I applied online. I interviewed at Vanta in Jun 2026
Interview
Talent acquisition is nice. Confident perhaps a tad arrogant. Good is that the interview process is very fast. Overall total compensation is super-high. Interview with hiring manager was surprisingly easy. Product sense interview was way too rushed. Jumped straight into it with 0 self-intros to break the ice. Honestly they cared more about checking off boxes than getting to know you as a human.
Overall, Vanta’s employees are polite/nice but not genuine/authentic. It’s all fakey and posing attitudes. They reward a “east coast” style of communication styles that is super-brief. No one stayed past 45 min to answer my questions (despite that being an industry norm). No one wants to develop a relationship with you. It’s clear their schedule is jam-packed. It’s clear that they care more about QUANTITY NOT QUALITY. If that’s their interview process, then forget a healthy work environment once you start. Recruiters are getting the message to be real with candidates — but everyone else at Vanta is not.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Live product sense -- Create "Zoom for Sales Teams"
Long process but thought provoking. There were 5 steps and I got to the fourth, I wasn't sure how many other people were being considered at that point. It was a good process but I would've like to know where I stood
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What's one piece of hard feedback your manager gave you?
Where's one deal where you failed and how did you improve in the future?
This was honestly one of the worst interviews I've ever had having been in SaaS for 4 years. Was like speaking to a robot, reading questions off a tick sheet with 0 interest or initiative in wanting to understand the answers. Turned up late, getting distracted by messages during the interview. Zero acknowledgment of responses, just moving onto the next question. Apparently using an AI note taker so they can "focus on the conversation", yet clearly not actively listening whatsoever, or if they were they did a good job of pretending. Red flags from the get go - avoid.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Can you think of a time that you received feedback