customer-friendly designs
• Proven ability to mentor and influence others, including senior and executive management teams, driving design strategy, systemic thinking, and product sensibility
• Comfortable navigating ambiguity, solving complex problems, and managing projects with proactive escalation handling
• Excellent communication skills, capable of articulating design concepts to diverse audiences
• A portfolio is required, showcasing consumer-grade craftsmanship and product solutions tailored to customer needs

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and execution of strategic, shared components and features that drive significant customer value and promote consistency across the platform
• Engage in customer discovery to shape feature strategy and design scalable experiences that align with the Platform pillar and Growth’s team's goals
• Collaborate with product teams to identify and advocate for design initiatives that have a broad organizational impact
• Foster collaboration among design peers to ensure shared solutions are effective and adaptable across various areas of the platform
• Enhance our design system, ensuring additions support strategic objectives and uphold high design standards across the organization

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in GRC or security is a plus, it’s not required—many of our team members have excelled without prior industry experience
• Experience with technical platforms such as dev tools, data, and analytics is a bonus

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, London, Dublin, and Sydney