Vanta · 2 weeks ago
Engineering Director, Core Platform
United States
Full-time
Remote
Director/Executive
8+ years expVanta is a company focused on helping businesses earn and prove trust through continuous security monitoring. As the Director of Engineering for Core Platform, you will lead and grow an engineering organization dedicated to enhancing Vanta’s systems and infrastructure, driving innovation, and scaling high-performing teams.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)ComplianceCyber SecurityInternetSoftware
Responsibilities
Lead multiple teams to deliver results consistently and sustainably while holding a high bar for execution and quality
Proactively identify, define, and lead strategic initiatives - especially in the developer productivity space - that align engineering capabilities with business outcomes
Partner closely with engineers & leaders across Vanta to create foundational building blocks - accelerating product engineering and bringing our vision to market
Guide technical strategy, ensuring that your teams are enabling long-term value aligned with Vanta’s business priorities
Build a high-impact engineering team - coach, mentor, and create an environment where your teams and managers can do their best work and deliver for the business
Play an integral role in influencing and shaping Vanta’s engineering culture and strategy
Own and maintain Vanta’s FedRAMP authorization from an engineering perspective, partnering cross-functionally to ensure compliance & evolving our systems to meet customer needs
Qualification
Required
8+ years of engineering leadership experience, with deep experience working on complex products and/or their respective platforms in a high growth environment
Experience leading & scaling engineering organizations of 35+ in size with multiple teams, and a proven track record of growing high-performing teams beyond this initial size
Passion for leading, coaching and building an inspired team through setting vision, unlocking potential, and driving compassionate accountability
Business acumen paired with an understanding of applying the unique leverage of platform principles to enable step change innovation & results
Strong decision maker who effectively balances ambiguity, available data, speed, and quality
Effective communicator and story-teller. Able to influence engineering partners and leadership at all levels
Operates at multiple altitudes, from developing vision and strategy to driving execution
Benefits
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
Company
Vanta
Vanta is a trust management platform that automates compliance and risk management.
1001-5000 employees
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2024 (6)
2023 (4)
2022 (10)
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$503MKey Investors
Wellington ManagementSequoia CapitalCrowdStrike
2025-07-23Series D· $150M
2024-07-24Series C· $150M
2023-05-10Series B
Leadership Team
Christina Cacioppo
Cofounder and CEO
David Eckstein
Chief Financial Officer
Recent News
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