Governance, Risk, and Compliance Expert, GTM - V4G
Remote$171k - $201kFull-timePosted 1mo ago
About the role
GRC subject matter expert focused on government (V4G) opportunities, supporting pre-sales and marketing motions, representing Vanta’s Trust Management Platform to public-sector prospects and customers with deep FedRAMP, GovRAMP, TX-RAMP, NIST 800-53, CMMC 2.0, and NIST 800-171 expertise.
Responsibilities
- Use expert knowledge of compliance frameworks (FedRAMP, GovRAMP, TX-RAMP, NIST 800-53, CMMC 2.0, NIST 800-171) to advise customers on scoping, policy creation, control requirements, security best practices, and recommend implementations within Vanta’s product.
- Partner with Sales, Account Management, and Solutions Engineering to own public-sector GRC discussions and represent Vanta’s Trust Management Platform to prospects/customers.
- Become an expert in V4G product features to optimize public-sector GRC workflows.
- Engage with executives and senior staff at prospects/customers to establish relationships with security, privacy, and AI teams.
- Answer questions from internal and external stakeholders on GRC programs and how Vanta supports IT, security, privacy, and enterprise risk workflows.
- Develop publicly-available marketing and education content focused on public-sector GRC.
- Represent Vanta in public-facing activities (webinars, panels, conferences, events).
- Partner with GTM Enablement to design and deliver training on GRC and Vanta product disciplines.
- Identify customer requirements to improve Vanta’s product across security, privacy, and AI governance; provide feature feedback.
- Travel roughly twice per quarter for customer onsite, POC workshops, and events.
Qualifications
- 5+ years of US government compliance experience with direct FedRAMP Ready/Authorized, 3PAO assessment, or both.
- Working knowledge of FedRAMP (all impact levels and modernization), CMMC 2.0, NIST 800-53 and 800-171, and StateRAMP dynamics.
- Foundational knowledge of ISO 27001 & SOC 2.
- Familiarity with SSP and POA&M authorship and ConMon operations.
- Experience with cloud infrastructure, version control systems, risk management, vulnerability management, and related security processes.
- Experience with third-party/vendor risk management (TPRM), due diligence, risk scoring, risk assessments, and monitoring.
- Background in IT, security, and/or enterprise risk management workflows, including risk scoring and treatment planning.
- Excellent communication and facilitation skills with senior-level sellers and customer-facing stakeholders.
- Comfortable using AI to enhance GRC work with responsible application of AI.
- Enterprise sales process literacy (MEDDPICC) preferred.
- Customer Trust or Sales Engineering experience and certifications (e.g., CISA, CISSP, RP, CCA, CCP) and/or formal education preferred.
Skills
Required:FedRAMPGovRAMP, TX-RAMPNIST 800-53 / 800-171CMMC 2.0SSP / POA&M
Benefits
- Industry-competitive salary and equity
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage (employee-only premiums covered for most plans)
- 16 weeks paid Parental Leave
- Health & wellness stipend
- Remote workspace, internet, and cellphone stipend
- Commuter benefits for SF/NY offices
- Family planning benefits
- Matching 401(k) with immediate vesting
- Flexible PTO and 80 hours Sick Time
- 11 company-paid holidays
- Virtual team building activities and company-wide events
Last updated Oct 1, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

About Vanta
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Vanta automates the complex and time-consuming process of SOC 2, HIPAA, ISO 27001, PCI, and GDPR compliance certification. Automate your security monitoring in weeks instead of months.
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