Strategic Events Manager, Chainguard
$140-170k
+ Equity
More information about location
Software supply chain security company
Open for applications
Software supply chain security company
201-500 employees
Open for applications
$140-170k
+ Equity
More information about location
201-500 employees
Company mission
To make the software supply chain secure by default.
Role
Who you are
- 5+ years of experience in events, ideally in cybersecurity or B2B SaaS
- Proven success supporting a variety of events, both internal and external, in a fast-paced or remote-first environment
- Track record of managing large-scale industry events, including booth sponsorships, speaking engagements, and networking activations
- Strong project management skills with the ability to juggle multiple events and timelines
- A collaborative, detail-oriented mindset with a passion for delivering exceptional experiences
- Comfortable working across departments and stepping in wherever needed to make events successful
- Willingness to travel 25% (may include international travel)
What the job involves
- As a Strategic Events Manager, you’ll play a key role in supporting and executing strategic events that strengthen our brand, build community, and drive pipeline
- We pride ourselves on delivering experiences with high attention to detail, events that not only meet expectations but surprise and delight
- Plan and execute Chainguard’s presence at key industry events and Chainguard-hosted events to drive pipeline growth
- Support the planning and execution of internal events that foster connection, engagement, and alignment for our remote-first team
- Manage event logistics end-to-end: vendor coordination, budget tracking, booth design, branding, and on-site support
- Assist with pre- and post-event strategies to drive engagement and ROI
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment on goals and messaging
- Partner with sales and field marketing to support pre-event outreach and post-event follow-up
- Track and report on event performance; share insights to guide future planning and investment
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
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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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