Senior People Business Partner, EPD

Vanta, Inc.

Job Overview

Location

Sydney, Australia

Job Type

Full-time

Full Job Description

📋 Description

• As a Senior People Business Partner supporting Vanta’s Engineering, Product, and Design (EPD) organization, you will serve as a strategic advisor to senior leaders, directly influencing talent strategy, organizational effectiveness, and business outcomes by embedding People initiatives into the core operations of high-impact technical teams.
• You will act as the primary point of contact for all people-related matters across assigned EPD client groups, providing expert guidance on performance management, change management, employee relations, workforce and talent planning, career development, and manager development while driving data-informed decisions that enhance organizational health and effectiveness.
• You will partner with cross-functional stakeholders and the broader People team to design, implement, and scale best-in-class programs and policies—including performance reviews, compensation planning, talent reviews, and engagement surveys—that attract, retain, and develop world-class talent aligned with Vanta’s mission to continuously prove and monitor trust.
• You will join a world-class People Business Partner team known for delivering outsized impact through business-minded partnership, where your work will directly contribute to building and retaining high-performing teams in a fast-growing, mission-driven company that values psychological safety, inclusivity, and continuous learning.
• In this role, you will deepen your expertise in strategic HR partnership within a high-growth tech environment, sharpen your ability to translate business needs into people solutions, and gain exposure to complex organizational design, M&A integration, and AI-enabled HR innovation—positioning you as a trusted leader in shaping both people and business outcomes at scale.

🎯 Requirements

• 5+ years of experience as a Business Partner supporting senior leaders in a fast-paced, high-growth environment
• Proven experience supporting Engineering, Product, and Design (EPD) organizations or similar technical teams
• Strong business acumen with the ability to learn and understand how technical client groups operate and drive value
• Excellent influencer, communicator, facilitator, and listener with a balanced, thoughtful approach to building trust across all levels
• Outstanding project management and organizational skills, with ability to drive execution of complex People programs
• Demonstrated ability to analyze data, communicate insights, and act resourcefully when data is limited
• Bias for action: track record of rolling up sleeves to get things done in ambiguous, dynamic situations
• Experience partnering on mergers and acquisitions (M&A) is a plus
• Openness to using AI responsibly to amplify impact, with curiosity and sound judgment in applying emerging tools

🏖️ Benefits

• Industry-competitive salary and equity package
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage with 100% of employee-only premiums covered for most medical plans
• 16 weeks fully-paid parental leave for all new parents
• Health & wellness stipend and remote workspace, internet, and cellphone stipend
• Matching 401(k) contribution with immediate vesting
• Flexible PTO policy plus 80 hours of sick time and 11 company-paid holidays
• Access to virtual team building activities, lunch and learns, and company-wide events
• Option to work from offices in SF, NYC, London, Dublin, Tel Aviv, and Sydney

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About Vanta, Inc.

Vanta is a San Francisco-based compliance automation platform that helps businesses obtain and maintain SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, GDPR and other security certifications. Its cloud service continuously monitors infrastructure, collects audit evidence, runs automated tests and produces auditor-ready reports, reducing the manual effort and cost of demonstrating security posture to customers and regulators. Founded in 2017, the company primarily serves high-growth SaaS startups and mid-market technology firms.

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