ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The Regional Vice President, Enterprise Sales (EMEA - Central & Southern Europe) will report directly to the VP of EMEA.

Chainguard is seeking a highly motivated Regional Vice President of Enterprise Sales to lead our enterprise sales efforts across Central and Southern Europe. This second-line sales leader will be responsible for all New Annual Recurring Revenue (NARR / NACV) within the region.

Leading a team of Regional Directors, this individual will own all aspects of building and scaling a high-performing, high-impact enterprise sales organization within one of the fastest-growing infrastructure companies globally.

The RVP will bring strong passion for the value Chainguard delivers to customers, operating with professionalism, integrity, and accountability.

Key Responsibilities

• Recruit, develop, and retain a world-class team of enterprise sellers on time and on budget.

• Enable Regional Directors and Enterprise Account Executives to achieve key productivity metrics and growth milestones consistently

• Drive a disciplined approach to pipeline generation, leveraging field sales, marketing, channel partners, and sales development

• Define and execute a regional revenue strategy, ensuring strong execution and collaborative team selling.

• Build and maintain strong customer relationships, focusing on value realization, retention, expansion, and advocacy.

• Deliver accurate monthly and quarterly forecasting through disciplined deal inspection and forecast methodologies.

• Develop and expand strategic channel partnerships across Central and Southern Europe

• Lead weekly Regional Director forecast calls and facilitate Quarterly Business Reviews (QBRs) to track performance and execution

• Maintain forecast accuracy within +10% / -5% of quarterly and monthly targets.

• Act as Executive Sponsor on key enterprise deals, building relationships with senior stakeholders (CISO, CIO, CTO)

• Partner closely with Marketing to drive demand generation, sales enablement, and go-to-market execution

Qualifications

• Proven second-line sales leadership experience focused on new business and new logo acquisition

• 7+ years of enterprise sales experience with a strong track record of exceeding quota in security, open source, or cloud development markets

• SaaS experience leading subscription-based sales teams

• Demonstrated success in carrying or leading teams with multiple millions in New ARR targets

• Strong "hunter" leadership mindset with experience driving pipeline creation and demand generation

• Track record of consistent overachievement and accountability

• Experience closing complex enterprise deals with multiple stakeholders in emerging or new technology categories

• Experience managing and closing deals of $200K+ ARR, with exposure to transactions exceeding $1M+ ARR

• Strong relationships with channel partners and executive-level customers

• Familiarity with consultative sales methodologies (e.g., MEDDICC, Challenger, Force Management)

• Excellent communication, presentation, and leadership skills

• Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, high-growth environment

• Strong alignment with Chainguard's values and mission