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Manager, Corporate Sales - California

Chainguard
30 days ago
Full-time
Remote
Worldwide
Remote Sales

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.Β 

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.

The role, in a nutshell:

We are a fast-paced, high-growth company seeking a motivated, data-driven, and outcome-oriented sales leader to manage and scale a team of Account Executives in a dynamic business environment.

As a Corporate Sales Manager, you will lead, coach, and develop a high-performing team focused on acquiring new customers, building a pipeline, and accelerating overall sales growth. You will play a pivotal role in shaping sales processes, recruiting and developing top talent, and delivering measurable results. Reporting directly to the Director of Commercial Sales, you will collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure the successful execution of sales strategies, pipeline development, and sales initiatives.

What you’ll do:

  • Report directly to the RVP, Commercial Sales
  • Focus heavily on territory planning and execution with a dedicated emphasis on pipeline generation
  • Develop and implement sales strategies that focus on both short-term revenue goals and long-term pipeline development and work cross-functionally with other teams, like marketing, to align messaging & campaigns for maximum impact on pipeline growth
  • Build and maintain a strong talent pipeline for current and future needs and be heavily involved in recruiting, interviewing, and onboarding new reps
  • Foster a collaborative environment where account executives on your team can learn, grow, and seek professional growth under your leadership
  • Build and improve processes for team member on-boarding and ramping
  • Drive alignment with supporting teams across customer success, marketing, solutions architects, and professional services

What you'll bring:

  • Candidates must be located in the Pacific Time Zone (ideally California)
  • 5+ years of experience in successfully selling a technical product (Cybersecur