GitLab
Vice President, Legal Commercial
Remote, US · Exec · Full-time
Sponsorship not specified$15k-$20kDetected 11 days ago
GitProcurementRecruitingIntellectual PropertyLeadershipCommunication
About the role
- Please note that we welcome interest from candidates with varying levels of experience; many successful candidates do not meet every single requirement.
- Additionally, studies have shown that people from underrepresented groups are less likely to apply to a job unless they meet every single qualification.
- If you're excited about this role, please apply and allow our recruiters to assess your application.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the primary legal executive partner to the CRO, CFO, and GTM leadership, advising on commercial strategy, enterprise deal structures, pricing and packaging risk, and AI-related contracting at the highest levels of complexity and materiality
- Build, lead, and develop a world-class team of commercial attorneys, contract managers, and legal ops professionals across multiple regions, fostering a high-performance, async-first culture with managers as direct reports organized by geography and subject matter expertise
- lead GitLab's negotiating posture on AI deal issues, including data usage, model training, output ownership, liability allocation, and transparency obligations
- Work in sync with the CLO Chief of Staff on the continuous improvement and optimization of GitLab's CLM system with full integration across the Quote-to-Cash process, and champion AI tools and legal operations capabilities to drive contracting efficiency, pipeline visibility, and data-driven decision-making
- Lead GitLab's most significant strategic partnerships, including hyperscaler relationships, structuring and negotiating complex co-sell, reseller, and marketplace agreements in coordination with GitLab Ecosystems and Strategy Teams
- Oversee AI governance contracting across customer, partner, and supplier agreements, and translate evolving global AI regulations, including the EU AI Act and emerging U.S. frameworks, into practical contracting positions and contribute to policy guidance in concert with the Sr.
- Lead legal support for GitLab's facility clearance requirements and public sector commercial contracting, including federal and SLED agreements, FAR/DFARS compliance, and government contract vehicle requirements
- Lead the procurement legal function covering global vendor contracting, inbound SaaS, professional services, and infrastructure agreements, partnering with Finance, Security, and Privacy on vendor risk frameworks
Requirements
- A genuine champion for AI-enabled legal work, with hands-on experience driving adoption of tools and workflows that make teams faster and smarter
Compensation
- Equity Compensation & Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Benefits
- Benefits to support your health, finances, and well-being
- Equity Compensation & Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Company info
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- Flexible Paid Time Off
- Team Member Resource Groups
- Growth and Development Fund
- Parental Leave
Equal opportunity
- GitLab is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer.
- equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer.
Visa & Work Authorization
- sex (including pregnancy, lactation, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression), national origin, age, citizenship, marital status, mental or physical disability, genetic information (including family med
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