Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Chainguard provides hardened, secure, and production-ready builds of open source software to help organizations build faster, stay compliant, and reduce risk. The Enterprise Business Development Representative will develop strategic enterprise accounts, conduct technical outbound outreach, qualify opportunities, and build high-quality pipeline in collaboration with enterprise account executives.
Responsibilities
- Drive enterprise account strategy -Work alongside AEs to map target accounts and identify the right entry points across security, platform, and engineering teams
- Run thoughtful, technical outbound -Craft highly personalized outreach that resonates with developers, DevOps, and security leaders — no generic sequences
- Understand how modern infrastructure works -Research how companies build and ship software (containers, CI/CD, cloud environments) to make your outreach relevant and credible
- Lead meaningful early conversations -Qualify opportunities by understanding technical context, risk posture, and business priorities
- Build real pipeline, not just meetings -Focus on creating opportunities that move forward — quality over quantity
- Act as an extension of the AE -Collaborate on account plans, messaging, and deal progression
- Use tools intelligently -Leverage Salesforce, Outreach/Salesloft, and data tools to execute efficiently — but never at the expense of quality
- Continuously improve the motion -Test messaging, share insights, and help refine how we engage the market
- Be a feedback loop to the business -Bring insights from conversations back to marketing and product — especially what resonates (or doesn’t) with technical buyers
Skills
- At least 6 months experience as a BDR/SDR (or equivalent relevant experience)
- Proven ability to generate pipeline through outbound (not just inbound qualification)
- Experience engaging multiple stakeholders within technical or complex organizations
- Strong writing skills — especially in crafting personalized, relevant outreach
- Curious and motivated to learn how modern software and security actually work
- Comfortable navigating ambiguity and building your own approach
- Experience with Salesforce, Outreach/Salesloft, or similar tools
- Track record of hitting or exceeding pipeline targets
Benefits
- 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.
- Receive stock options upon hire and promotion. Plus, you can participate in secondary offerings and have 10 years to exercise your options.
- 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.
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