Lead Technical Recruiter, Engineering

About the Role

Vanta is a trust management platform that helps businesses demonstrate continuous security compliance and monitoring. As Lead Technical Recruiter for Engineering, you'll lead full-cycle hiring across our global engineering organization, partnering with senior engineering and executive leadership to shape hiring strategy, set assessment standards, and close top technical talent in competitive markets.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end recruiting: source and engage candidates through multiple channels, extend offers, negotiate compensation, and ensure a high-quality candidate experience from first contact through onboarding.
• Act as strategic advisor to senior engineering and executive stakeholders on hiring strategy, role prioritization, and organizational trade-offs aligned with business goals.
• Establish and maintain high assessment standards by designing and calibrating technical evaluations in partnership with engineering leadership.
• Drive data-informed improvements: monitor funnel health, talent pool effectiveness, and hiring velocity to optimize recruiting processes and efficiency.
• Build and represent Vanta's engineering talent brand by conducting a thoughtful, high-signal, and respectful recruiting process that reflects company values.

Requirements

• 10+ years of full-cycle technical recruiting experience in dynamic, fast-paced environments, with demonstrated success hiring engineering executives or individual contributor leaders.
• Proven track record closing candidates in complex scenarios across privately held venture-backed companies and public entities; comfortable explaining equity structures and trade-offs.
• Strong ability to partner effectively with stakeholders at all organizational levels, from individual contributors to executives, with demonstrated strategic influence.
• Deep knowledge of the technical talent landscape: understanding role scarcity, competitive dynamics, and evolving technical skill sets.
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills applied to recruiting strategy and process design.
• Naturally curious with a growth mindset; willingness to learn and apply AI responsibly to improve recruiting efficiency and impact.

Benefits

• Competitive base salary and equity
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage with 100% of employee-only premium coverage for most medical plans
• 16 weeks paid parental leave for all new parents
• Health and wellness stipend
• Remote workspace, internet, and cellphone stipend
• Commuter benefits for SF and NYC office-based team members
• Family planning benefits
• 401(k) matching with immediate vesting
• Flexible PTO plus 80 hours annual sick time
• 11 company-paid holidays
• Virtual team building, lunch and learns, and company-wide events
• Offices in SF, NYC, London, Dublin, Tel Aviv, and Sydney