Want to know if this job is worth applying to?
Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States
Onsite
Semgrep, the leader in code security for builders, empowers invention without friction. Teams catch, flag, and fix real issues before they ship, powered by security that learns as they build. Semgrep secures code as it’s written and provides guardrails that pave the road for developers to move fast and stay secure. Built for builders and trusted by security, Semgrep lives where developers work, delivering fixes without breaking flow, and giving security teams visibility, control, and confidence. Semgrep gets smarter as you build, with AI that learns your context to cut false positives and prioritize reachable vulnerabilities, validated by 95% of security reviewers across 6M+ findings. Semgrep makes zero false positives a reality with AppSec teams triaging 80% fewer false positives across Code and Supply Chain, dramatically shrinking the backlog.
Founded in San Francisco and backed by Menlo Ventures, Felicis Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Redpoint Ventures, and Sequoia Capital, Semgrep is recognized by Gartner in Application Security Testing and is trusted by leading organizations, including Vanta, Lyft, and Dropbox. Learn more at semgrep.dev.
Own the development and execution of Semgrep's strategic technology partnerships. We are looking for a high-agency problem solver who removes friction, builds relationships with counterparts at partner companies, connects partner product and engineering teams to Semgrep's, and develops joint value propositions and co-marketing programs. Some partnerships are already in place and need to be deepened and scaled and others are at an earlier stage.
Location expectations:
Our expectation is that this role will be based in our San Francisco office
Build and maintain executive, product, and technical relationships with counterparts at partner companies; coordinate cross-functional execution internally across Product, Sales, Marketing, and executives
Drive partnership development from agreement through integration and launch, connecting partner product and engineering teams to Semgrep's to scope and deliver integrations
Define the joint value proposition and solution narrative; co-define success metrics with partners and track and report partnership health, wins, and blockers back to the staff team
Partner with Marketing on co-marketing programs and announcements; establish the operational framework for each partnership including launch plan and success criteria
Transition GTM execution to Global Channels & Alliances once integrations are established, while retaining executive and product-level relationships for ongoing accountability
Building trust quickly with partner executives and internal stakeholders
Making practical tradeoffs between opportunity and product reality
Being comfortable with ambiguity
Working well with all levels within an organization - from CEO to product managers
Works from a prioritized set of partners aligned with the product roadmap and company strategy; fewer, deeper partnerships that produce real integrations and customer value
No logo partnerships that do not ship product or drive adoption
Partnerships must produce a real technical integration that customers use
Integrations that customers adopt, not just launch announcements
Time from partnership agreement to working integration
Strength of the joint value proposition, developed with Product, Sales, and Marketing
Depth of executive relationships with partner organizations
Pipeline and revenue generated through Global Channels & Alliances after handoff
Internal confidence from Product, Sales, Marketing, and Channels that the partnerships are worth the investment
7-10 years in strategic partnerships or business development in developer-focused software or security. Demonstrated credibility working across product, engineering, sales, and marketing. Brings technical and commercial fluency to hold substantive conversations with engineers and executives. Comfortable engaging with senior leadership at both Semgrep and partner organizations.
Compensation
The estimated starting annual salary range for this position is $227,000 to $282,000 USD. The actual base salary will be determined based on a number of factors, which may include job-related skills, relevant experience, qualifications, location, internal equity, and market data. In addition to base salary, total compensation may include equity, variable compensation, and benefits. We view equity as a meaningful part of our compensation philosophy and a way for employees to share in the long-term value they help create.
Compensation ranges are reviewed regularly and may be adjusted as the role, individual performance, or market conditions evolve.
Our goal is to competitively and fairly compensate every Semgrep employee with a system that equally rewards those who are vocal and those who are less comfortable making demands during the final steps of the hiring process. To that end, we generate internal compensation bands that are used when discussing and negotiating salaries. We update these based on market data to make sure they’re above the average for comparable roles.
We invest in our employees’ well-being and long-term success through a competitive, market-aligned benefits program that meets or exceeds local market standards across all of the regions in which we hire. Benefits offerings vary by location to reflect local requirements and norms. For more detailed, location-specific information, please visit Semgrep Benefits.
We bring together people from a wide range of backgrounds and disciplines—from physics and philosophy to formal methods research and full-fledged corporations. We’re new parents and new grads, dog lovers and dogfooders. We get together often to bike, bake, and meet up in parks. In our interactions, we believe respect and honesty go hand in hand, and prioritize both.
Semgrep is an equal-opportunity employer seeking a diverse range of backgrounds. We value who you are — including your cultural heritage, your socioeconomic status, your age, your race, your gender, your sexual orientation, your disabilities. We value what’s vitally important to you — your family, your religion, your politics. We value what you love in this world — your music, your weekend pursuits. We believe in welcoming varied professional backgrounds, educations, and interests. If you’re exceptional in your role, believe in Semgrep’s mission, and treat Semgrep’s values as your own, you belong here.
Please Note: For US-based roles open to remote work, we are currently able to hire employees in the following states only: Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, and Wisconsin.