Chief of Staff, Chainguard
Security & Technology
$215-245k
+ Equity
Software supply chain security company
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Software supply chain security company
201-500 employees
Be an early applicant
$215-245k
+ Equity
201-500 employees
Company mission
To make the software supply chain secure by default.
Role
Who you are
- Can-do attitude, runs through walls, anticipates and solves problems. Expeditor and can inspire others to get things done
- Curious and inquisitive- not happy with second rate results
- Executive presence, as this job interacts extensively with other executives and investors
- North America-based preferred, with US-based travel approximately 6 times per year (2 company summits, 4 executive team offsites / board meetings)
- Level 999 Wizard skills for Google sheets, slides, docs, dashboards, etc
- Proven track record managing cross-functional initiatives in fast-paced environments (startup or growth-stage preferred)
- Strong understanding of cybersecurity concepts and business operations and enterprise IT domains (preferred)
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate between technical and business audiences
What the job involves
- We are seeking a strategic, execution-focused Chief of Staff for the Chainguard Security & Technology organization
- In this role, you will serve as the trusted right-hand to our senior leaders across security and enterprise technology teams, helping ensure both their success and the success of our overall mission
- This is a mission-critical role at the intersection of cybersecurity, infrastructure, and business operations—ideal for someone who thrives in a fast-paced, high-impact environment
- The Chief of Staff will act as a force multiplier for the CISO, ensuring alignment across internal stakeholders, managing cross-functional special projects, and helping the teams in Security & Technology ensure they operate with world class performance
- This role is a position of trust and the holder of this role always conducts themselves with the utmost discretion and tact
- Drive quarterly and annual planning processes; track goals and key results (OKRs) across the Security & Technology org
- Design and implement operational rhythms, including leadership meetings, project reviews, and status updates
- Serve as trusted advisor to the CISO and leadership team, helping prioritize initiatives and escalate blockers
- Craft executive briefs, board materials, and internal communications
- Lead cross-functional initiatives and special projects
- Build and maintain program dashboards, timelines, and risk tracking to ensure on-time delivery
- Coach org leaders and teams on process improvement and workflow scalability in areas such as TPRM, asset lifecycle, and security operations
- Partner with HR, Finance, and Engineering on headcount, budget, and resourcing plans
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.
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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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