Senior Technical Program Manager

5+ years of experience in program management, technical program management, or operations roles

Meaningful experience in a broad, cross-functional operations or program management role, supporting many stakeholders across an organization rather than working within a single, self-contained team.

Security experience is a plus, but not required. More important is the ability to operate effectively in a horizontal role with a large and diverse stakeholder group.

A track record of building processes and exercising sound judgment in ambiguous environments, rather than defaulting to standard frameworks or playbooks.

Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to act as a strategic and consultative partner across functions.

Experience managing competing priorities and communicating trade-offs, including difficult prioritization decisions, clearly and thoughtfully.

Comfort working in a fast-moving, scaling environment where processes are still being built and refined.

Security work at Chainguard doesn’t follow a predictable schedule. Proactive initiatives and reactive, business-critical needs are constantly competing for the same time and attention. This role exists to bring structure to that tension — helping the security organization make deliberate choices about where to focus and how to respond when priorities inevitably shift.

At the same time, company leadership needs a clearer, more consistent view of our security posture, risk, and exposure than we currently have a dedicated mechanism to provide. You’ll build that reporting infrastructure and make it durable as the organization grows.

And because security intersects with nearly every part of the business, you’ll have an unusually broad view of how Chainguard operates. Over time, you’ll have the opportunity to take what you learn in security and apply it to larger, org-wide programs and processes — helping shape not just how security works, but how Chainguard works as a company.

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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