Lead Technical Recruiter, Engineering
About the role
About Vanta
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.
Role Overview
As a Lead Technical Recruiter, you'll own Engineering hiring across a company & global scope. This role will closely partner with senior stakeholder relationships, represent Vanta's talent brand, and play a vital role in scaling our critical engineering teams worldwide.
You'll operate as a strategic partner to senior engineering and executive leaders—shaping hiring strategy, setting assessment standards, representing Vanta's talent brand in the market, and closing top-tier technical talent in highly competitive environments.
What You'll Do
- Own full-cycle recruiting from sourcing through closing: identify and engage top talent through various channels. Extend offers and successfully negotiate to close hires; providing candidates with an excellent experience from initiation through to their first day.
- Act as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders: influence hiring strategy, role intakes, prioritization, and trade-offs in alignment with business outcomes.
- Set and uphold a high bar for technical hiring: design and calibrate candidate assessments in partnership with engineering leadership.