Tech Stack
Tag name is followed by "@" symbol and proficiency level value.
About proficiency levels:
- 1-2 — basic awareness. Minimal hands-on experience, and a rudimentary understanding of the technology's purpose;
- 3-6 — daily use. Comfortable and regular usage, capable of handling common tasks and challenges related to the technology;
- 7-9 — you are an expert, you can teach others, you know all the pitfalls and tricks;
- 10 — exceptional knowledge, comprehensive understanding, and adeptness in all aspects of the technology, including advanced problem-solving. Think twice before claiming or demanding such level.
AI @ 6
Communication @ 6
DevOps @ 4
Hiring @ 4
Marketing
Observability @ 6
Product Management @ 6
- 1-2 — basic awareness. Minimal hands-on experience, and a rudimentary understanding of the technology's purpose;
- 3-6 — daily use. Comfortable and regular usage, capable of handling common tasks and challenges related to the technology;
- 7-9 — you are an expert, you can teach others, you know all the pitfalls and tricks;
- 10 — exceptional knowledge, comprehensive understanding, and adeptness in all aspects of the technology, including advanced problem-solving. Think twice before claiming or demanding such level.
Details
GitLab is seeking a Director of Product Management for Agentic Software Delivery. This role owns a strategic section spanning Continuous Integration, Artifact Management, Continuous Deployment, and Observability. The position leads senior and principal product managers and is accountable for adoption, retention, and revenue across build, package, deploy, and monitor capabilities.
The role will define a three-year vision for agent-driven software delivery, including how safely systems can make delivery decisions and how quickly production signals can be converted into fixes. In the first year, the successful candidate will bring four connected roadmaps into one coherent strategy, establish investment allocation practices, deepen partnerships with Engineering and go-to-market leaders, and provide customers with a path to managing software delivery at scale.
Responsibilities
- Own the strategy, three-year vision, and business outcomes for GitLab's Agentic Software Delivery section.
- Define how artificial intelligence is changing software delivery.
- Lead and develop senior and principal product managers across Continuous Integration, Artifact Management, Continuous Deployment, and Observability.
- Establish frameworks, standards, and operating rhythms for consistent, high-quality product decisions.
- Own section-level key performance indicators and adoption funnels, reallocating investment or stopping work when appropriate.
- Evaluate strategic bets, partnerships, and build, buy, or partner decisions, including developing supporting business cases.
- Partner with Engineering leadership on platform investment, architectural direction, and trade-offs across the section.
- Connect build, package, deploy, and monitor capabilities into one coherent customer experience.
- Drive pricing, packaging, go-to-market strategy, migration, and adoption with Product Marketing, Sales, Pricing, Customer Success, and Solutions Engineering.
- Represent the section with senior leadership, enterprise customers, partners, and industry audiences.
- Model AI-native product management across discovery, synthesis, prototyping, roadmap exploration, and concept development.
Requirements
- Experience leading product managers, including developing senior and principal talent, hiring, and addressing performance directly.
- A track record of owning portfolios across multiple product areas and accountability for adoption, retention, and revenue.
- Product management depth in one or more relevant areas, such as continuous integration and continuous delivery pipelines, artifact or package management, release management, or observability.
- Sound judgment about investment decisions, including experience making and defending build, buy, or partner decisions with a business case.
- Technical fluency working with engineers and architects on pipeline design, artifact workflows, deployment strategies, and observability signals such as logs, metrics, and traces.
- Experience shaping pricing and packaging for technical products across free, commercial, and enterprise offerings.
- Experience working with technical customers in developer tools, DevOps, or software delivery environments where engineers and engineering leaders are primary users.
- Executive-level communication and influence.
- Practical use of AI tools in product management workflows and a thoughtful view of how AI and agentic workflows are changing software delivery.
Team
The team brings together senior product leaders across GitLab's software delivery platform and works closely with Engineering, Design, and go-to-market partners. GitLab is an all-remote organization that collaborates asynchronously across regions, emphasizing transparency, written communication, and clear decision-making.
Compensation and Benefits
- United States base salary range: $203,200–$345,600 USD per year.
- The base salary range excludes bonuses, equity, and benefits.
- Benefits include health, financial, and well-being support; flexible paid time off; team member resource groups; equity compensation and an employee stock purchase plan; a growth and development fund; and parental leave.
GitLab is an equal opportunity workplace and welcomes candidates with varying levels of experience.