Chainguard · 1 week ago
Regional Director, Public Sector Sales - DOW
Chainguard is a leader in secure software development and deployment, seeking a highly motivated Regional Director of DOW Sales. The role involves establishing a presence within Federal customer accounts and managing a team of Public Sector Account Executives to drive customer value and growth.
Cloud SecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareOpen SourceSecurity
Responsibilities
Define and Execute GTM sales engagements within USG programs
Establish and Engage our Channel Reseller program across all Public Sector territories
Refine and Execute our GTM for Cloud Marketplaces and Hyperscaler Alliance Teams for DOW
Drive the adoption of Chainguard Products to new customers within Territories & Accounts
Evangelize the value proposition and ROI to prospects and leads
Position yourself as a trusted advisor within the partner community to effect change
Champion our offerings with key stakeholders to drive a project’s future state
Collaborate with internal business functions to ensure an exceptional partner experience
Leverage community, build partner ecosystems, and develop partner marketing to drive significant growth
Forecast accurately to meet and exceed quota
Manage business and track opportunities in SFDC and other supporting tools
Qualification
Required
US-Based, US-Citizen
Ability to obtain a US Security Clearance
10+ years of Sales Management Experience in Public Sector required
Competitive/Driven/Doer but Team Player
Excellent communication skills verbal and written
Must be willing to travel to clients to support partner relationships (25%)
Entrepreneurial, Founder Mindset – Strong work ethic, resourceful, and creative
Preferred
A proven track record in Software SaaS subscription sales, evidenced by quota overachievement and strong Federal customer references
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 solutions
Startup experience
Domain experience with one or more of the following: Compute platforms (Kubernetes, Docker, AWS, Azure, Google Cloud), DevOps Tooling, CICD platforms (Github, Gitlab, Jenkins) and overall SDLC
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 (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.
Company
Chainguard
Chainguard is a cloud-native development platform that provides low-to-zero CVE container images for building and running applications.
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$892MKey Investors
General CatalystSpark CapitalSequoia Capital
2025-10-23Debt Financing· $280M
2025-04-23Series D· $356M
2024-07-25Series C· $140M
Recent News
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