Head of Design

Responsibilities

• 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: design system, definitions of done, and launch review frameworks
• 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

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