Sr. Technical Recruiter

Vanta · Remote U.S. · $166K – $195K · Operations

Posted 2026-09-10

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As a Sr. 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 engineering 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 Sr. Technical Recruiter at Vanta:

- Own full-cycle recruiting for engineering roles: 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:

- 6+ years of experience in full-cycle technical recruiting focused on engineering, preferably within a high-growth and fast-paced environment

- Deep understanding of the engineering landscape: you can credibly speak to backend, frontend, distributed systems, and infrastructure roles

- Experience partnering with technical hiring managers and translating business needs into effective hiring strategies

- 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

- 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 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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