Staff Product Manager

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.

The role, in a nutshell

We are looking for a Staff Product Manager to oversee the development and improvement of Chainguard’s secure supply chain ecosystem. In this role, you will work alongside other PMs and cross-functional stakeholders to help lead, develop and manage the product roadmap and vision. You will develop a strong understanding of customer needs and work with engineering to define elegant, differentiating product solutions with well defined priorities.

You have to be able to work through ambiguity to be able to get results. You will leverage your relationships with your key internal stakeholders to align on priorities and provide prioritized use cases for your engineering partners. 

What you’ll do

• Develop and propose business cases for new products or features based on a strong understanding of the software supply chain security space, current market needs and competitive offerings.
• Create written documents that clearly define the problem, proposed and recommended solutions, quantitative and qualitative success measures & targets, cross-functional requirements, and ROI to the business.
• Launch new products and features that solve customer problems, evaluate their performance, and iterate quickly.
• Work collaboratively with Engineering, Marketing, UX, and other cross-functional teams on cutting edge technologies.
• Develop innovative solutions to problems by collaborating as needed across regions, product areas, and functions.
• Drive the strategy, roadmap and planning cycles.
• Drive execution against the roadmap.

What we're looking for

• Technical experience is a must. Either prior experience as a developer, or proven success working with senior technical teams.
• Knowledge of packaging and distribution of language ecosystem libraries (Java, Python, Javascript, Rust, etc.).
• Prior experience launching 0 to 1 products and autonomously managing all aspects of major launches with demonstrated good judgement around risk management, scope, and tradeoffs.
• Ability to navigate complex decision-making and effectively communicate across teams.
• Ability to work effectively and efficiently with cross-functional teams and leaders.
• Ability to define clear requirements, write high-level documents, prepare and present material company-wide, and sell an executive team on initiatives.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and proven track record with deep customer engagements, hands-on execution and timely delivery.
• Ability to adapt and work in a fast-paced environment.

About Us

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 $400 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.
• For a full list of our benefits and rewards, click here.

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.

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