Senior Product Manager

The role, in a nutshell:

We are looking for a Senior Product Manager to oversee the development and improvement of Wolfi, the “distroless” operating system underpinning Chainguard’s secure supply chain products. In this role, you will work alongside other PMs and cross-functional stakeholders to help lead, develop and manage the roadmap and vision. Wolfi is not sold on its own, but via Chainguard Images, and you will work closely with that team to develop a strong understanding of their needs.

You must be able to work through ambiguity to be able to get results. You will leverage your relationships with key internal stakeholders to create clarity and provide prioritized use cases for your engineering partners. 

What you’ll do:

• Own the lifecycle, policies and product definition of Chainguard’s “distroless” OS, Wolfi.
• Create written documents that clearly define the problem, proposed and recommended solutions, quantitative and qualitative success measures & targets, cross-functional requirements, and ROI to the business.
• Develop innovative solutions to problems by collaborating as needed across regions, product areas, and functions.
• Own the strategy, roadmap and planning cycles for Wolfi.
• Drive execution against the roadmap.

What we're looking for:

• Technical experience is a must. Either prior experience as a developer, or proven success working with senior technical teams.
• Deep familiarity with OSS operating system distributions, packaging formats & toolchains, covering both low-level components (compilers, parsers, low-level libraries like glibc and openssl, etc.) as well as high-level software (databases, server software, etc.) that might appear in a distribution.
• Knowledge of FIPS 140-3 (Federal Information Processing Standards) cryptography and implications upon an OS distribution is a plus.
• Ability to navigate complex decision-making and effectively communicate across teams.
• Ability to work effectively and efficiently with cross-functional teams and leaders.
• Ability to define crisp requirements, write high-level documents, prepare and present material company-wide, and sell a senior leadership team + executive team on initiatives.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and proven track record with developers-as-customers, hands-on execution and timely delivery.
• Ability to adapt and work in a fast-paced environment.