Senior Product Manager – Athena

Chainguard

. Own the end-to-end Athena member workflow and strategy, including product strategy, roadmap, and priorities from vulnerability intake and validation through remediation, status visibility, patches, and advisories .

Posted 10/14/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesSenior💰 $205,000 - $231,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in product management for technical B2B products, with a focus on software supply chain security and vulnerability disclosure. Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams, manage complex initiatives, and communicate effectively with diverse stakeholders.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Product Management ExperienceSoftware Supply Chain SecurityVulnerability DisclosureTechnical B2B Product OwnershipFinancial Services Experience

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Hard Skills

Vulnerability IntakeData ValidationWorkflow RoutingAccess ControlsPatch DeliverySBOMsProvenanceMetrics ReportingProblem Statement DevelopmentBacklog Prioritization

Soft Skills

Excellent CommunicationTrust BuildingStrong JudgmentMentoringIndependent Operation

Industry Keywords

Regulated IndustriesEnterprise CustomersCustomer SuccessDisclosure ReadinessComplex Initiatives

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own the end-to-end Athena member workflow and strategy, including product strategy, roadmap, and priorities from vulnerability intake and validation through remediation, status visibility, patches, and advisories
Represent Athena internally and with customers on scope, capabilities, and direction
Educate customer-facing teams so they can communicate clearly and credibly
Identify systemic gaps and convert recurring questions, feedback, and feature requests into clear problem statements and a prioritized backlog
Align roadmaps and ownership across Engineering, remediation, Documentation, Customer Success, and other partners
Partner with Engineering on data validation, workflow routing, entitlements, access controls, and reliability
Partner with remediation on patch delivery, disclosure readiness, SBOMs, provenance, breaking changes, and capacity tradeoffs
Define and report member-experience metrics including submission volume and coverage, time to patch, status visibility, and feed adoption
Raise customer, delivery, and business risks early, especially around disclosure cycles
Mentor product peers

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years of product management experience
Ownership of a technical B2B product serving enterprise customers in regulated industries
Financial-services experience strongly preferred
Working fluency in software supply chain security, including CVEs, OSV, VEX, SBOMs, provenance, and vulnerability disclosure
Experience leading complex initiatives across multiple engineering and business teams without relying on direct authority
Strong judgment balancing customer urgency, disclosure timelines, technical constraints, and business priorities
Comfort operating independently across multiple related problem spaces in a fast-moving environment with shifting priorities
Excellent communication skills and ability to build trust with technical teams, customer-facing partners, executives, and enterprise customers

Benefits

Comp & perks

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.
Stock options upon hire and promotion
Participation in secondary offerings
10 years to exercise stock options
100% covered health, vision and dental insurance premiums for employee and dependents
Unlimited flexible time off
18 weeks paid parental leave for birthing parents and 12 weeks for non-birthing parents
Equal opportunity employer