Security Compliance Automation · San Francisco
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 the Vice President, Professional Services at Vanta, you will build our Professional Services function from the ground up. You will define the delivery model, team, service offerings, and standards that accelerate customer time-to-value across every segment we serve.
We help companies automate compliance, security, and risk management so they can move fast without sacrificing trust. Our GTM organization is at the center of that mission, bringing Vanta's agentic trust platform to companies at every stage of growth, from early-stage startups to global enterprises.
Professional Services is a strategic, high-leverage function within Vanta's GTM org. This VP will own the end-to-end delivery of implementation and consultative engagements that drive measurable outcomes for our customers. This function will be a key driver of services revenue, onboarding quality, and long-term retention. You will own the Professional Services P&L, including revenue targets, margin, and services bookings.
Working in close partnership with our Channel & Alliances team, you will also help equip and enable Vanta's partner ecosystem, acting as a bridge between Vanta's delivery standards and partner-led engagements to drive mutual customer success.
What you’ll do as a VP, Professional Services at Vanta:
Establish the Practice
Define and build Vanta's Professional Services function from the ground up, establishing delivery methodology, service offerings, pricing model, and team structure.
Develop scalable service packages across all customer segments, with differentiated approaches for high-touch enterprise customers and scalable delivery for mid market.
Create a repeatable, measurable service motion that supports onboarding, implementation, and enablement across the customer lifecycle.
Design and launch new, innovative service offerings that are tightly aligned with Vanta's product roadmap, ensuring customers can fully unlock the value of our platform at every stage of their compliance and trust journey.
Lead the Team
Hire, develop, and lead a high-performing team. Build career frameworks, onboarding programs, and ongoing enablement to develop a world class services team.
Serve as the executive escalation point for complex or strategic customer engagements.
Own Revenue and Delivery
Own and grow a new Professional Services revenue line, including scoping, SOW negotiation, and services bookings across all customer segments.
Implement the tools, dashboards, and QA processes to track and continuously improve core professional services metrics.
Partner Cross-Functionally
Collaborate closely with Sales, Customer Success, Solutions, and Channel & Alliances to ensure seamless presales-to-post-sales handoffs and aligned customer outcomes across both direct and partner-led motions.
Build and lead a partner services program that acts as a strategic bridge between Vanta's Professional Services function and our broader ecosystem of resellers, service partners, distributors, and auditors.
Develop partner-aligned service offerings and enablement resources that help Vanta's ecosystem partners grow their own practices, deepen their Vanta expertise, and deliver consistent, high quality customer outcomes at scale.
Design structured handoff processes that transition customers into longer-term engagements best suited to our partners' capabilities.
How to be successful in this role:
10+ years in SaaS Professional Services or consulting, with 5+ years in a senior leadership role at a high-growth software and/or AI company.
Proven builder: you've hired, structured, and developed PS organizations from scratch and know what great looks like at every level.
Track record of owning services revenue, with experience scoping, pricing, and selling professional services engagements including SOWs, change orders, and renewals.
AI-forward mindset: you actively use AI tools to drive team productivity and delivery quality, and you've experimented with (or built) AI-enabled workflows in a services or customer-facing context.
Strong operator: you build processes, implement tools, and use data to drive decisions.
Executive presence with the ability to navigate complex enterprise customer relationships and serve as a credible partner to C-suite stakeholders.
Familiarity with compliance and security frameworks (SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, etc.) and the ability to translate them into customer-facing delivery strategies.
Familiarity with key platforms in the compliance and security ecosystem (AWS, Okta, Azure/EntraID, GCP, Jira, etc.).
Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for current or future employer sponsorship.
Responsible for protecting Vanta and customer data in how your team operates and delivers results.
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 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!
Offices in SF, NYC, London, Dublin, Tel Aviv, and Sydney
To provide greater transparency to candidates, we share base pay ranges for all US-based job postings regardless of state. We set standard base pay ranges for all roles based on function, level, and country location, benchmarked against similar-stage growth companies. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors and may vary based on candidate location, skills, depth of work experience, and relevant licenses/credentials.
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About Vanta
We started in 2018, in the wake of several high-profile data breaches. Online security was only becoming more important, but we knew firsthand how hard it could be for fast-growing companies to invest the time and manpower it takes to build a solid security foundation. Vanta was inspired by a vision to restore trust in internet businesses by enabling companies to improve and prove their security. From our early days automating security monitoring for compliance standards like SOC 2, HIPAA and ISO 27001 to creating the world's leading Trust Management Platform, our vision remains unchanged.
Now more than ever, making security continuous—not just a point-in-time check— is essential. Thousands of companies rely on Vanta to build, maintain and demonstrate their trust— all in a way that's real-time and transparent.
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