Senior Corporate Development Manager at Vanta — Remote

As a Senior Corporate Development Manager, you will help shape Vanta’s long-term growth strategy through strategic partnerships and acquisitions. You will own critical deal workstreams end-to-end and operate as a thought partner to Vanta’s executive team on build, buy, and partner decisions. This is a high-impact role at a pivotal stage of Vanta’s growth, with the opportunity to directly influence product strategy, market expansion, and long-term company trajectory.

This role will be an integral part of Vanta’s Corporate Development team. Vanta Corporate Development is a small but impactful team that is responsible for helping define strategy (buy, build, partner) and driving product & business priorities through the execution of strategic partnerships & acquisitions. Vanta Corporate Development operates cross-functionally driving alignment across EPD, GTM, & Operational teams.

What you’ll do as a Senior Corporate Development Manager at Vanta:

• Partner closely with Vanta leaders to define strategy, assess growth opportunities, & build alignment on key priorities
• Develop & present business case memos, financial analysis, & executive presentations
• Drive CorpDev processes end-to-end including due diligence, strategic thesis / business case development, execution, & post deal integration
• Own key financial analysis required to support decision making and negotiations
• Build perspectives on key strategic trends, notable VC / M&A activity, and gather/distill competitive intelligence to support Vanta’s strategy
• Work cross-functionally across Vanta, including EPD, Operations, GTM, Legal, Finance, & People teams

How to be successful in this role:

• Have a Bachelor’s Degree
• 8+ years of relevant professional experience (Corporate Development, VC / PE, Investment Banking, etc.). Direct experience in corporate development at high-growth tech/SaaS business is ideal
• Ability to quickly distill information, identify key challenges/blockers, and design creative solutions
• Self-driven, “ownership” mentality required to be successful at high-growth technology business
• Demonstrable ability to manage M&A and strategic partnership opportunities end to end
• Domain knowledge of GRC & Security end markets is a plus
• Ability to collaborate effectively with senior product, engineering, & GTM leaders
• Top-notch financial modeling & analytical skills
• 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.

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

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