Engineering Director, Core Platform

At Vanta, our mission is to help businesses earn and prove trust. We believe that security should be monitored and verified continuously, and we empower companies to practice better security and prove it with ease. Vanta has a kind and talented team, and while some have prior security experience, many have been successful at Vanta without it. 

As the Director of Engineering for Core Platform, you will lead and grow a dynamic engineering organization focused on evolving and scaling the engineering systems & infrastructure that enable Vanta’s developers to create great products - shipping quickly, efficiently, and securely across the entirety of our organization. You will have a pivotal role in driving innovation for Vanta’s engineers, customers and business, scaling high-performing teams, and shaping the technical future of our products.

Visit our Vanta Engineering Blog to learn more about what our team is working on!

Please note we are only able to hire in Alberta, Ontario, and British Columbia.

What you’ll do:

• 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

How to be successful in this role:

• 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

What you can expect as a Vantan in Canada:

• Industry-competitive salary and equity

• 100% covered medical, dental, and vision benefits with dependents coverage

• Pension contribution

• 16 weeks fully paid parental leave for all new parents

• Health & wellness stipend

• Remote workspace stipend

• Flexible work hours and location

• 21 days of PTO and 80 hours of sick leave

• 8 to 11 company paid holidays (dependent on your territory of residence)

• Virtual team building activities, lunch and learns, and other company-wide events!

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At Vanta, we are committed to hiring diverse talent of different backgrounds and as such, it is important to us to provide an inclusive work environment for all. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, gender identity, age, religion, sexual orientation, veteran or disability status, or any other protected class. As an equal opportunity employer, we encourage and welcome people of all backgrounds to apply.

About Vanta

We started in 2018, in the wake of several high-profile data breaches. Online security was only becoming more important, but we knew firsthand how hard it could be for fast-growing companies to invest the time and manpower it takes to build a solid security foundation. Vanta was inspired by a vision to restore trust in internet businesses by enabling companies to improve and prove their security. From our early days automating security monitoring for compliance standards like SOC 2, HIPAA and ISO 27001 to creating the world's leading Trust Management Platform, our vision remains unchanged. 

Now more than ever, making security continuous—not just a point-in-time check— is essential. Thousands of companies rely on Vanta to build, maintain and demonstrate their trust— all in a way that's real-time and transparent.