Vanta

Staff Product Manager, Vendor Risk Management

Vanta

full-time

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Origin:  • 🇺🇸 United States

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Salary

💰 $221,000 - $260,000 per year

Job Level

Lead

About the role

  • 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.
  • The Vanta Vendor Risk team is developing a next-generation, AI-powered vendor risk management solution that enables larger organizations to effectively evaluate and manage the security and risk associated with third-party suppliers.
  • We’re seeking a strategic Staff Product Manager to drive the development of innovative solutions that empower customers to assess and manage their suppliers' security, compliance, and risk.
  • You’ll join a small but growing team of PMs, playing a critical role in shaping both Vanta’s product strategy and our product team’s culture.
  • If you’re passionate about building impactful, customer-focused products and thrive in a high-growth environment, we’d love to connect with you!
  • What we value most is a deep commitment to delivering value, curiosity, and a drive for building solutions that resonate with customers.
  • In this role, you’ll work closely with engineering, design, and cross-functional stakeholders to set a differentiated roadmap that maximizes customer impact and strengthens Vanta’s market position.
  • What you’ll do as a Staff Product Manager at Vanta:
  • In this role, you will be at the forefront of Vanta’s product strategy, delivering innovative solutions and expanding VRM’s capabilities to meet customer needs for integrated, automated, and customized workflows.
  • Key responsibilities include:
  • Define and Execute Product Strategy: Develop and implement a strategy and roadmap for the VRM team, prioritizing features that address core customer needs and allow for scalable, flexible, and automated workflow.
  • Customer-Focused Discovery: Lead research initiatives to understand the challenges our customers face in vendor risk management. Gather insights from direct outreach and build solutions that address their most pressing issues.
  • Enterprise Readiness: Define and deliver Vanta’s vision for scaling VRM to the largest enterprises in the world and building a next generation TPRM product. Oversee the full product lifecycle, from initial ideation through launch. Balance immediate needs with long-term strategic goals and navigate complex trade-offs.
  • Collaborate Cross-Functionally: Partner with Engineering, Design, and GTM teams to ensure solutions are valuable, feasible, and user-friendly.
  • Market Expansion and AI Strategy: Explore and integrate relevant data sources and AI/ML capabilities to enable more proactive, automated risk management.
  • How to be successful in this role:
  • 10+ Years in Product Management: Proven experience leading product strategy and managing teams in high-growth, B2B SaaS environments.
  • Customer Empathy and Discovery Skills: A deeply customer-centric approach, with a proactive attitude toward understanding user needs and market gaps.
  • Framework and Systems thinking: Strong ability to navigate ambiguity and make structured decisions to balance complex trade-offs. Experience with building 0-1 products and scaling them into new greenfield areas.
  • Project Execution and Prioritization: A track record of delivering results and maintaining team focus on execution.
  • Interest in Security and AI/ML: Familiarity with or enthusiasm for the security space and a desire to explore how AI/ML can power vendor risk management solutions.
  • Join us to lead the next phase of Vanta’s Vendor Risk Management product and make a meaningful impact on how companies secure their data and grow with confidence.
  • What you can expect as a Vantan:
  • Industry-competitive compensation
  • 100% covered medical, dental, and vision benefits with dependents coverage
  • 16 weeks fully-paid parental Leave for all new parents
  • Health & wellness and remote workplace stipends
  • Family planning benefits through Carrot Fertility
  • 401(k) matching
  • Flexible work hours and location
  • Open PTO policy
  • 11 paid holidays in the US
  • Offices in SF, NYC, London, Dublin, and Sydney

Requirements

  • 10+ Years in Product Management: Proven experience leading product strategy and managing teams in high-growth, B2B SaaS environments.
  • Customer Empathy and Discovery Skills: A deeply customer-centric approach, with a proactive attitude toward understanding user needs and market gaps.
  • Framework and Systems thinking: Strong ability to navigate ambiguity and make structured decisions to balance complex trade-offs. Experience with building 0-1 products and scaling them into new greenfield areas.
  • Project Execution and Prioritization: A track record of delivering results and maintaining team focus on execution.
  • Interest in Security and AI/ML: Familiarity with or enthusiasm for the security space and a desire to explore how AI/ML can power vendor risk management solutions.