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About this 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.
The role, in a nutshell:
We’re looking for highly motivated sales executives who have strong market knowledge and enjoy building relationships with key decision makers to evangelize building secure and reliable software. Our sales team walks a mile in their customers shoes and wants our customers and prospects to see the immense value and expertise Chainguard’s solutions offer.
What you’ll do:
Define and execute sales plans for your assigned territory Convey value prop and product differentiators to prospects and customers Forecast, meet, and exceed quota Through a combination of inbound and outbound leads, develop and manage leads funnel Manage business and track opportunities through CRM and other supporting tools Collaborate on and improve all aspects of the sales cycle, including product, support, and sales engineering Understand the competitive market, being familiar with competing companies and their offerings US Based
What we’re looking for:
3+ years of closing experience in the SaaS/Security/DevOps industry required This candidate must be located in the West Coast Region of the United States Strong track record consistently overachieving sales targets (Top 10-20% of company) Entrepreneurial – Willing to go the extra mile, strong work ethic, resourceful. Team player Competitive/Driven Ability to learn new products and create/l
Selling Motion
Sales Cycle
Enterprise
6–18 month cycles, complex multi-stakeholder deals
Prospecting
Hybrid
Mix of inbound leads and outbound prospecting
Buyer Persona
Individual / End-User
Bottom-up adoption, user-level selling
Requirements at a Glance
Typical Day — Account Executive
Estimates based on role type and selling motion — actual may vary by company.
SaaS — Interview Intel
Typical Sales Cycle
30–90 days (SMB) · 3–9 months (Mid-Market) · 6–18 months (Enterprise)
Common Buyer Objections
- "We're locked into a contract with [competitor]"
- "We built something in-house already"
- "We don't have budget until next quarter"
- "Our team won't adopt another tool"
Key Industry Metrics
Hot Topics to Reference
- • AI-native product disruption
- • PLG vs sales-led motion debate
- • Vertical SaaS consolidation
- • Usage-based pricing models
Use these insights to speak the buyer's language in interviews.
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Walk me through your discovery process.
Template questionHow do you handle a prospect who goes silent mid-deal?
Template questionTell me about your largest closed deal and the sales cycle.
Template questionHow do you build business cases for stakeholders?
Template questionDescribe a deal you lost and what you learned.
Template questionThis Account Executive position at Chainguard involves managing the full sales cycle from prospecting through close.
SaaS sales roles typically involve consultative selling with longer deal cycles.
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