Engineering Manager (Artificial Intelligence)

Job summary

- In this role, you’ll manage a team that’s scaling rapidly—currently 7 engineers with plans to grow to scale further throughout the year. You’ll work closely with Vanta’s AI platform team, product, and GRC subject matter experts to ship AI features that deliver magical customer experiences - What you’ll do as an Engineering Manager at Vanta: - Build and scale a high-performing team, hiring strategically to fill skill gaps as the team grows - Coach, mentor, and create an environment where your team can do their best work and deliver for the business - Set direction and guide technical strateg…

Job details

- In this role, you’ll manage a team that’s scaling rapidly—currently 7 engineers with plans to grow to scale further throughout the year. You’ll work closely with Vanta’s AI platform team, product, and GRC subject matter experts to ship AI features that deliver magical customer experiences - What you’ll do as an Engineering Manager at Vanta: - Build and scale a high-performing team, hiring strategically to fill skill gaps as the team grows - Coach, mentor, and create an environment where your team can do their best work and deliver for the business - Set direction and guide technical strategy for AI agent and downmarket products, ensuring long-term value aligned with Vanta’s business priorities - Partner closely with product, design, and AI platform teams to ship customer-facing AI features that automate audit work while maintaining human-in-the-loop controls - Champion best practices for applied AI, including prompt engineering, RAG, agentic frameworks, and quality evaluation - Navigate rapid change and ambiguity with adaptability, iterating quickly on roadmaps as the team’s charter and direction evolve ### Benefits - Health & Wellness: Vanta values the health and well-being of our teammates and offers comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage for teammates and dependents. Vanta is excited to provide an additional range of benefits that holistically support your physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing - Work Your Way: Enjoy a remote-first setup if you’re in the US, or go hybrid at our international offices - Paid Parental Leave: Industry competitive paid parental leave for all parents - Time Away: Industry competitive and generous PTO policy - 401K Plan: 401k matching contribution plan- Excellent collaboration and influencing skills across engineering, product, design, and cross-functional teams - 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 - 2+ years of experience managing technical teams of 4-8+ engineers - Deep knowledge of building LLM-backed products, including experience with prompting, RAG, agent frameworks, and quality hill-climbing - Proven track record as a strong individual contributor before transitioning to management, with hands-on applied AI experience - Experience in fast-paced, startup environments; founder background or YC experience is a strong plus - Familiarity with Vanta’s tech stack (TypeScript, React, Node.js) or willingness to ramp quickly - Strong adaptability and comfort with ambiguity—you can quickly iterate on roadmaps without too much attachment as priorities evolve

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision coverage for employees and dependents • Remote-first or hybrid work options • Competitive paid parental leave • Generous PTO policy • 401k matching contribution

Listed skills

• Technical · Preferred
• Node.js · Preferred
• adaptability · Preferred
• Collaboration · Preferred
• Health · Preferred
• Teams · Preferred
• management · Preferred
• Product Design · Preferred
• Audit · Preferred
• prompt engineering · Preferred
• efficiency · Preferred
• Customer · Preferred