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As a Senior Program Manager within GitLab's Enterprise Technology organization, you will lead the planning, execution, and delivery of complex, cross-functional technology programs that advance our enterprise IT strategy. You'll serve as a trusted advisor and program execution partner to IT leadership, translating strategic objectives into structured roadmaps and measurable outcomes. This is a highly visible role that requires both technical fluency and business acumen, with the ability to navigate ambiguity, align diverse stakeholders, and drive decisions across teams.
You will operate at the intersection of IT, Finance, Legal, Product, and Business operations, bringing structure and clarity to programs that span multiple domains and functions. Whether standing up new capabilities, improving governance practices, or scaling operational processes, you will be the connective tissue that keeps programs moving, risks surfaced, and stakeholders informed.
- Own end-to-end program management for large-scale or high-complexity Enterprise Technology & AI initiatives, including scope definition, roadmap development, resource planning, and delivery tracking
- Define and communicate clear success metrics for each program, reporting status and risk to Enterprise Technology & AI leadership on a regular cadence, and escalating issues with recommended paths forward
- Partner with business and technology stakeholders to develop a deep understanding of underlying problems, desired outcomes, and solution trade-offs
- Drive cross-functional alignment by facilitating decision-making, resolving dependencies, and maintaining momentum across distributed teams
- Recommend and implement improvements to program governance frameworks, intake processes, and ways of working across the CIO org
- Translate complex technical and business requirements into clear, actionable work plans accessible to both technical and non-technical audiences
- Anticipate risks and interdependencies across the portfolio, proactively mitigating blockers before they impact delivery
- Model GitLab values and remote work best practices, contributing to a high-trust, async-first team culture
- 6+ years of program management experience, with a strong track record delivering large, cross-functional Enterprise Technology & AI programs
- Demonstrated ability to simplify complex processes and build structured approaches to ambiguous problems
- Experience influencing without authority, earning trust with senior stakeholders, and driving alignment across functions, including Finance, Legal, Sales, and Product
- Comfortable operating at both a strategic level and in the details, switching between executive communication and hands-on program execution as needed
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with experience presenting program status, risks, and recommendations to ETA leadership and Executive audiences
- Familiarity with Enterprise IT domains such as business systems, data, AI, security, infrastructure, or enterprise architecture (depth in one or more areas preferred)
- Proficiency with program and project management tools and methodologies (Agile, Scrum, SAFe, or similar); PMP, CSM, or equivalent certification is a plus
- Experience working in a remote, globally distributed environment with a bias toward async collaboration and clear documentation
The CIO Enterprise Technology & AI team is GitLab's central engine for improving the systems, data, and AI capabilities that support how we run the business. The team designs and operates enterprise applications, data platforms, corporate IT services, and AI-enabled workflows that help our globally distributed GitLab team members work effectively and securely.
You'll join a team that partners closely with Finance, Sales, Marketing, People, Product, and Security to turn business strategy into scalable, reliable technology solutions. The work is broad, visible, and deeply cross-functional, which makes strong program leadership essential. In this role, you'll help teams stay aligned, make progress across complex initiatives, and bring transparency to how strategic work gets delivered across the organization.
- 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
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.
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Skills Required
- 6+ years of program management experience delivering large, cross-functional Enterprise Technology and AI programs
- Proven ability to simplify complex processes and build structured approaches to ambiguous problems
- Experience influencing without authority and driving alignment across Finance, Legal, Sales, and Product stakeholders
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with experience presenting program status, risks, and recommendations to executive audiences
- Familiarity with Enterprise IT domains such as business systems, data, AI, security, infrastructure, or enterprise architecture
- Depth in one or more Enterprise IT domains (business systems, data, AI, security, infrastructure, or enterprise architecture)
- Proficiency with program and project management tools and methodologies (Agile, Scrum, SAFe, or similar)
- PMP, CSM, or equivalent certification
- Experience working in a remote, globally distributed environment with async collaboration and clear documentation
- Comfortable operating at both strategic and execution levels, switching between executive communication and hands-on program execution
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Flexible Paid Time Off is documented with guidance encouraging at least 25 days per year and permitting up to 25 consecutive calendar days. Additional time-away types (e.g., sick time, bereavement, and leaves) are centrally documented for straightforward access.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave provides 16 weeks for birth or adoption, complemented by return-to-work resources and tools like Parentaly and coordinated leave administration via Tilt in the U.S. Caregiving support such as backup care and tutoring through Vivvi is also available.
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Healthcare Strength — Medical, dental, and vision coverage (Cigna nationwide and Kaiser in some states) are paired with company-paid life and disability insurance and robust mental-health support via Modern Health. A global wellness platform and EAP resources broaden preventive and behavioral health support.
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GitLab is the Intelligent Orchestration Platform where software teams and their AI agents stay in flow to amplify their capacity for innovation. Together, they automate repetitive tasks to plan, build, secure, test, deploy and maintain software. With GitLab, software teams spend less time on coordination overhead and more time on the next big idea. What started in 2011 as an open source project to help one team of programmers collaborate is now the intelligent orchestration platform millions of people use to deliver software faster, more efficiently, while strengthening security and compliance. Since the beginning, we've been firm believers in remote work, open source, DevSecOps, and iteration. We get up and log on in the morning to work alongside the GitLab community to deliver new innovations every month that help teams and their AI agents ship great code faster.
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