Manager, GRC Subject Matter Experts, Product

Vanta•,

18d•$230,000 - $311,000•Remote

About The Position

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 rapidly grows and moves upmarket, we're working with increasingly sophisticated customers who have complex security and compliance needs across a wide range of industries and geographies. The GRC Subject Matter Experts, Product team sits at the heart of how Vanta meets that demand — they are the GRC authorities behind every framework, test, and piece of compliance content the platform ships, and they partner directly with Product, Engineering, and Design to shape the GRC Frameworks part of the product. As the Manager of the GRC Product Subject Matter Experts team at Vanta, you will lead the team responsible for the lifecycle, quality, and product integration of Vanta's frameworks, tests, and broader GRC content. Your team spans commercial frameworks, government frameworks, test authoring, framework quality uplift, and framework maintenance, and their work touches everything from SOC 2, ISO 27001/27701, HIPAA, PCI DSS, and NIST to FedRAMP and emerging regulations. You will manage and develop this team while also owning and governing the end-to-end framework release process in partnership with Product and Engineering. You'll join Vanta's Security organization, which provides essential security operational services, is directly involved in the software development process, sets policies and standards regarding enterprise-wide security requirements, and offers advisory services to enable our business to thrive while effectively managing risk. If you're someone with deep GRC expertise, a track record of developing people, and the program instincts to drive a high-volume content and product release engine, we'd love to hear from you.

Requirements

7+ years of GRC and/or Information Security experience, with hands-on implementation or assessment across multiple frameworks (e.g., SOC 2, ISO 27001/27701, HIPAA, PCI DSS, NIST CSF/800-53); experience with cloud environments and SaaS strongly preferred
2+ years of experience managing technical or subject matter expert teams, with a passion for developing people and building a culture of quality and accountability
Experience owning or heavily contributing to programs that span Product, Engineering, and GTM — ideally including content lifecycle, framework release, or compliance product work
Strong program management instincts: comfortable defining process, driving prioritization, and holding cross-functional partners accountable to release plans and quality bars
Deep GRC craft — controls, risks, testing approaches, evidence standards, and program operations (policies, risk registers, POA&M, vendor risk, continuous monitoring)
Product mindset — able to coach the team on translating customer and regulatory needs into productizable capabilities, with comfort using data to prioritize
Technical and automation fluency (AI-augmented) — comfortable using AI pair-programming and LLM tools to accelerate drafting of specs, mappings, and test logic, and able to set safe-use guidelines, evaluation practices, and reusable patterns for the team
Analytical and detail-oriented — skilled at precise control wording, mapping accuracy, and evidence specificity; comfortable working with spreadsheets and large data sets
Excellent written and verbal communication; able to partner effectively with engineers, designers, GTM teams, auditors, and customers, and to represent the team's work to executives
Self-motivated and adaptable in a fast-paced environment, with a track record of leading teams through change
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.

Nice To Haves

Federal experience (e.g., FedRAMP, CMMC, StateRAMP) a plus but not required
Privacy regulation experience (GDPR/CCPA), audit/assessor background experience a plus
Certifications preferred but not required — one or more of: CISA, CISSP, CCSK/CCSK+, ISO 27001 Lead Implementer/Lead Auditor, CIPM/CIPT, PCI-ISA/QSA

Responsibilities

Hire, mentor, and develop a team of SMEs covering commercial frameworks, government frameworks, test authoring, framework quality uplift, and framework maintenance — planning for current and future capacity needs, setting the bar for technical depth and content quality, and preparing high performers for broader scope
Build a stable, motivated team environment with clear operating rhythms, delegating effectively to grow ownership and capability, and partnering with your leader and People Business Partner to spot and address team health issues early
Connect the team's roadmap and content priorities to Vanta's broader product and company strategy, anticipating near-term shifts in customer needs, regulatory landscape, and product direction, and adjusting focus to keep the team aligned
Create open feedback loops within the team and adapt how you communicate priorities, decisions, and risks across different audiences — from individual contributors to engineering, GTM partners, customers, and executives
Lead the team through change with steadiness while holding yourself and them accountable for commitments — communicating progress and risks proactively, addressing misses directly, and creating an environment where mistakes are treated as learning opportunities rather than blame
Own and govern Vanta's framework release process end-to-end, partnering with Product and Engineering to define the playbook for how new frameworks, framework updates, automated tests, crosswalks, and content are scoped, built, reviewed, and shipped
Drive the program management work that surrounds GRC content — including new framework launches, framework updates, update notes, customer escalations, content and test requests, PMM material reviews, and licensing and pricing input
Track team performance and report KPIs and metrics to security and product leadership, including framework release velocity, content quality, adoption, time-to-evidence, and customer impact
Break down ambiguous and competing priorities — across framework launches, framework updates, test authoring, and quality uplift — into clear, actionable decisions, balancing customer demand, market opportunity, and engineering capacity, and escalating complex tradeoffs with context and a recommended path forward
Lead the quality uplift effort for older commercial frameworks, ensuring Vanta's full library meets a consistent and modern standard for control wording, evidence specificity, and testing method
Set direction for the team's work on crosswalks and mappings across security and privacy frameworks, including canonical control IDs, mapping confidence, and evidence data dictionaries, and partner with Engineering to operationalize them in-product
Steer the team's contribution to the broader GRC product surface — risk management, issue and corrective action management (POA&M), policy management, access reviews, Trust Center, and third-party risk management
Partner with Product Management and Design to ensure SMEs are effective product advisors across discovery, PRD authoring, UI/UX review, and usability testing
Champion AI-assisted compliance on the team — coaching SMEs to translate domain knowledge into machine-readable specs, evaluation sets, and guardrails, and partnering with Engineering and ML to ship LLM-powered guidance and automation
Partner with Sales, Customer Success, and Product Marketing to represent the framework portfolio externally and contribute to pricing, packaging, and licensing conversations (including frameworks such as HITRUST)
Serve as a senior escalation point for customer issues related to framework content, scoping, and interpretation
Provide input and feedback on the development of GRC product features that depend on the team's content and expertise

Benefits

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
Family planning benefits
Matching 401(k) contribution with immediate vesting
Flexible PTO policy, plus 80 hours of Sick Time
11 company-paid holidays
Virtual team building activities, lunch and learns, and other company-wide events!