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Senior Manager, Customer Success Management - Enterprise US East/EMEA

Chainguard
Full TimeseniorRemote
United States - RemoteRemotePosted 7 days ago

Role Overview

Chainguard is hiring a Senior Manager, Customer Success Management - Enterprise US East/EMEA. This is a full-time remote role, with the team based in United States - Remote. Part of Chainguard's Risk hiring, posted last week. Full responsibilities, required qualifications, and the apply link are listed in the description below.

Salary Context

Salary is not disclosed in this posting. Market median for Senior-level Risk roles is $140k-$170k (based on 124 comparable listings). Many employers share specifics during the interview process or after an initial screen.

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Job description

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:
The Manager of Customer Success Management (CSM) will report to the Director of Customer Success, working collaboratively to achieve company goals and advance customer success initiatives across the Enterprise segments.

As a leader within the Customer Success organization, this role will partner closely with cross-functional teams to support and scale the CSM function. The ideal candidate brings strong people management skills, experience operating in high-volume, scaled customer environments, and a focus on driving efficient, data-informed customer engagement, retention, and growth strategies.

What you’ll do:

Leadership and People Management:

  • Build, lead, and mentor a team of CSMs supporting Enterprise customers
  • Foster a collaborative, high-performance, and customer-centric culture
  • Provide coaching, performance management, and career development support
  • Drive accountability through clear goals, metrics, and regular feedback

Segment Strategy and Execution:

  • Partner with Customer Success and cross-functional leaders to define segment-specific strategies
  • Execute programs tailored to Enterprise customer needs
  • Design and operationalize engagement models
  • Ensure consistency in customer journeys while adapting for segment nuances

Customer Management:

  • Maintain visibility into adoption, health scores, and engagement metrics across the portfolio
  • Guide the team in identifying churn risks and expansion opportunities
  • Drive proactive outreach and intervention based on data insights
  • Support account reviews and leverage segment-level insights to improve outcomes

Client Engagement and Advocacy:

  • Ensure strong stakeholder relationships across Enterprise accounts
  • Deliver consistent value through interactions
  • Capture and synthesize customer feedback to inform internal teams
  • Act as the voice of the customer to influence product and go-to-market strategy

Retention and Growth:

  • Collaborate with Sales, Product, and Marketing to drive adoption and expansion
  • Support renewal strategies and improve retention outcomes across segments
  • Leverage data to contribute to accurate forecasting and pipeline visibility
  • Identify and scale growth opportunities within the Enterprise base

Operational Excellence:

  • Implement and refine processes that enable scale and efficiency
  • Improve team productivity through tooling, automation, and best practices
  • Standardize workflows and reporting for consistency and visibility
  • Monitor industry trends and evolve engagement strategies accordingly

What we're looking for:

  • 4+ years of experience in Customer Success, Account Management, or related fields
  • Prior people management experience with a track record of developing high-performing teams
  • Experience supporting Enterprise or high-ARR customer segments
  • Experience with high-touch customer success models
  • Background in Cybersecurity, DevOps, or a related technical domain preferred
  • Strong operational mindset with experience building or optimizing processes
  • Proven ability to drive retention and growth in a metrics-driven environment
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills across diverse audiences
  • Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field; advanced degree preferred


Compensation: up to $200,000 base salary + bonus (depending on experience)

If your experience is close but doesn’t fulfill all requirements, please apply. Chainguard is on a mission to build the best team. To achieve our goal, we are focused on hiring “Guardians'' with unique backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences.

About Us

We live and breathe our company values:

  • We are customer obsessed — We focus on delivering solutions to our customers that create value and make their lives better.
  • We have a bias for intentional action — We prioritize, plan, try things, and fail fast.
  • We don't take ourselves too seriously (but we do serious work) — We are solving an important problem which takes focus, but we also like to enjoy the journey.
  • We trust each other and assume good intentions — We're transparent with decisions to empower team members to make well informed decisions.

A few of the benefits we offer:

  • 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.

If your experience is close but doesn't fulfill all requirements, please apply. We're building the best team in technology and are focused on hiring "Chainguardians" with unique backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences.

Chainguard is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, reproductive health decisions, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, genetic information, political views or activity, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law.

By submitting your application, you acknowledge that Chainguard will process your personal data in accordance with Chainguard's Global Candidate Privacy Notice.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do I apply for the Senior Manager, Customer Success Management - Enterprise US East/EMEA position at Chainguard?

Use the Apply button above to submit your application directly to Chainguard. Most applications take less than 5 minutes if your resume and contact details are ready, and you'll be routed to the employer's official application system to finish.

Is the Senior Manager, Customer Success Management - Enterprise US East/EMEA role at Chainguard remote?

Yes. This is a remote role. The team is based in United States - Remote, but the position itself does not require relocating to that office.

What does a Senior Manager, Customer Success Management - Enterprise US East/EMEA at Chainguard earn?

Chainguard has not disclosed a salary range in this posting. Many employers share specifics later in the interview process; you can also ask during a recruiter screen if compensation transparency is important to you.

When was the Senior Manager, Customer Success Management - Enterprise US East/EMEA role at Chainguard posted?

This role was posted on July 8, 2026 (7 days ago). It's still listed as actively hiring; we re-confirm openings against the source system multiple times per day and remove closed roles.

How much experience does the Senior Manager, Customer Success Management - Enterprise US East/EMEA role at Chainguard require?

This is a senior-level position. Most senior roles call for 5+ years of directly relevant experience. Chainguard lists their specific requirements in the description below, so review the must-have qualifications closely before applying.

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