Staff Engineer, Third Party Risk Management - Trust

About the Role

Vanta is hiring a Staff Engineer for Third Party Risk Management within our Trust Product organization. In this strategic role, you will lead large-scale, cross-team initiatives that drive significant customer value and business impact. You'll own technical direction and architecture across major product domains, mentor engineers at all levels, and personally contribute to building foundational systems while unblocking complex work.

Responsibilities

• Own the technical roadmap for major product domains within the Trust organization
• Transform ambiguous goals into aligned, well-architected execution plans across multiple teams
• Lead execution by scoping, assigning, and coordinating work across multiple engineering pods (6–7+ engineers each)
• Personally build foundational components and unblock high-complexity work
• Influence product strategy, develop technical talent, and establish patterns and best practices across the organization
• Manage complex project portfolios with full accountability for architecture and outcomes
• Mentor engineers across the organization and actively develop technical leadership in others

Requirements

• A decade or more of cross-organizational leadership experience, with extensive knowledge of product delivery and system design
• Demonstrated ability to navigate ambiguity, manage stakeholder alignment, and synthesize technical direction
• Proven track record as a strategic leader who delivers impactful outcomes and enables others to succeed
• Experience leading complex project portfolios with direct responsibility for both execution coordination and personal technical contribution
• Recognition as a force for scale, clarity, and system-level thinking
• Openness to using AI tools to amplify skills and improve efficiency with sound judgment and responsible application

Benefits

• Industry-competitive salary and equity
• 100% covered medical, dental, and vision benefits with dependents coverage
• Pension contribution
• 16 weeks paid parental leave for all new parents
• Health and wellness stipend
• Remote workspace, internet, and cellphone stipend
• Flexible work hours and location
• 21 days vacation time and 80 hours sick leave
• 11 company-paid holidays
• Virtual team building activities, lunch and learns, and company-wide events
• Offices in San Francisco, New York, London, Dublin, Tel Aviv, and Sydney