Chainguard is the trusted source for open source. By delivering hardened, secure, and production-ready builds of all the open source software engineers and AI agents rely on, Chainguard helps organizations build faster, stay compliant, and eliminate risk.
Our customers include Fortune 500 enterprises and global industry leaders, including Anduril, Canva, Fortinet, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, OpenAI, Snap Inc., and Snowflake.
Chainguard is venture-backed by leading investors, including Amplify, IVP, Kleiner Perkins, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Mantis VC, Redpoint Ventures, Sequoia Capital, and Spark Capital.
The role, in a nutshell:
We're looking for a highly organized and resourceful Executive Business Partner to support our CEO. This hybrid role is built for someone who thrives on variety: the majority of your time will be spent as a true thought partner and force multiplier for the CEO, managing day-to-day needs so they can focus on leading the company. You'll also provide calendar and administrative support to our VP, People; assist with select personal tasks so the CEO's time is spent where it matters most; and, in the short term, help run our New York City office. This role suits someone equally comfortable driving executive priorities, managing complex logistics, and supporting day-to-day office operations. You'll report to the Chief of Staff to the CEO, rounding out the support functions for the CEO's office.
What you'll do:
Executive Business Partnership — CEO (~50%)
- Own the CEO's calendar end-to-end, proactively resolving conflicts and prioritizing time against what matters most
- Prepare the CEO for meetings with agendas, background materials, and key talking points
- Draft, proofread, and manage correspondence and communications on the CEO's behalf
- Coordinate cross-functional projects and follow up on action items to ensure deadlines are met
- Act as a trusted liaison between the CEO and internal teams and external partners
- Plan and coordinate domestic and international travel, including detailed itineraries
- Manage expense reporting and other administrative processes
Support to VP, People (~15%)
- Manage calendar scheduling and prioritization for the VP, People
- Provide day-to-day administrative support, including meeting preparation, correspondence, and travel coordination as needed
Personal Assistance to the CEO (~15%)
- Manage select personal appointments, errands, and scheduling needs
- Coordinate personal travel arrangements and reservations
- Assist with household or family logistics as needed and requested
- Handle ad hoc personal projects with discretion and professionalism
Office Management — New York City (~20%)
- Serve as the primary point of contact for employees on office procedures, amenities, and day-to-day operations
- Maintain the NYC office environment in partnership with the Culture team
- Plan and coordinate logistics for in-office meetings and events, including catering and setup
- Support employee engagement and culture-building initiatives in the office
What we're looking for
- 3+ years of experience supporting C-level executives as an Executive Assistant, Executive Business Partner, or Chief of Staff
- Exceptional organizational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities under tight deadlines
- Outstanding written and verbal communication skills
- A high degree of discretion, judgment, and trustworthiness when handling confidential information
- Demonstrated ability to operate effectively across strategic support, office logistics, and personal assistance
- Based in or able to work on-site in New York City
- Willing to travel to Connecticut 1–2 times per week as needed
- A proactive, adaptable approach to a broad and varied scope of work
Why this role
Our CEO needs a partner who can be fully relied on — someone who keeps professional and personal priorities running smoothly and creates the space needed to lead the company effectively. At the same time, our VP of People requires dedicated calendar and administrative support as the team scales, and our growing New York City office needs steady, consistent support during this period of growth. This role sits at the center of all three, offering a high-trust vantage point across executive leadership, People Operations, and office operations, with meaningful variety in scope from week to week.
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.
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Skills Required
- 3+ years of experience supporting C-level executives as an Executive Assistant, Executive Business Partner, or Chief of Staff
- Exceptional organizational skills and ability to manage competing priorities under tight deadlines
- Outstanding written and verbal communication skills
- High degree of discretion, judgment, and trustworthiness when handling confidential information
- Demonstrated ability to operate across strategic support, office logistics, and personal assistance
- Based in or able to work onsite in New York City
- Willingness to travel to Connecticut 1–2 times per week as needed
- Proactive, adaptable approach to a broad and varied scope of work
Chainguard Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Chainguard and has not been reviewed or approved by Chainguard.
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Affordable Benefits — Health insurance is fully employer-paid for employees and dependents, materially reducing out-of-pocket costs. Public benefits materials consistently highlight this as a cornerstone of the package.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave for all parents and meaningful family-planning support (including adoption, IVF, egg freezing, and surrogacy) are emphasized across company materials. These elements broaden support for different family paths and stages.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Stock options are granted at hire and promotion with a long post-termination exercise window, improving flexibility and potential value capture. This structure is presented as notably employee-friendly for a startup.
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What We Do
Chainguard is the secure foundation for building with open source software. The company's portfolio of secure, minimal container images helps organizations embrace a new culture of software development where starting left with security, not shifting left, is the reality. Chainguard was founded by the industry's leading experts on software supply chain security, open source, software, and cloud-native development. We aren't a traditional security vendor. It's container images provide secure-by-default infrastructure that introduces zero friction to developer workflows. That's why developers love and CISOS trust Chainguard. Its customers include Fortune 500 enterprises and leading technology and security companies, including Anduril, Canva, Domino Data Lab, Checkmarx, HPE, GitLab, Snowflake, and Wiz. Chainguard is venture-backed by leading investors, including Amplify, IVP, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Redpoint Ventures, Sequoia, and Spark Capital.
Why Work With Us
Security is our mission, but having fun is our mantra. Since our founding, we've increased +1M memes, sung 900+ hours of Kubernetes-themed karaoke, and created 774+ whacky Slack emojis. Beyond this, Chainguard's innovation and leadership in open source and software supply chain security has been recognized by industry leaders.
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