# Head of Design **Company**: Vanta **Location**: Remote U.S. **Work arrangement**: remote **Experience**: executive **Job type**: full-time **Salary**: $365K – $513K **Category**: Design **Industry**: Technology **Apply**: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/vanta/19837d21-971e-4b9d-b078-320895fae28a?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply **Canonical**: https://yubhub.co/jobs/job_aff55c4d-6d4 ## Description Vanta is hiring a Head of Design (VP) to lead their design organization, setting direction for a ~40-person team, shaping the next generation of AI-native product experiences, and building quality systems. The Design team at Vanta shapes how security and compliance teams experience Vanta, spanning all areas of Vanta , GRC, Trust, Platform, Self-serve, and AI. **What you’ll do as Head of Design at Vanta:** - Lead a team of ~40 designers and design directors across GRC, Trust, Platform, Self-serve, and AI , setting org-wide direction and enabling each leader to do their best work - Lead the team building the next generation of agentic, AI-native product experiences , defining what great design looks like as Vanta’s products are increasingly shaped by AI - Establish an AI-native design practice: evolve agentic UX patterns, redesign team workflows around AI tooling, and define how design engineers and designers collaborate in an AI-first environment - Bring a strong point of view to design decisions , engaging deeply on interaction design, visual quality, and product direction, and building the trust that allows design decision-making to scale - Set a clear, shared standard for design quality across Vanta , spanning visual design, interaction design, and AI-enabled experiences , and build the systems that hold that bar consistently - Drive design as a first mover: shape design direction proactively, establishing the taste and systems that set the pace for the product and the org - Build strong partnerships with Product and Engineering, establishing shared quality frameworks embedded in how the whole org ships - Recruit and grow the team , develop existing leadership, maintain a high bar for AI fluency and design craft across every hire, and close capability gaps as the org evolves **How to be successful in this role:** - 15+ years of design experience, with 5+ years leading and scaling large design organizations, with director-level reports - Deep fluency in interaction design and visual craft , enjoys getting into the weeds, providing precise direction, and holding a high bar for quality across design decisions - Deep B2B SaaS experience , understanding the constraints of building for SMB and enterprise customers, complex workflows, multi-user products, and platform-level design challenges - Org-level AI fluency: has built AI tooling, workflows, and cultural adoption into a design team’s practice, enabling teams to ship more and move faster - Proven track record building quality systems: design system ownership, definitions of done, launch review processes, and quality frameworks built in partnership with Product and Engineering - Has led design through a company inflection point , navigates ambiguity, adapts the org, and maintains quality and momentum when the business is changing fast - Strong XFN leadership , trusted by product and engineering counterparts, navigates fast-moving and opinionated exec environments, and drives alignment on shared outcomes - Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for current or future employer sponsorship **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 fully-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! ## Skills ### Required - AI fluency - interaction design - visual craft - B2B SaaS experience - design system ownership --- Source: [Apply at jobs.ashbyhq.com](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/vanta/19837d21-971e-4b9d-b078-320895fae28a?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply)