Director of Engineering

What you’ll do as a Director of Engineering at Vanta: Lead multiple teams to deliver results consistently and sustainably while holding a high bar for execution and quality Independently identify and realize strategies that deliver significant value to our customers and business, with a focus on enterprise platform capabilities Set and deliver technical strategy such as evolving the legacy codebase and building foundational primitives to support the long-term product vision Build a best-in-class engineering team through hiring, coaching, mentoring, and creating an environment where teams and managers can do their best work Actively shape the organization to deliver for the business, including talent development, growing leaders, and performance management Partner closely with Design, Product, and GTM counterparts to build best-in-class platform capabilities and bring them to market Drive key architectural initiatives to support Vanta's upmarket growth Play an integral role in influencing and shaping Vanta's engineering culture and strategy Enable teams to ship iteratively with speed and quality while effectively balancing ambiguity, available data, and customer needs How to be successful in this role: 8+ years of engineering leadership experience, with deep experience building enterprise SaaS products and platforms in a high-growth environment Experience leading and scaling engineering organizations of 40+ with multiple teams, and a proven track record of growing line managers Passion for leading, coaching, and building an inspired team through setting vision, unlocking potential, and driving compassionate accountability Strong technical craft with the ability to set and deliver technical strategy, including experience with architectural evolution at scale (e.g., monolith to microservices, event-driven architecture, multi-tenant systems) Business acumen paired with strong product sense—understanding how platform capabilities enable customer value and business outcomes Experience shipping products at scale with evidence of understanding how work fits into product requirements Strong decision maker who effectively balances ambiguity, available data, speed, and quality Effective communicator and story-teller, able to influence cross-functional stakeholders and engineering partners at all levels Operates at multiple altitudes, from developing vision and strategy to driving execution Open to using AI to amplify their skills and strengthen their work—demonstrating curiosity, a willingness to learn, and sound judgment in applying AI responsibly to improve efficiency and impact What you can expect as a Vanta’n in Canada: Industry-competitive salary and equity 100% covered medical, dental, and vision benefits with dependents coverage Pension contribution 16 weeks fully paid Parental Leave for all new parents Health & wellness stipend Remote workspace, internet, and cellphone stipend Flexible work hours and location 21 days of Vacation Time and 80 hours of Sick Leave 11 company-paid holidays Virtual team building activities, lunch and learns, and other company-wide events! Offices in SF, NYC, London, Dublin, Tel Aviv, and Sydney At Vanta, we are committed to hiring diverse talent of different backgrounds and as such, it is important to us to provide an inclusive work environment for all. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, gender identity, age, religion, sexual orientation, veteran or disability status, or any other protected class.

As an equal opportunity employer, we encourage and welcome people of all backgrounds to apply. #J-18808-Ljbffr