Senior People Business Partner, Chainguard
$145-180k
+ Equity/stock options
More information about location
Software supply chain security company
Posted today
Software supply chain security company
21-100 employees
Posted today
$145-180k
+ Equity/stock options
More information about location
21-100 employees
Company mission
To make the software supply chain secure by default.
Role
Who you are
- 5+ years experience in an People Business Partner role or equivalent role
- Demonstrates solid judgment and experience assessing risk relative to the business
- Experience with performance management, employee relations and data analytics/reporting
- Demonstrates empathy and experience managing sensitive personnel matters
- Demonstrates project management and change management experience and ability to drive programs independently
- Demonstrated experience learning and thriving in a constantly changing environment
- Experience scaling in a high growth technology startup environment
- Demonstrated experience in influencing and can strategically solve problems
- Consulting, coaching and facilitation skills
- Experience building strong relationships at all levels of the organization
- Strong knowledge of employment laws and regulations, across multiple states
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
What the job involves
- We are looking for an exceptional Senior People Business Partner to support a rapidly scaling business.
- This role will work closely with people leaders on all organizational and people related matters.
- We are looking for a strategic and empathetic partner who will act as a sounding board and thought partner for executives, coach for managers, and advocate for employees.
- This position will report to the Sr. Director, People Partners and Operations
- Provide coaching, mentoring, and timely feedback to employees at all levels of the organization
- Provide regular training and coaching to managers on HR policies and talent management practices
- Facilitate performance management processes, including quarterly and annual performance reviews and other feedback mechanisms
- Partner with the Recruiting team and managers to provide guidance on compensation
- Address and resolve employee relations issues in a timely and effective manner
- Conduct investigations into employee complaints or concerns
- Support and promote a positive inclusive work environment
- Partner with leaders through recruiting, promotion, and annual compensation review processes, providing guidance and recommendations
- Interpret and apply HR policies and procedures consistently across the organization
- Ensure compliance with local, state, and federal employment laws and regulations where applicable
- Utilize HR analytics to measure and report on key HR metrics and KPIs
- Provide data-driven insights and recommendations to inform decision-making
Our take
Developers rely on open source code and apps in their day to day work, but when the provenance of the code is unknown this creates potential weaknesses that cybercriminals can exploit. Chainguard exists to build security into the coding supply chain by making it possible for companies to enforce security policies based on auditable signatures baked into the code, and by providing a security-first set of container images with no known vulnerabilities for cloud app developers.
In the wake of huge cyber attacks like the Log4j vulnerability and Solarwinds breach, software supply chain security has been an area of major focus for startups hoping to solve problems in this sector. However, most of these focus on scanning and detection of threats. Chainguard's approach comes from the other end of the process, focusing on building security into the software itself.
Built by former Google engineers, Chainguard is aware of the existing workload (and oversized toolkit) of software developers and so is designed to be easily installed and to integrate with existing automation systems like Terraform.
Chainguard completed a Series A funding round led by Sequoia Capital in mid-2022. It is using this funding to develop its product and hire additional talent. It is also investing in open-source projects aligned with its mission and establishing a free education program to teach developers about supply chain security.
Kirsty
Company Specialist
Insights
Some candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
55% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Jul 2024
$140m
SERIES C
Nov 2023
$61m
SERIES B
Total funding: $256m
Company benefits
- Equity/stock options
- Unlimited PTO
- Remote work with flexible coworking and team meetup opportunities
- Home office and internet stipend
- 100% health/dental/vision insurance coverage for you and your family
Company values
- Fun. Everything goes easier when we’re having fun! We do serious work, but we try not to take ourselves too seriously
- We have a Bias for Action. We’re a startup and we need to move fast. Speed is our friend!
- We are Customer Obsessed. We intently listen to their needs and value their feedback
- Open Source Excellence is key. OSS is a component of every software supply chain, and OSS is required to improve supply chain security
- Trust and Reputation. This one has two parts! We’re a security company, and our reputation is critical. Also, we hire great team members and trust them to do their work. We’re transparent with data, news, and decisions, to empower our team members to make the correct decisions
Company HQ
Everest, Kirkland, WA
Articles
Leadership
Dan Lorenc
(Co-founder & CEO)Before co-founding Chainguard was a Software Engineer at Google, Disqus and Microsoft.
Kim Lewandowski
(Co-founder & Head of Product)Prior to co-founding Chainguard was a Product Manager with Google. Before that was the Head of Product & Engineering at Brit + Co and the founder of Spotwag.
Matthew Moore
(Co-founder & CTO)Was a Software Engineer at VMware, Google and Microsoft.
Ville Aikas
(Co-founder)Was a Senior Staff Engineer at VMware and a Software Engineer for Google and the University of Washingtom. Was previously Owner at VA Systems.
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