Head of Data & Analytics

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 Head of Data & Analytics, you will deliver key business insights by leading (1) a team of analysts that embed across EPD squads and (2) the team responsible for Vanta’s analytics and data platform - owning the architecture, ingestion, modeling, and governance that power all internal data use cases.

The mission of Vanta’s Data team is to deliver insights that impact every part of Vanta’s business via a world-class AI-powered data infrastructure. The role requires strong subject matter expertise in how SaaS companies and their businesses work at scale, and a strong engineering and technical architecture mindset. We seek a leader who excels at delivering critical insights for our Product teams; collaborates effectively with analytics teams in Marketing, Revenue, Finance, and other functions; partners closely with Vanta’s Leadership team; and drives operational effectiveness in how we build and scale our data infrastructure.

What you’ll do as the Head of Data & Analytics at Vanta:

- Define and execute Vanta’s company-wide data infrastructure strategy — setting the vision for how data is collected, governed, and used to drive outcomes.

- Partner with executives and functional leaders across Product, Marketing, Revenue, and Finance to align data priorities with business goals.

- Foster a culture of data-driven decision-making across Vanta through effective storytelling and clear communication

- Create AI-first self-serve experiences so it’s easy for every Vanta’n to get the data they need

- Lead and grow a team of data scientists and analysts that:

- Delivers actionable insights

- Develops an ana...