Technical Program Manager

Chainguard

122d • $145,000 - $165,000

About The Position

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.

Requirements

• 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.

Nice To Haves

• 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Benefits

• 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.
• 100% Covered Health Insurance: We cover 100% of your health, vision and dental insurance premiums for you and your dependents.
• ∞ 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees