Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Vanta is a company dedicated to helping businesses earn and prove trust through continuous security monitoring. They are seeking an Engineering Manager to lead a rapidly growing team focused on building AI-driven products that enhance customer experiences and automate audit processes.
Responsibilities
- Build and scale a high-performing team, hiring strategically to fill skill gaps as the team grows
- Coach, mentor, and create an environment where your team can do their best work and deliver for the business
- Set direction and guide technical strategy for AI agent and downmarket products, ensuring long-term value aligned with Vanta's business priorities
- Partner closely with product, design, and AI platform teams to ship customer-facing AI features that automate audit work while maintaining human-in-the-loop controls
- Champion best practices for applied AI, including prompt engineering, RAG, agentic frameworks, and quality evaluation
- Navigate rapid change and ambiguity with adaptability, iterating quickly on roadmaps as the team's charter and direction evolve
Skills
- 2+ years of experience managing technical teams of 4-8+ engineers
- Proven track record as a strong individual contributor before transitioning to management, with hands-on applied AI experience
- Deep knowledge of building LLM-backed products, including experience with prompting, RAG, agent frameworks, and quality hill-climbing
- Experience in fast-paced, startup environments; founder background or YC experience is a strong plus
- Strong adaptability and comfort with ambiguity—you can quickly iterate on roadmaps without too much attachment as priorities evolve
- Excellent collaboration and influencing skills across engineering, product, design, and cross-functional teams
- Familiarity with Vanta's tech stack (TypeScript, React, Node.js) or willingness to ramp quickly
- 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
Benefits
- Offers Equity
- This role is also eligible for medical benefits, 401(k) plan, and other company perk programs.
- Industry-competitive salary and equity
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, with 100% of employee-only benefit premiums covered for most medical plans
- 16 weeks fully-paid Parental Leave for all new parents
- Health & wellness stipend
- Remote workspace, internet, and cellphone stipend
- Commuter benefits for team members who report to the SF and NYC office
- Family planning benefits
- Matching 401(k) contribution with immediate vesting
- Flexible PTO policy, plus 80 hours of Sick Time
- 11 company-paid holidays
- Virtual team building activities, lunch and learns, and other company-wide events!
Company Overview
Vanta is a trust management platform that automates compliance and risk management. It was founded in 2018, and is headquartered in San Francisco, California, USA, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is https://vanta.com.