Chainguard is a leading company in open source security, helping organizations secure their software supply chain. They are seeking a Customer Success Manager to lead customer engagements, focusing on onboarding, implementation, and adoption while collaborating with various internal teams to drive successful outcomes for Commercial customers.
Responsibilities:
- Lead the technical onboarding process for new customers
- Develop relationships with multiple levels of customer stakeholders from technicians to CISOs
- Work closely with sales teams to identify the best path to renew and expand customers while minimizing churn risks
- Collaborate with customers and our Edu team to ensure customers are educated on product features, best practices, and security principles
- Develop hands-on technical knowledge of Chainguard and stay up-to-date with industry trends, new features, and best practices so you can help customers optimize their use of Chainguard
- Act as the voice of the customer within the organization, advocating for customer needs and requirements to internal teams
- Collaborate with Technical Support and Customer Engineering teams to ensure timely resolution to customer issues
Requirements:
- 2+ years experience in customer facing roles collaborating with both technical and business teams - Customer Success, Professional Services, Technical Account Management or a combination of those plus Sales, Solutions Engineering, or Technical Support
- Relevant domain knowledge of one or more of the following: Supply Chain Security, DevSecOps, AppSec, security infrastructure, containers, regulatory compliance requirements, vulnerability management, software development lifecycle
- This is a strategic and proactive role, our expectation is that this person will take full ownership of their customer portfolio and act with a high level of autonomy
- Demonstrates a strong commitment to continuous personal and professional development, actively seeking opportunities to enhance skills, expand knowledge, and advance within their career and field
- Driven, high emotional intelligence, and strong priority management skills
- Previous early-stage startup experience
- Passion for technology & cybersecurity
- Relevant hands-on technical experience, in one or more of the following domains: cloud computing environments (AWS, GCP, Azure), containers, Linux, Supply Chain Security, DevSecOps, AppSec, security, security infrastructure, regulatory compliance requirements, vulnerability management, software development lifecycle