Software Development / DevSecOps / Information Technology
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GitLab is the intelligent orchestration platform for DevSecOps. GitLab enables organizations to increase developer productivity, improve operational efficiency, reduce security and compliance risk, and accelerate digital transformation. More than 50 million registered users and more than 50% of the Fortune 100 trust GitLab to ship better, more secure software faster. The same principles built into our products are reflected in how our team works: we embrace AI as a core productivity multiplier, with all team members expected to incorporate AI into their daily workflows to drive efficiency, innovation, and impact. GitLab is where careers accelerate, innovation flourishes, and every voice is valued. Our high-performance culture is driven by our values and continuous knowledge exchange, enabling our team members to reach their full potential while collaborating with industry leaders to solve complex problems. Co-create the future with us as we build technology that transforms how the world develops software.
An Overview Of This Role As Director of Recruiting, Engineering and Information Technology, you will lead GitLabβs India-based recruiting efforts for Engineering and IT while helping shape technical hiring across the broader Asia-Pacific region. You will lead recruiting managers and their teams, set the regional talent strategy, and maintain direct ownership of senior and executive-level searches. Reporting to the Vice President of Talent Acquisition or an equivalent senior Talent Acquisition leader, you will help GitLab build exceptional technical teams in high-growth markets and create a scalable, well-documented recruiting model. You will serve as a trusted talent advisor to Engineering and IT leaders, using market intelligence and hiring data to guide workforce planning, organization design, and recruiting priorities. You will also strengthen recruiting leadership, candidate experience, and GitLabβs employer presence while supporting an all-remote, globally distributed team.
What You Will Do
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Leadership and Team Management: Lead and develop a multi-layered recruiting organization, including recruiting managers and individual contributors, supporting 100 to 200 or more Engineering and IT requisitions across India and the broader Asia-Pacific region.
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Managerial Capability Building: Build recruiting management capability through coaching, clear expectations, structured operating cadences, and development plans for managers and individual contributors.
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Executive Technical Searches: Own GitLabβs most senior and executive-level technical searches in the region, including Vice President and C-suite-adjacent leadership roles.
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Strategic Sourcing: Set sourcing, talent pipeline, and market strategies for hard-to-fill roles in artificial intelligence, machine learning, generative artificial intelligence, security, infrastructure, and emerging technologies.
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Advisory and Workforce Planning: Advise senior Engineering and IT leaders on organization design, workforce planning, compensation considerations, talent availability, and hiring priorities.
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Metrics and Governance: Define regional hiring metrics and reporting, surface risks and bottlenecks to senior leaders, and recommend practical solutions that support predictable, high-quality hiring.
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Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with People Business Partners, Compensation, Finance, and other recruiting leaders on headcount strategy, process improvements, tooling decisions, and company-wide talent priorities.
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Culture and Inclusion: Champion diversity, inclusion, and belonging, strengthen candidate and hiring team experiences, and build an effective operating model for all-remote collaboration across regions and time zones.
What You Bring
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Experience leading recruiting in high-growth technology companies, including enterprise-scale or similarly complex hiring environments.
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Experience managing recruiting managers or leading a multi-layered recruiting organization with accountability for team performance and development.
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Deep experience recruiting Engineering and IT talent, from individual contributor roles through senior and executive leadership positions.
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A record of sourcing, engaging, and closing passive candidates for senior technical and leadership roles in competitive markets.
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Deep knowledge of Indiaβs technology talent market and experience setting hiring strategy across India and the broader Asia-Pacific region.
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Experience leading distributed teams and large, multi-portfolio hiring plans while advising senior leaders through growth and organizational change.
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Clear written and verbal communication when advising senior leaders on recruiting strategy and priorities.
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A data-informed approach to recruiting, including experience with hiring metrics, dashboards, market intelligence, applicant tracking systems, LinkedIn Recruiter, and sourcing tools. Experience with Greenhouse is helpful.
About The Team We help GitLab build the teams needed to co-create the future of software development. We work asynchronously across time zones and partner closely with Engineering, IT, People Business Partners, Compensation, and Finance to deliver high-quality hiring, strengthen leadership capability, and build transparent, scalable recruiting practices.
Country Hiring Guidelines and Equal Opportunity GitLab hires new team members in countries around the world. All of our roles are remote, however some roles may carry specific location-based eligibility requirements. GitLab is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. GitLabβs policies and practices relating to recruitment, employment, career development, advancement, promotion, and retirement are based solely on merit.