What you’ll do
Lead multiple high-impact initiatives that support strategic public sector sales opportunities.
Manage a team of Solutions Architects through hiring, coaching, feedback, and retention.
Guide technical evaluations and validation efforts to help customers understand how GitLab meets their business and technical requirements.
Collaborate with regional sales managers on account strategy and with cross-functional leaders on complex opportunities.
Improve team practices and execution strategies in partnership with Solutions Architect leadership and other departments.
Communicate GitLab’s vision, strategy, and values in a way that helps your team apply them in day-to-day work.
Track team execution through key performance indicators and provide clear updates to peers and leadership.
Model strong customer engagement by acting as a Solutions Architect on selected opportunities to support customer success.
What you’ll bring
Experience: 3-5 years experience in Public Sector
Leadership: 2+ years of experience leading high-performing teams, ideally in a global or remote environment.
Experience leading teams with accountability for execution, coaching, and performance.
Experience in technical pre-sales or a related information technology role that supports customer-facing solution design.
Knowledge of modern software development or operations practices across the software delivery lifecycle.
Familiarity with cloud computing technologies and the practices that support secure, scalable adoption.
Ability to mentor others and give and receive constructive feedback in a clear, respectful way.
Experience working with other managers and cross-functional partners to develop and carry out shared strategies.
Experience supporting public sector customers and understanding the needs of regulated or mission-driven environments.
Openness to bringing transferable leadership and technical experience from adjacent fields where customer outcomes, collaboration, and technical credibility are important.
About the team
The Public Sector Solutions Architect team helps customers understand how GitLab can support secure, effective software development from planning to monitoring. As a distributed team, we collaborate asynchronously across regions while aligning on shared practices for strategic customer engagement. We are focused on helping public sector organizations connect technical decisions to business outcomes while improving the consistency and effectiveness of GitLab’s technical pre-sales approach.
The base salary range for this role’s listed level is currently for residents of the United States only. This range is intended to reflect the role's base salary rate in locations throughout the US. Grade level and salary ranges are determined through interviews and a review of education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities of the applicant, equity with other team members, alignment with market data, and geographic location. The base salary range does not include any bonuses, equity, or benefits. See more information on our benefits and equity . Sales roles are also eligible for incentive pay targeted at up to 100% of the offered base salary.
United States Salary Range
$183,200 — $308,400 USD
How GitLab Supports Full-Time Employees
Benefits to support your health, finances, and well-being
Flexible Paid Time Off
Team Member Resource Groups
Equity Compensation & Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Growth and Development Fund
Parental Leave
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