Senior Director of Design

Vanta

. Lead the agentic direction for Governance & Compliance .

Posted 11/6/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesSenior💰 $309,000 - $363,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in leading design teams and driving governance and compliance initiatives, with a strong focus on AI integration and enterprise B2B SaaS solutions. Proven ability to shape collaboration, maintain design quality, and develop design leaders while ensuring alignment with product and engineering goals.

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AI-Forward Product DesignEnterprise B2B SaaS ExperienceTeam Leadership of 12+ DesignersSystems Thinking in DesignPrototyping and Coding with AI

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Hard Skills

AI Integration in DesignPrototypingDesign Quality AssuranceCustom ConfigurationsMulti-Org WorkflowsObject Model DesignDesign Standards DevelopmentCollaboration with EngineersComplex Product SimplificationMulti-Entity Audits

Soft Skills

Team BuildingCollaborationCommunicationLeadershipTrust Building

Tools & Technologies

Vanta's Design Harness

Industry Keywords

GovernanceComplianceGRCEnterprise SoftwareDesign Leadership

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead the agentic direction for Governance & Compliance
Build on shipped agents, define future capabilities, and shape collaboration between people and agents
Own design quality across the Governance & Compliance pillar
Set design standards and drive consistency from concept through launch
Lead decisions around scoping, segmentation, organizational units, permissions, and multi-entity audits
Incorporate AI into team workflows through Vanta’s design harness
Help designers prototype and ship faster while maintaining craft quality
Develop design leaders and senior individual contributors
Build a high-trust team and hire as the pillar grows
Partner with product and engineering leadership as a peer to co-own outcomes and quality
Report to the Head of Design
Lead a team of senior, staff, and principal designers, with senior managers and directors reporting to the role

Requirements

What you’ll need

Experience shipping agentic or AI-forward products, with a point of view on designing for non-deterministic outputs
Hands-on use of AI in the design process, including prototyping, building in a harness, or coding
Deep enterprise B2B SaaS experience
Understanding of custom configurations, multi-org workflows, and large deployments
Systems thinking, including designing object models and patterns across many surfaces
Comfort working deeply with engineers in a technical, domain-heavy space such as GRC
Experience leading teams of 12 or more, including design directors, design managers, and staff ICs
Portfolio showing simplified complex products and shipped AI-forward experiences; required for interview
Authorization to work in the U.S. without current or future employer sponsorship
Responsibility for protecting Vanta and customer data
Use of AI in day-to-day work, with experimentation, fluency-building, and sound judgment to maintain quality
Required portfolio, LinkedIn profile, resume, and application responses

Benefits

Comp & perks

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