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Manager – SMB Sales

$240k - $280k/yr

Remote in USA

Full-Time

Manager – SMB Sales

Updated on 5/7/2025

Chainguard

Chainguard

201-500 employees

Conducts supply chain risk audits and remediation

Compensation Overview

$240k - $280k/yr

Mid, Senior

Remote in USA

Category
Field Sales
Sales & Account Management
Required Skills
Kubernetes
Microsoft Azure
Git
Docker
AWS
Jenkins
Marketing
Development Operations (DevOps)
Google Cloud Platform
Connection
Connection
Connection
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Requirements
  • 3+ years of selling SaaS/Security experience required
  • 1+ years leading a top performing SMB sales team
  • Domain experience with one or more of the following strongly recommended: Compute platforms (Kubernetes, Docker, AWS, Azure, Google Cloud), DevOps Tooling, CICD platforms (Github, Gitlab, jenkins), and overall SDLC.
  • Strong track record consistently overachieving sales targets
  • Ability to learn new products and create/learn processes quickly
  • Competitive/Driven
  • Excellent communication skills verbal and written
  • Team player
  • Must be willing to travel to clients to support sales relationships (if required)
  • Entrepreneurial – Willing to go the extra mile, strong work ethic, resourceful.
Responsibilities
  • Report directly to the Director of Commercial Sales
  • Focus heavily on territory planning and execution with a dedicated emphasis on pipeline generation
  • Develop and implement sales strategies that focus on both short-term revenue goals and long-term pipeline development and work cross-functionally with other teams, like marketing, to align messaging & campaigns for maximum impact on pipeline growth
  • Build and maintain a strong talent pipeline for current and future needs and be heavily involved in recruiting, interviewing, and onboarding new reps
  • Foster a collaborative environment where account executives on your team can learn, grow, and seek professional growth under your leadership
  • Build and improve processes for team member on-boarding and ramping
  • Drive alignment with supporting teams across customer success, marketing, solutions architects, and professional services
Desired Qualifications
  • SaaS or Developer tools sales experience
  • Experience selling to up-market customers
  • Startup experience
  • A strong sales aptitude and fundamental understanding of the sales process
  • A sound, tech-savvy business acumen and the ability to articulate a compelling value proposition in a complex and evolving business environment
  • Ability to thrive in an agile environment with an ever-evolving set of solution

Chainguard specializes in managing risks in supply chains, particularly for businesses that rely on software supply chains. The company conducts audits to identify risks and provides detailed reports with recommendations for improvement. They offer a curated base container image distro, which helps businesses enhance their software security and efficiency. Chainguard's goal is to strengthen supply chain integrity and reduce risks associated with software dependencies.

Company Size

201-500

Company Stage

Series D

Total Funding

$612M

Headquarters

Kirkland, Washington

Founded

2021

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Chainguard raised $356M to expand offerings beyond container protection.
  • Remote work model allows hiring niche experts globally without geographical constraints.
  • Partnerships with tech companies like Datadog enhance market reach and credibility.

What critics are saying

  • Expansion into virtual machines may stretch Chainguard's resources and expertise.
  • Fully remote work model could challenge company culture and collaboration.
  • Reliance on open-source software security may limit growth if market doesn't expand.

What makes Chainguard unique

  • Chainguard Images have 97.6% fewer vulnerabilities than industry alternatives.
  • Chainguard offers a unique service of conducting audits for supply chain risks.
  • Chainguard's Dockerfile Converter simplifies migration to secure Chainguard Containers.

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Benefits

Equity/stock options

Unlimited Paid Time Off

Remote Work Options

Home Office Stipend

Health Insurance

Wellness Program

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

0%

1 year growth

-4%

2 year growth

-5%
Chainguard
May 1st, 2025
Announcing Dockerfile Converter: Fast and Easy Migration to Use Chainguard Containers

Chainguard, Inc. is excited to announce Dockerfile Converter, Chainguard's new open source tool that allows developers to quickly and easily modify their Dockerfiles to start unlocking the benefits of zero-CVE minimal Chainguard Containers.

The Tech Street Now
Apr 23rd, 2025
Chainguard Raises $356M for Security Expansion

Chainguard, a supply chain security startup, raised $356 million in a Series D round at a $3.5 billion valuation. Led by ex-Google Cloud engineer Dan Lorenc, the funding will expand Chainguard's offerings beyond container protection to include virtual machines and language-specific libraries, enhancing security for open-source code. Lorenc emphasized the importance of proactive fundraising to address overlooked vulnerabilities in widely used software components.

GeekWire
Apr 23rd, 2025
Chainguard Doesn’T Have An Office. Here’S How The $3.5B Cybersecurity Startup Makes Remote Work.

GeekWire’s startup coverage documents the Pacific Northwest entrepreneurial scene. Sign up for our weekly startup newsletter , and check out the GeekWire funding tracker and venture capital directory .Chainguard hosts two company-wide retreats per year, including this one in Nashville. (Chainguard Photo)Chainguard has more than 350 employees, just raised $356 million at a valuation of $3.5 billion — and has zero physical offices.The 4-year-old cybersecurity company is a case study in scaling an early stage startup without investing in office space.“For us, I think it’s practical,” said CEO and co-founder Dan Lorenc.Chainguard is an outlier among its peers. Just 5% of U.S. companies are fully remote, according to a Q4 report from Flex Index, and many employers have brought workers back to the office after the pandemic-fueled shift to remote work.Lorenc said one of the biggest benefits of being fully remote is access to talent.“We can hire people wherever they are,” Lorenc said. “For what we do, there’s a lot of niche knowledge we need for different types of open source and different programming languages and different ecosystems — being able to tap into that talent wherever it is, is hugely beneficial for us.”The hiring advantage is touted by other companies with flexible work policies, including Seattle-based real estate giant Zillow Group.Chainguard CEO Dan Lorenc

PR Newswire
Apr 23rd, 2025
Chainguard Raises $356M in Series D

Chainguard has raised $356 million in Series D funding, valuing the company at $3.5 billion. The round was co-led by Kleiner Perkins and IVP, with new investors Salesforce Ventures and Datadog Ventures participating. Chainguard's ARR has grown to $40 million, with expectations to exceed $100 million by fiscal year 2026. The funding will be used to enhance product innovation, expand operations, and grow its presence in EMEA and APAC regions.

Chainguard
Apr 17th, 2025
FIPS-ing the Un-FIPS-able: Apache Spark

Only last month, Chainguard, Inc. announced FIPS-validated versions of Apache Cassandra.