The role, in a nutshell:

Chainguard created the category of vulnerability-free Container Images, now trusted by hundreds of the world’s most important enterprises and startups. We simplify developer workflows by providing a safe open source foundation for applications. This trusted foundation keeps security teams happy, and developers productive so they can spend their time building not patching.

We are seeking a Senior Product Manager to work closely with our developer customers and their security stakeholders to define and build the future of our Containers product. To succeed you must be highly technical and sweat the details alongside your engineering partners, delivering capabilities iteratively and frequently to unlock customer growth. You should also have an extreme sense of ownership and urgency that puts customers above all else, ruthlessly prioritizing and marshalling whatever resources are needed to solve their problems.

What you’ll do:

Drive the strategy, roadmap and—most importantly—ship great products that streamline how developers adopt and build with Chainguard Container Images.
Lead projects from ideation through launch and beyond, iteratively unlocking new customers and improving the product while overseeing maintenance and support.
Gather and respond to quantitative and qualitative data and feedback, measuring the effectiveness of your team’s efforts and changing direction when required.
Work collaboratively with Engineering, Product Marketing, UX, and other cross-functional teams, ensuring that
Represent the company externally wherever needed, including meetings with customers and prospects, partners, and industry analysts.

What we're looking for:

Technical depth is a must, as you’ll need to quickly establish credibility with developers and speak their language. Either prior experience as a developer, or proven success working in systems, networks, or an adjacent highly technical area.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with a proven track record engaging deeply with customers and owning outcomes with hands-on execution and delivery.
Ability to adapt and work in a demanding, fast-paced environment.

Bonus criteria:

Linux software packaging and/or container image building experience.
Experience with compliance and regulatory frameworks and standards such as FedRAMP, STIGs, FIPS, etc.

Base Salary Range

$156,000—$195,000 USD

About Us

Chainguard is the secure foundation for software development and deployment. By providing guarded open source software, built from source and updated continuously, Chainguard helps organizations eliminate threats in their software supply chains.

Founded by the industry's leading experts on open source software, security and cloud native development, Chainguard has built the largest library of open source software that is secure by default.

Chainguard’s mission is to be the safe source for open source.

We live and breathe our company values:

We are customer obsessed - We focus on delivering solutions to our customers that create value and make their lives better.

We have a bias for intentional action - We prioritize, plan, try things, and fail fast.

We don’t take ourselves too seriously (but we do serious work) - We are solving an important problem which takes focus, but we also like to enjoy the journey.

We trust each other and assume good intentions - We’re transparent with decisions to empower team members to make well informed decisions.

A few of the benefits we offer:

Flexible & Remote-First Culture: Work remotely with team meetup opportunities, bi-annual destination summits, and a monthly stipend for coworking spaces, phone and internet costs.
Our Approach to Equity: Receive stock options upon hire and promotion. Plus, you can participate in secondary offerings and have 10 years to exercise your options (yes, you read that correctly: 10 years!).
100% Covered Health Insurance: We cover 100% of your health, vision and dental insurance premiums for you and your dependents. Nothing comes out of your paycheck.
∞ Flexible Time Off: Take the time you need – to do our best work, we need to recharge and reset.
18 Weeks Paid Parental Leave: We offer 18 weeks for birthing parents and 12 weeks for non-birthing parents, with the option to use it all at once or throughout your child's first year.

If your experience is close but doesn’t fulfill all requirements, please apply. We’re building the best team in technology and are focused on hiring “Chainguardians'' with unique backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences.

Chainguard is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, reproductive health decisions, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, genetic information, political views or activity, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law.

By submitting your application, you acknowledge that Chainguard will process your personal data in accordance with Chainguard’s Privacy Policy.

Senior Product Manager (Containers)

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