vanta - Head of EPD Systems and AI Transformation

• Leadership & Team Development • 5 years of experience leading and growing a team • Strong product instincts applied internally: you treat teams as users, prioritize based on pain and leverage, and iterate toward adoption - you treat product development itself as a product • Clear communicator who can simplify complex systems and align senior stakeholders • AI & Automation Expertise • Passion and past experience delivering agents and automation in practice, including reliability, drift, evaluation, and rollout strategies that build trust • Demonstrated ability to run iterative improvement loops: define metrics, test changes, measure impact, and keep raising the bar • Systems Thinking & Technical Depth • Experience designing and improving systems to build products, as a technical product manager, engineering leader, or systems leader who has owned tooling, process, and data together • Strong systems thinking and an ability to model how work actually flows across functions, find root causes, and redesign mechanisms rather than patch symptoms • Ability to partner with engineering and data teams without needing to be the primary coder • Cross-Functional Partnership & Execution • Ability to partner effectively across EPD and GTM organizations and align incentives around closed-loop feedback • Data-oriented mindset with strong instincts for instrumentation and decision-quality metrics, not just output metrics • Comfort operating in ambiguity with a bias toward shipping and learning quickly • What you can expect as a Vanta’n: • Industry-competitive salary and equity • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, with 100% of employee-only benefit premiums covered for most medical plans • 16 weeks paid Parental Leave for all new parents • Health & wellness stipend • Remote workspace, internet, and cellphone stipend • Commuter benefits for team members who report to the SF and NYC office