The role, in a nutshell:
Great security starts with solid execution. At Chainguard, that means delivering the right outcomes without the chaos.
We’re looking for a Technical Program Manager who can help steer important, high-impact initiatives across teams. If you’ve worked in fast-moving engineering environments, know how to herd cats without breaking their stride, and can turn ambiguity into momentum, you’ll fit right in.
You’ll be a key partner to engineering, product, and security teams to keep work unblocked, aligned, and steadily shipping. You’ll translate strategy into motion, and motion into results.
This is a hands-on role for someone who’s equal parts planner, doer, and communicator. You’ll be building the foundation for how secure software gets delivered at Chainguard and across the industry.
What You’ll Do:
- Wrangle complexity: Help break down big ideas and thorny problems into well-scoped, achievable plans.
- Drive alignment. Translate vision into shared goals across teams, then keep those efforts focused and moving forward.
- Own delivery. From kickoff through launch, you’ll track progress, manage risk, and make sure we ship with confidence.
- Bring clarity. Keep stakeholders informed, flag blockers early, and use data to guide decisions when tradeoffs are tough.
- Be the duct tape. Work across engineering, product, security, and leadership to keep everyone on the same page.
What We’re Looking For:
- You’ve led cross-functional programs before with ideally 3+ years in high-growth or technical environments.
- You’re technically fluent: maybe you’ve got a degree in Computer Science or just years of real-world experience with engineering teams.
- You’ve worked closely with infrastructure, platform, or developer tooling teams and understand how they tick.
- You know how to influence without authority and bring structure without red tape.
Bonus Points:
- Experience with security-focused or compliance-driven engineering orgs.
- Familiarity with frameworks like SOC 2, ISO 27001, SLSA, GDPR, or HIPAA.
- A deep respect for secure-by-default systems and a genuine love for open source communities.
Why You’ll Love Working Here:
We’re a team that cares deeply about doing the right work and doing it well.
At Chainguard…
- You’ll shape how the modern software supply chain stays secure (yep, the whole dang supply chain).
- You’ll work with sharp people who want to do the right thing and actually do.
- We trust each other to do great work, we value autonomy, and we are not afraid to laugh while pushing the envelope (securely of course).