Staff Product Manager - Vendor Risk Management

At Vanta, our mission is to help businesses earn and prove trust.

The Vanta Vendor Risk team is developing a next-generation, AI-powered vendor risk management solution that enables larger organizations to effectively evaluate and manage the security and risk associated with third-party suppliers.

We’re seeking a strategic Staff Product Manager to drive the development of innovative solutions that empower customers to assess and manage their suppliers' security, compliance, and risk.

What you’ll do as a Staff Product Manager at Vanta:

In this role, you will be at the forefront of Vanta’s product strategy, delivering innovative solutions and expanding VRM’s capabilities to meet customer needs for integrated, automated, and customized workflows. Key responsibilities include:

• Define and Execute Product Strategy: Develop and implement a strategy and roadmap for the VRM team, prioritizing features that address core customer needs and allow for scalable, flexible, and automated workflow.

• Customer-Focused Discovery: Lead research initiatives to understand the challenges our customers face in vendor risk management. Gather insights from direct outreach and build solutions that address their most pressing issues.

• Enterprise Readiness: Define and deliver Vanta’s vision for scaling VRM to the largest enterprises in the world and building a next generation TPRM product. Oversee the full product lifecycle, from initial ideation through launch. Balance immediate needs with long-term strategic goals and navigate complex trade-offs.

• Collaborate Cross-Functionally: Partner with Engineering, Design, and GTM teams to ensure solutions are valuable, feasible, and user-friendly.

• Market Expansion and AI Strategy: Explore and integrate relevant data sources and AI/ML capabilities to enable more proactive, automated risk management.

How to be successful in this role:

• 10+ Years in Product Management: Proven experience leading product strategy and managing teams in high-growth, B2B SaaS environments.

• Customer Empathy and Discovery Skills: A deeply customer-centric approach, with a proactive attitude toward understanding user needs and market gaps.

• Framework and Systems thinking: Strong ability to navigate ambiguity and make structured decisions to balance complex trade-offs. Experience with building 0-1 products and scaling them into new greenfield areas.

• Project Execution and Prioritization: A track record of delivering results and maintaining team focus on execution.

• Interest in Security and AI/ML: Familiarity with or enthusiasm for the security space and a desire to explore how AI/ML can power vendor risk management solutions.