Senior Partner Manager, Chainguard
DACH
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Software supply chain security company
Open for applications
Software supply chain security company
201-500 employees
Open for applications
Plus stock options
201-500 employees
Company mission
To make the software supply chain secure by default.
Role
Who you are
- We’re looking for a highly motivated strategic partner/business development professional who has strong market knowledge, a cloud and security network, and enjoys building relationships with key decision makers to evangelize building secure and reliable software
- 5+ years of Software Channel Manager experience required in the EMEA market
- Experience working with the CSP marketplaces
- Successful sales background required. has carried and overachieved quota
- Startup experience a plus
- Entrepreneurial self-starter, who knows how to structure and breakdown ambiguous problems into executable steps
- Strong verbal and written communication including high level of comfort with public speaking and excellent presentation skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to build rapport with a variety of groups
- Team player and ability to work independently
- Strong technical aptitude
- Data, metric-driven
- Unafraid
- Collegial
- Must speak German Fluently
What the job involves
- Our sales team walks a mile in their customers shoes and wants our customers and prospects to see the immense value and expertise Chainguard's solutions offer
- Develop, support, and strengthen relationships with executives, sales, marketing, and operations with key partners inc the CSP’s
- Create and implement business development and demand generation plans with assigned partners to drive revenue growth
- Work with partners to close new business at or above quota level by identifying partners who are willing to invest both time and money in incorporating our software into their value proposition
- Develop and implement quarterly and yearly business reviews with the partners
- Effectively communicate programs and product launches across partners to maximize the impact of key initiatives and collaboration
- Increase brand awareness and demand through targeted local sales & marketing campaigns along with the partner community
Our take
Developers rely on open source code and apps in their day to day work, but when the provenance of the code is unknown this creates potential weaknesses that cybercriminals can exploit. Chainguard exists to build security into the coding supply chain by making it possible for companies to enforce security policies based on auditable signatures baked into the code, and by providing a security-first set of container images with no known vulnerabilities for cloud app developers.
In the wake of huge cyber attacks like the Log4j vulnerability and Solarwinds breach, software supply chain security has been an area of major focus for startups hoping to solve problems in this sector. However, most of these focus on scanning and detection of threats. Chainguard's approach comes from the other end of the process, focusing on building security into the software itself. It was built by former Google engineers aware of software developers existing workloads, so is designed to be easily installed and integrated into existing automation systems like Terraform.
Chainguard completed a Series C funding round led by Lightspeed Ventures in 2024, minting it as a new Unicorn on the cybersecurity scene. It is using this funding to expand its go-to-market internationally and expand its Chainguard Images product.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
55% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Apr 2025
$356m
SERIES D
Jul 2024
$140m
SERIES C
Total funding: $612m
Company benefits
- Equity/stock options
- Unlimited PTO
- Remote work with flexible coworking and team meetup opportunities
- Home office and internet stipend
- 100% health/dental/vision insurance coverage for you and your family
Company HQ
Everest, Kirkland, WA
Leadership
Dan Lorenc
(CEO & Co-Founder)Before co-founding Chainguard was a Software Engineer at Google, Disqus and Microsoft.
Kim Lewandowski
(Head of Product & Co-Founder)Prior to co-founding Chainguard was a Product Manager with Google. Before that was the Head of Product & Engineering at Brit + Co and the founder of Spotwag.
Matthew Moore
(CTO & Co-Founder)Was a Software Engineer at VMware, Google and Microsoft.
Ville Aikas
(Co-founder)Was a Senior Staff Engineer at VMware and a Software Engineer for Google and the University of Washingtom. Was previously Owner at VA Systems.
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