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.
Senior PM, Chainguard Repository
The role, in a nutshell:
Chainguard is building the most trusted source for open source software, and Chainguard Repository is at the center of that mission. We're looking for a Senior Product Manager to own the product strategy and execution for Chainguard's Unified Repository — a single, trusted repository where developers and enterprises can access all Chainguard artifacts across libraries, containers, APKs, and more.
This is a high-impact, zero-to-one opportunity. You'll be shaping a product that sits at the intersection of developer experience, supply chain security, and platform growth, at a moment when the market is actively consolidating around exactly what we're building.
What you’ll own:
- Product strategy & sequencing. Define and drive the roadmap for the Unified Repository across a rapidly expanding artifact scope. Make deliberate sequencing calls that balance enterprise requirements, developer adoption, and platform scale. Own the milestone framework from initial launch through enterprise GA.
- Developer experience & PLG. Build a product-led growth motion that earns developer adoption early and converts to paid over time. Design free, pay-as-you-go, and enterprise tiers so top-of-funnel activation is high and upgrade paths feel natural. Sweat onboarding, habitual usage, and every point of friction.
- Cross-functional leadership. Partner with Engineering, Experience, and GTM to move fast without breaking trust. Drive resolution on the hard questions — and pull the right people in at the right time.
- GTM readiness. Ship the features enterprise customers need to adopt Chainguard with confidence. Work shoulder-to-shoulder with GTM and prioritize against real market urgency, not internal preference.
What We're Looking For:
- 5+ years of PM experience, with a track record in developer tools, infrastructure, or security
- Shipped PLG or developer-facing products with both free and enterprise tiers
- Working knowledge of the software supply chain — package managers, registries, artifact management, OSS distribution
- Comfortable with ambiguity; can make sequencing calls and defend them
- Strong cross-functional operator who can align engineering, design, sales, and legal around one roadmap
- Zero-to-one experience with real customer discovery and iterative validation
- Technical credibility — you don't need to write code, but you can hold your own with engineers on infrastructure, security, and developer tooling
Nice to haves
- Hands-on experience with a major package ecosystem (npm, PyPI, Maven, Go, etc.)
- Background in security, compliance, or enterprise platform products
- Prior work on registries, artifact stores, or developer onboarding flows
- Familiarity with usage-based / consumption pricing models
Explore Our Work
Dive into the practical side of what we do at Chainguard. These resources provide a hands-on look at our processes and offer an opportunity for in-depth understanding of our product offerings and the technology behind them.
- Chainguard Academy
- https://www.chainguard.dev
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.
By submitting your application, you acknowledge that Chainguard will process your personal data in accordance with Chainguard's Global Candidate Privacy Notice.
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Skills Required
- 5+ years of PM experience in developer tools, infrastructure, or security
- Shipped PLG or developer-facing products with free and enterprise tiers
- Working knowledge of software supply chain and package management
- Strong cross-functional operating skills
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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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage is described as fully paid for employees and dependents, including medical, dental, and vision. This reduces out-of-pocket costs and materially elevates total compensation.
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Parental & Family Support — Parental leave policies and family-planning support (adoption, IVF, egg freezing, surrogacy) are presented as generous and flexible. This breadth supports different family needs and enhances perceived rewards beyond base pay.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Stock options are granted at hire and promotion with a long exercise window, improving flexibility and usability. This design can make equity more accessible and valuable over time.
Chainguard Insights
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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