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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:
We’re hiring a Senior Finance Analyst to help us better understand our business and make faster, better decisions. This is not a reporting role. You’ll own the financial model, KPI infrastructure, and performance insights, working closely with the Head of FP&A as a true thought partner.
You’ll translate strategy into numbers, bring structure to ambiguity, and proactively surface insights that shape how we operate. This is a high-ownership role for someone who wants to drive impact, not just report on it.
If you’re excited by ambiguity, enjoy building from scratch, and want a seat at the table for real decisions, this is a high-impact opportunity.
What you’ll do:
Own the financial model
Build, maintain, and continuously improve operating and cash flow models
Translate strategic initiatives into scenarios (pricing, headcount, GTM changes)
Stress-test assumptions and proactively surface risks and opportunities
Evolve models as the business scales and changes
Build and run KPI infrastructure
Define and own core business and sales KPIs
Build dashboards that leadership actively uses to make decisions
Partner with Sales, Ops, and Finance to ensure metrics are accurate and actionable
Continuously iterate on metrics that are not driving behavior or outcomes
Generate business and sales insights
Analyze revenue, pipeline, sales efficiency, and unit economics
Deliver clear insights on what’s happening, why it’s happening, and what to do next
Proactively identify trends and issues before they show up in results
Support high-impact ad hoc analyses tied to real business decisions
Act as a thought partner to leadership
Work closely with the Head of FP&A on strategic questions
Bring data-backed hypotheses and perspectives
Challenge assumptions constructively
Help drive tradeoff decisions across growth, efficiency, and cash
What we’re looking for:
Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or a related field
5+ years of experience in finance, FP&A, or a similar analytical role
Experience in consulting and/or high-growth startup environments
Exposure to sales, revenue, or GTM metrics
Strong bias for action with a track record of delivering results in fast-paced environments
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Comfort operating in ambiguity with imperfect data
Decision-oriented mindset focused on outcomes, not just reporting
Ability to work onsite and collaborate closely with cross-functional partners
Technical skills
Advanced Excel or Google Sheets proficiency
Familiarity with planning tools such as Pigment or Anaplan
Experience with BI tools (Looker, Tableau, Power BI) is a plus
Who we need:
We need a builder and a thinker.
Someone who can take an ambiguous problem, turn it into a structured model, and drive clear insights that influence decisions. You should be equally comfortable building financial models, defining KPIs from scratch, partnering with Sales and GTM leaders, and pushing back on assumptions when the data tells a different story.
This is a role for someone who wants real ownership — not just of outputs, but of outcomes.
If you’re motivated by impact, enjoy working closely with leadership, and want to help shape how finance operates at a high-growth company, we’d love to talk.
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.
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