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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. As Vanta expands upmarket, we have a unique opportunity to redefine how security and compliance programs are operated, while giving customers the flexibility to run their programs their way, especially in an AI-powered world. GRC Platform is a new team at the center of this effort, building the foundational capabilities that enable mid-market and enterprise customers to operate their GRC programs efficiently and at scale with Vanta. As the Senior Product Manager for GRC Platform, you will own core platform capabilities and primitives that customers rely on every day and that power critical GRC workflows—such as search, imports, exports, custom fields, and approval workflows. You will evolve these capabilities into more intelligent, agentic experiences that are increasingly flexible, automated, and adaptive, helping customers save time, reduce cognitive load, and focus on higher-value work. What you’ll do as a Senior Product Manager, GRC Platform at Vanta: Own the GRC Platform strategy and roadmap, delivering platform primitives and customer facing features leveraged across Vanta’s GRC product Distill complex problems and opportunities into clearly prioritized product goals, focus for your team, and high-quality execution in collaboration with stakeholders across the company. Partner closely with teams across GRC to develop a deep understanding of customer needs, identify opportunities for platform leverage, and translate those insights into intuitive, agentic experiences that solve critical user needs. Drive AI-first product redesigns, including defining model evaluation criteria and managing the transition from legacy experiences to agent-led workflows. Help define and shape Vanta’s product team culture as we grow How to be successful in this role: 5+ years of product management experience, with at least 2 years in a platform or horizontal product role at a B2B SaaS company Platform product thinking — demonstrated track record of building shared primitives or capabilities adopted by multiple product and engineering teams Cross-functional leadership — ability to influence and align multiple squads without direct authority, and to drive clarity across complex stakeholder sets Technical depth — comfort with backend-heavy infrastructure, architectural trade-offs, API standards, and data model decisions AI product experience — ability to drive AI-first product redesigns and define model evaluation criteria for experiences like imports, search, or structured agent workflows Metrics and data orientation — ability to define and track adoption rates, quality signals, and business impact for platform investments Experience working with enterprise customer segments (10K+ employees) and translating their feedback into platform-level priorities Have a learner's mindset, a genuine passion for building AI products, and the grit to experiment, iterate, and fail Open to using AI to amplify their skills and strengthen their work - demonstrating curiosity, a willingness to learn, and sound judgment in applying AI responsibly to improve efficiency and impact. 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

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About Vanta
Vanta (YC W18) is the leading automated compliance and trust management platform designed to simplify and centralize compliance and security workflows for organizations of all sizes.

Why YC Startups Need Vanta
As a YC company, proving your security compliance is crucial for hitting new milestones—from finding product market fit, to selling to bigger customers. We would know, we’ve been there—and we’ve helped over 10,000 customers do just that! Vanta's all-in-one solution, combined with expert service partners, helps you quickly and painlessly achieve and maintain compliance with top frameworks—like SOC 2 and ISO 27001—and build a strong security foundation, so you can close bigger deals and scale faster. Learn more at vanta.com.

YC Companies get Exclusive Discounts on Vanta’s packages:
Vanta’s packages for startups are designed to make security and compliance easier, faster, and more cost-effective. Whether you’re closing your first deal or gearing up for growth, our all-in-one solution provides the tools necessary to become compliant quickly, demonstrate your security posture, and build a strong security foundation.

Why Vanta?

Built for startups: Vanta knows startups. We went through YC in 2018 and have since helped thousands of startups, including YC companies Supabase (YC S20), Fern (YC W23), and Newfront (YC W18) achieve and maintain compliance quickly. Startups like Charityvest (YC S20), BreachRX, and Flo Health have gone from zero to SOC 2 Type I or ISO 27001 certification in 10 days or less with Vanta.

Future-proof, feature-rich, automated platform: Vanta’s modular platform is built for the needs of today and tomorrow, including:

35+ frameworks spanning security, privacy, industry, geographic, and custom frameworks
375+ integrations that automate evidence collection for these frameworks
1,200+ automated, hourly tests to ensure real, continuous security—not just at audit time, but all the time
Pre-built policy templates, lightweight agent for security checks, background checks, cyber insurance, cookie consent management, auditor portal, user access reviews, security awareness training, risk assessments, vendor security reviews, managing vulnerabilities, and more
Tailored support for early-stage companies: Vanta offers internal, no-cost Customer Success and GRC (compliance) experts, robust technical support, detailed documentation, and a 24/7 chatbot for frequently asked questions.
(Optional) Purchase Vanta with auditors experienced in your framework and the Vanta platform, or choose from a range of MSP/consulting partners for additional services like penetration tests and virtual CISO support—some at no cost. We don’t force vendor lock-in.
Transparent pricing and promises: Vanta strives to do what it says on the tin: we believe in setting and meeting customer expectations. We offer flexible contracts, fair and transparent pricing, and publish our support metrics. We prefer to focus on helping customers succeed and let them explain why they chose us over others—check out our G2 reviews and customer case studies!

Proven market leader and well-funded: Vanta was founded in 2018 and has raised $350M with over 700 employees. We’ve guided over 10,000 customers through their first or multiple audit cycles for various frameworks. These customer learnings and our funding help drive a fast pace of product development to delight customers and ensure Vanta will be there for you in the future.

Interested in seeing why Upflow (YC W20), Tailor (YC S22), and hundreds of other YC companies trust Vanta to automate compliance so they can focus on scaling? Reach out to our team at [email protected] to get started!

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