As a Lead Technical Recruiter, you'll own Engineering hiring across a company & global scope. This role will closely partner with senior stakeholder relationships, represent Vanta's talent brand, and play a vital role in scaling our critical engineering teams worldwide.
You'll operate as a strategic partner to senior engineering and executive leaders-shaping hiring strategy, setting assessment standards, representing Vanta's talent brand in the market, and closing top-tier technical talent in highly competitive environments.
What you'll do as a Lead Technical Recruiter at Vanta:- Own full-cycle recruiting from sourcing through closing: identify and engage top talent through various channels. Extend offers and successfully negotiate to close hires; providing candidates with an excellent experience from initiation through to their first day.
- Act as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders: influence hiring strategy, role intakes, prioritization, and trade-offs in alignment with business outcomes.
- Set and uphold a high bar for technical hiring: design and calibrate candidate assessments in partnership with engineering leadership.
- Use data to drive decisions: tracking and analyzing funnel health, talent pool effectiveness, and hiring velocity to continuously improve hiring efficiencies.
- Represent and evolve Vanta's engineering talent brand: ensuring candidates experience a thoughtful, high-signal, and respectful recruiting process.
How to be successful in this role:- 10+ years of experience in full-cycle technical recruiting, preferably within dynamic and fast-paced environments with experience hiring engineering executives or IC leaders.
- Strong track record of successfully closing candidates in complex offer scenarios, including those involving privately held, venture-backed companies, as well as publicly held entities. Adept in explaining the trade-offs of varying equity vehicles & outcomes.
- Proven ability to partner effectively with stakeholders across all levels of an organization, from individual contributors to executives, with a demonstrated skill in strategic influence.
- Sourcing and market intelligence: Deep understanding of the technical talent landscape, including role scarcity, competitive dynamics, and evolving skill sets.
- Brings strong analytical and critical thinking skills to recruiting decisions and process design.
- Naturally curious and continuously learning; seeks to understand the "why," not just the "what." We value a strong growth mindset.
- 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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