Senior Manager, Security Engineering

📋 Description

• • Lead and grow a team of the best security engineers in the world, with a view of security that is engineering-driven, human-centric, and trust-based.
• • Help define the strategy for Vanta’s application security program, and empower the team to implement robust security protocols and stay ahead of emerging threats.
• • Leverage AI to improve efficiency of team processes, and improve the maturity of the overall security program.
• • Work with the Engineering and Product Development team to assess and communicate acceptable levels of risk, mitigate that risk, and help ensure that Vanta products are developed with security in mind.
• • Provide, both individually and through your team, expert feedback to Vanta’s Product, Engineering, and Design teams on our product offerings and serve as a strong customer voice in product development.
• • Represent Vanta’s products, vision, and voice as a trusted security thought leader in public security forums.
• • About the team or company: Vanta’s Security Engineering team provides essential security operational services, is directly involved in the software development process, sets policies and standards regarding enterprise-wide security requirements, and offers advisory services to enable our business to thrive while effectively managing risk. Vanta lives at the intersection of security and compliance, and our customers range from novices to deep experts - all of whom need and value having strong security and compliance programs driven by the best-in-market automation and orchestration tools we provide.
• • What the person can learn or achieve in this role: You will deepen your expertise in application security, AI-driven security operations, and cross-functional leadership while shaping the security posture of a high-growth trust management platform. You’ll gain experience guiding technical direction for internal application security programs, influencing product development with security insights, and representing Vanta as a thought leader in public forums—all within a culture rooted in transparency, trust, and human-centric security.