Vanta is a company focused on helping businesses earn and prove trust through continuous security monitoring. The Senior Engineering Manager will lead the Reporting and Enterprise Hub teams to enhance enterprise data management and compliance visualization for large organizations, while also shaping the future of their engineering culture.
Responsibilities:
- Build and scale two high-performing engineering teams by recruiting, hiring, and developing engineers across Reporting and Enterprise Hub, identifying talent gaps and continuously raising the bar
- Drive execution on multiple strategic initiatives simultaneously, including reporting infrastructure improvements, Enterprise Hub development, and My Program dashboard capabilities
- Set technical direction and guide product strategy for data products, working closely with 2 Product Managers and cross-functional partners to evolve our enterprise data strategy
- Operate effectively in ambiguous environments, balancing 0-1 product development with infrastructure investments while maintaining team velocity and quality
- Partner with Product, Design, and business stakeholders to define and push down compliance definitions across business units, creating a unified enterprise experience
- Coach, mentor, and create an environment where your team can do their best work and deliver significant value to customers
- Play an integral role in laying the foundation for Vanta's engineering culture
Requirements:
- Have 5+ years of professional experience in a full-time engineering management role, with proven experience managing 10-15+ engineers across multiple teams or product areas
- Have managed 2+ distinct product areas or teams simultaneously, demonstrating ability to operate effectively in ambiguous environments and define strategy where it doesn't exist
- Possess strong technical depth—ideally as a former senior or staff engineer—with ability to guide data infrastructure and product architecture decisions
- Have demonstrated track record of delivering results across multiple workstreams while maintaining quality and team velocity
- Have experience setting product and technical strategy in partnership with Product and Design teams
- Have participated in developing or driving engineering-wide initiatives in a prior role
- Are a strong decision maker who effectively balances ambiguity, available data, speed, and quality
- Can influence cross-functional stakeholders and adjacent teams as an effective communicator and story-teller
- 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