Field Marketing Manager, Middle East & Africa

Europe - Remote · INTL · 5+ years experience · Remote · Posted Oct 2, 2026

At a glance

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:

As the Field Marketing Manager for the Middle East and Africa at Chainguard, you will play a key role in driving regional growth across MEA markets with a focus on UAE, Saudi Arabia, and South Africa.
This is a brand new role at Chainguard, offering the opportunity to shape the strategy and establish regional operations from day one.

Develop and execute integrated marketing plans aligned to Middle East and Africa pipeline and revenue targets.
Drive full funnel demand generation across priority accounts and key market segments.
Align marketing initiatives closely with regional sales priorities and account strategies.
Deliver a mix of field marketing programs including executive roundtables, Chainguard hosted events, industry conferences, webinars, and partner activations.
Localise and amplify global campaigns to resonate with regional audiences.
Leverage digital marketing and ABM strategies to increase engagement and pipeline impact.
Partner with Sales teams to identify and activate Tier 1 and strategic accounts.
Build targeted, multi touch campaigns that support complex enterprise buying journeys.
Build and execute joint marketing programmes with Channel Partners to drive co branded demand generation and pipeline.
Track and analyse pipeline contribution, engagement, and ROI metrics.

5+ years of experience in field marketing, demand generation, or regional marketing within B2B technology
Experience developing and executing regional marketing programs across Middle East and Africa markets, ideally with a strong understanding of UAE, Saudi Arabia and South Africa
Proven experience building and growing channel led marketing programmes, ideally within a B2B technology or channel partner ecosystem
Strong collaboration skills with Sales, SDR/BDR, Channel Partners, Channel teams, and cross functional teams to drive measurable pipeline outcomes
Data driven mindset with experience using marketing metrics, attribution, and insights to guide strategy and optimisation
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence across multiple levels of the organisation and with external partners
A builder mentality with the ability to operate effectively in a fast paced, high growth environment, and genuine enthusiasm for building a new region from the ground up

Security, cloud, or developer tools background preferred
Fluency in Arabic preferred, alongside English
Understanding of the cloud native, DevSecOps, or software supply chain security landscape is highly desirable

Monthly stipend for coworking spaces, phone and internet costs
Stock options upon hire and promotion with participation in secondary offerings and 10 years to exercise options
100% covered health, vision, and dental insurance premiums for employee and dependents
Flexible Time Off
18 Weeks Paid Parental Leave for birthing parents and 12 weeks for non-birthing parents

Willingness to travel approximately 25% across the region for events, partner engagement, and team collaboration
Flexible & Remote-First Culture with remote work location