Chainguard is the secure foundation for software development and deployment. By providing guarded open source software, built from source and updated continuously, Chainguard helps organizations eliminate threats in their software supply chains.
Founded by the industry's leading experts on open source software, security and cloud native development, Chainguard has built the largest library of open source software that is secure by default.
Chainguard’s mission is to be the safe source for open source.
The role, in a nutshell:
Chainguard’s is seeking its founding GTM Systems Architect to make technology an advantage for our organization. GTM teams thrive on operational excellence, supported by well-chosen technology that prioritizes accuracy, handles complexity, and scales seamlessly. In this role, you will be responsible for designing, building, and scaling our GTM technology stack, ensuring our tools empower our people and accelerate our teams’ ability to generate revenue efficiently.
What You Will Do:
- Architect GTM technology stack to be a scalable strategic advantage, implementing and automating systems and processes to monitor and measure the entire quote-to-cash lifecycle, ensuring efficient operations and accurate reporting.
- Develop and own a comprehensive systems architecture and roadmap, collaborating closely with your cross-functional GTM stakeholders to establish priorities.
- Create and maintain thorough documentation of critical system releases, processes, policies, and tutorials to enable our sales teams.
- Drive the gathering and synthesis of requirements, translating them into solutions that prioritize user experience and scalability.
- Implement a robust Salesforce governance strategy, ensuring data integrity and system design best practices. Manage security, roles, and permissions for users across all GTM systems.
- Optimize GTM systems for clean data capture and accuracy.
- Champion adherence to systems business rules and best practices across the team.
- Ensure robust security practices and controls are implemented to support scaling at an enterprise level, adhering to industry standards and regulatory requirements.
You are a:
- Salesforce wizard with 7-10+ years of experience with advanced certifications in SFDC architecture. Bonus points for knowledge of Apex, Visualforce, Lightning Web Components (LWC), SOQL, and APIs.
- GTM tech enthusiast with an eye toward AI efficiency; familiar with tools like Outreach, Gong, LeanData, Clari, HubSpot and data enrichment platforms while staying informed on GTM tech trends and emerging technologies. You make sure our tools all work together in harmony to supercharge end-user efficiency with the latest tech.
- Collaborative partner to cross-functional teams, including IT and engineering, to ensure alignment with company priorities.
- Optimize processes in order to streamline and scale critical business operations, eliminating inefficiencies to accelerate field productivity.
- Strategic problem-solver with a knack for getting to the root of complex challenges. Armed with a developer’s mindset, you craft smart, innovative solutions using tools like Salesforce flows, conditional logic, and loops—always ready to handle those tricky edge cases.
- SaaS metrics savvy who understands the ins and outs of Sales, Marketing, and Customer Success in fast-growing B2B environments. You think like an analyst and design systems that make metrics easy to track and report.
- Team player who’s happy to hit the road for quarterly business reviews and thrive in fast-paced environments. You value speed, adaptability, and making an impact.
Base salary: $175,000-$195,000. Quarterly MBO Plan.
About Us
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 $400 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.
- For a full list of our benefits and rewards, click here.
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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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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