Vice President, Legal Commercial
As Vice President, Legal Commercial at GitLab, you will lead the global commercial legal function, reporting directly to the Chief Legal Officer. This executive role involves strategic partnership with the Chief Revenue Officer, Chief Financial Officer, and the broader Go-To-Market organization to align legal strategies with GitLab's business objectives. You will oversee a distributed team of 15–20 legal professionals, including managers organized by geography and subject matter expertise, ensuring efficient and effective legal support across all commercial operations.
Your primary responsibilities include defining and executing the long-term strategy for GitLab's global commercial legal function, aligning legal priorities with company-wide revenue growth, market expansion, and product evolution. You will 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. Additionally, you will build, lead, and develop a world-class team of commercial attorneys, contract managers, and legal operations professionals across multiple regions, fostering a high-performance, asynchronous-first culture.
The role requires a Juris Doctorate or equivalent law degree with bar admission in at least one U.S. state, and a minimum of 15 years of combined law firm and in-house legal experience, preferably in a multinational company. Demonstrated success in hiring, training, managing, developing, and retaining a high-functioning team of experienced attorneys and legal professionals is essential. You should possess a deep understanding of broader GitLab strategy and business context to develop strategy, policy, and controls within the commercial legal function, ensuring the company operates safely and in accordance with best practices at scale.
GitLab offers a comprehensive benefits package to support your health, finances, and well-being, including flexible paid time off, equity compensation, and a growth and development fund. As a fully remote company, GitLab provides the flexibility to work from anywhere, promoting a culture of transparency, collaboration, and continuous learning. Joining GitLab means becoming part of a high-performance culture driven by values and continuous knowledge exchange, enabling team members to reach their full potential while collaborating with industry leaders to solve complex problems.