Senior Manager, Engineering Recruiting
About the role
About Vanta
Vanta's 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 the Senior Manager of Engineering Recruiting, you'll lead a high-performing team of technical recruiters responsible for full-cycle hiring across all engineering roles. This is a strategic, high-impact leadership position where you'll partner closely with engineering leadership to shape talent strategy, build strong pipelines, and deliver exceptional hiring outcomes that directly support Vanta's product roadmap and growth.
We're looking for a recruiting leader who knows that building great engineering teams requires a thoughtful blend of proactive sourcing, rigorous assessment, and an outstanding candidate experience. You'll bring both strategic vision and operational discipline - setting a high bar for quality, coaching your team through complex hiring challenges, and developing scalable processes to support Vanta's continued expansion.
You'll serve as a trusted advisor to engineering leaders, using data and market insights to guide hiring decisions, influence team composition, and drive continuous improvement across the recruiting function.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and mentor a team of technical recruiters
- Develop and execute full-cycle recruiting strategy for engineering roles
- Partner with engineering leadership on talent strategy and hiring roadmap
- Build and maintain strong candidate pipelines
- Establish scalable recruiting processes and best practices
- Drive continuous improvement and innovation in recruiting operations