Senior Director, Associate General Counsel

What You'll Do

• Define and execute the long-term strategy for GitLab's corporate and compliance legal function, aligning legal priorities with the company's public company obligations, governance standards, and growth trajectory.
• Serve as a primary legal executive partner to the CFO, People leadership, and E-Group, advising on corporate governance, securities matters, equity strategy, executive compensation, and M&A at the highest levels of complexity and materiality.
• Build, lead, and develop a high-performing team of corporate attorneys and paralegals, fostering a high-performance, async-first culture as the function scales.
• Advise on, draft, and maintain templates, policies, and processes for corporate law matters, including securities filings, governance documentation, equity plan administration, executive compensation, and M&A transactions.
• Own GitLab's ongoing SEC reporting and disclosure obligations, working closely with Finance, Accounting, and external auditors on legal issues relevant to accounting treatment and public company disclosure.
• Lead legal support for equity plan administration, partnering with Stock Administration, People, and Total Rewards on plan design, grant practices, and compliance.
• Monitor and analyze changes in corporate and securities law, assess legal risk, and propose creative, practical solutions that account for GitLab's culture, brand, and business priorities.
• Anticipate legal issues and risks tied to GitLab's continued scale, building the processes and systems needed to minimize potential impact.
• Champion AI-enabled legal workflows within the corporate legal team, driving adoption of tools that make governance, disclosure, and contract review faster and more consistent.
• Manage outside counsel relationships across corporate, securities, and M&A matters, ensuring efficient and effective use of external resources.
• Serve as a senior voice on cross-functional initiatives involving Legal, Finance, People, and Investor Relations, influencing decisions that shape how GitLab operates as a public company.

What You'll Bring

• 8+ years of combined law firm and in-house legal experience, with substantial tenure leading corporate legal matters at a multinational, publicly traded technology company.
• J.D. or U.S. law degree equivalent with bar admission in good standing in at least one U.S. state.
• In-house public company experience with strong working knowledge of the '33 Act and '34 Act, and demonstrated experience managing SEC reporting and disclosure obligations.
• Proven success partnering across business units, including Finance, Stock Administration, Accounting, People, and Marketing, to resolve complex business and risk management issues while weighing non-legal variables such as culture, brand, communications, government relations, tax, and insurance.
• Experience advising executives and the board on corporate governance, securities, equity compensation, and M&A matters.
• Demonstrated fluency in applying AI tools to legal workflows, with a track record of driving adoption across a team rather than just individual use.
• Practical, creative problem-solving approach that emphasizes addressing business needs while protecting GitLab's interests.
• Proactive, dynamic, and results-driven leader with strong attention to detail and familiarity working across time zones and cultures.
• Outstanding interpersonal and executive communication skills, with the ability to interface effectively across all business functions with a responsive, service-oriented attitude.
• Sound, practical business judgment and demonstrated ability to lead in a fully remote, asynchronous environment.

Benefits

• Flexible Paid Time Off
• Team Member Resource Groups
• Equity Compensation & Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Growth and Development Fund
• Parental Leave