Senior Product Manager, Privacy & Data Security

Summary

Join Vanta, a company dedicated to securing the internet and protecting consumer data, as a Staff Product Manager for Privacy & Data Security. You will define and execute strategies to build innovative solutions that help customers comply with global regulations and standards. This role involves driving features that integrate privacy workflows, AI governance, and data security into Vanta's platform. You will collaborate with engineering, design, sales, and marketing teams to deliver products that expand Vanta’s reach into privacy and AI compliance. The position requires significant product management experience with a focus on privacy, data security, or AI governance in SaaS. Vanta offers a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, and a remote-work-friendly environment.

Requirements

• Experience: 8+ years of product management experience, with some focus on privacy, data security, or AI governance in SaaS
• Privacy Expertise: Strong understanding of privacy regulations like GDPR, CCPA, and global data protection frameworks
• AI Knowledge: Familiarity with AI compliance challenges and emerging governance frameworks like ISO 42001 or the NIST AI RMF
• Systems Thinker: Proven ability to manage complex product areas, including balancing technical feasibility with user and business needs
• Analytical and Customer-Centric: Strong analytical skills and the ability to gather and synthesize customer feedback into impactful product decisions
• Collaborative: A natural collaborator with strong communication skills to work effectively across teams and geographies

Responsibilities

• Define the Vision and Roadmap: Develop and own the product strategy for privacy, AI governance, and data security, ensuring alignment with Vanta’s overall mission and market expansion goals
• Build Privacy-First Products: Partner with engineering and design to develop privacy tools, including consent management, automated data mapping, and compliance automation for regulations like GDPR and Vanta’s USDP
• Drive AI Governance Features: Lead the development of frameworks and features that enable businesses to monitor, control, and govern their AI systems in line with standards like the NIST AI RMF, ISO 42001, and EU AI Act
• Bring Data Security to Vanta: Build industry-leading data security tools, ensure Vanta’s data security features integrate seamlessly with other products and workflows, and inject data security into Vanta’s continuous monitoring and compliance platform
• Research and Market Analysis: Stay ahead of privacy and AI trends, working closely with customers, regulators, and internal teams to translate insights into actionable product plans
• Collaborate Globally: Work closely with EMEA customers and GTM teams to ensure regional privacy and AI compliance needs are prioritized. At the same time, support Vanta’s US government frameworks and products that rely on data security automation

Preferred Qualifications

• Building compliance and security tools for enterprise customers
• Developing or supporting workflows for privacy and security frameworks
• Delivering AI-powered solutions or data management tools at scale

Benefits

• Industry-competitive salary and equity
• 100% covered medical, dental, and vision benefits with dependents coverage
• 16 weeks paid parental leave for all new parents (birthing, non-birthing, and adoptive)
• Health & wellness stipend
• Remote workspace stipend
• Commuter benefits for team members who attend the office
• Pension matching
• 25 days of PTO per year and unlimited sick time
• 8 company paid holidays
• Virtual team building activities, lunch and learns, and other company-wide events!