About the role
Chainguard is the trusted source for open source. By delivering hardened, secure, and production-ready builds of all the open source software engineers and AI agents rely on, Chainguard helps organizations build faster, stay compliant, and eliminate risk. Our customers include Fortune 500 enterprises and global industry leaders, including Anduril, Canva, Fortinet, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, OpenAI, Snap Inc., and Snowflake. Chainguard is venture-backed by leading investors, including Amplify, IVP, Kleiner Perkins, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Mantis VC, Redpoint Ventures, Sequoia Capital, and Spark Capital. We are looking for a Director of Sales to join our rapidly growing team and manage a team of 5-7 Enterprise Account Executives. What you’ll do: Report directly to the VP of International Sales and manage a team of 5-7 Enterprise Account Executives Drives, manages and executes the business and revenue of their sales team Build a collaborative environment where your team can thrive, learn and grow Build and improve processes for AE onboarding and ramping Prepares forecasts, territory/industry management and growth plans Establishes and reports on metrics to measure team performance Drive alignment with supporting teams across marketing, customer success, BDR, sales engineering and customer engineering Set the strategy for Chainguard’s largest accounts
What we're looking for: 6+ years experience selling a technical product; open source, DevOps or security experience preferred 3+ years experience successfully managing high performing software sales teams Experience working with the CSP marketplaces Proven track record of meeting and exceeding performance objectives (revenue targets, pipeline targets, etc.) Experience selling to Fortune500 and a willingness to roll up your sleeves Existing Enterprise customer relationships across APAC Experience using CRM and marketing automation systems Ability to exercise effective judgment, sensitivity and creativity to changing needs and situations; ability to handle a fast-paced environment and challenging workload Strong relationship building and negotiation skills Experience going through a growth or hyper-growth stage Ability to travel as needed