Professional Services Technical Architect

Senior Manager, Professional Services Technical Architect

Gitlab

GitLab is the intelligent orchestration platform for DevSecOps. GitLab enables organizations to increase developer productivity, improve operational efficiency, reduce security and compliance risk, and accelerate digital transformation. More than 50 million registered users and more than 50% of the Fortune 100* trust GitLab to ship better, more secure software faster. The same principles built into our products are reflected in how our team works: we embrace AI as a core productivity multiplier, with all team members expected to incorporate AI into their daily workflows to drive efficiency, innovation, and impact. GitLab is where careers accelerate, innovation flourishes, and every voice is valued. Our high-performance culture is driven by our values and continuous knowledge exchange, enabling our team members to reach their full potential while collaborating with industry leaders to solve complex problems. Co-create the future with us as we build technology that transforms how the world develops software. *Fortune 500® is a registered trademark of Fortune Media IP Limited, used under license. Claim based on GitLab data. Fortune 100 refers to the top 20% ranked companies in the 2025 Fortune 500 list, published in June 2025. Fortune and Fortune Media IP Limited are not affiliated with, and do not endorse products or services of GitLab. AN OVERVIEW OF THIS ROLE As the Senior Manager, Technical Architects on GitLab's AMER Professional Services team, you'll oversee one of the most technically credible and customer-facing groups in the organization. This team helps turn customer priorities into real adoption and measurable outcomes by guiding complex implementations, shaping new service patterns, and bringing emerging GitLab capabilities into production environments. You'll own the AMER Technical Architecture practice across both presales and delivery, managing a team of Technical Architects who work on complex customer needs, early-stage offerings, and strategic engagements. This role is well suited for someone who can coach senior technical talent, bring structure to ambiguity, and keep the team focused on customer outcomes instead of task completion. In your first year, you'll help strengthen how the practice operates across delivery quality, team development, resource planning, and consultative engagement management. You'll work alongside architects in areas including AI, security, and broader platform architecture, while helping the team turn what they learn in the field into repeatable methods that can scale across Professional Services. Some examples of our projects: * Running technical discovery, scoping, and delivery for complex Professional Services engagements in AMER * Turning early customer work on new GitLab capabilities into repeatable delivery kits, standards, and service patterns WHAT YOU’LL DO * Manage and develop the AMER Technical Architecture team, including Intermediate, Senior, and Staff Technical Architects working across platform, AI, and security-related customer engagements. * Manage the practice end to end, covering presales collaboration, engagement scoping, technical delivery oversight, staffing, utilization, and forecast alignment. * Coach architects to grow as credible advisors centered on customer outcomes, strong technical judgment, and consultative communication. * Partner on complex presales motions with Engagement Managers on estimation, solution framing, statement of work assumptions, and technical risk. * Join strategic customer conversations where senior technical expertise helps build credibility, clarify ambiguity, and improve the path to successful delivery. * Guide the team through first-mover delivery of new GitLab capabilities, helping shape how emerging offerings are tested, delivered, and improved in real customer environments. * Turn lessons from strategic engagements into reusable templates, architecture guidance, migration patterns, and implementation standards that can be adopted by the broader Professional Services organization. * Represent the Technical Architecture practice in AMER Professional Services management discussions and partner with adjacent functions to improve coordination, service evolution, and delivery consistency. WHAT YOU’LL BRING * Proven experience managing senior technical professionals in a services, consulting, or Professional Services environment, with a strong track record of coaching, performance management, and career development. * Experience applying expertise in platform engineering, site reliability engineering, infrastructure, or software development to guide technical direction and build credibility with highly experienced architects. * Experience running consultative engagements by linking technical work to business goals and keeping teams focused on customer value and realized outcomes. * Experience with technically complex presales work, including discovery, scoping, estimation, solution definition, and risk assessment. * Demonstrated ability to operate effectively in fast-moving environments where offerings, priorities, and organizational needs continue to evolve. * Experience building or improving repeatable delivery methods such as playbooks, standards, service kits, architecture patterns, or implementation guidance. * Experience facilitating executive-level customer conversations, giving clear feedback, and aligning cross-functional stakeholders around delivery direction. * Familiarity with GitLab-relevant domains such as AI-powered developer workflows, security, DevSecOps, or enterprise platform adoption is helpful, along with experience ramping up quickly in adjacent areas where needed. ABOUT THE TEAM The Professional Services team helps customers adopt GitLab in ways that create lasting value. Within that organization, the Technical Architecture team handles some of the most complex and ambiguous work. This includes shaping early delivery approaches for new capabilities, contributing to high-impact customer engagements, and creating the patterns that help the wider organization scale successful services. You'll manage the AMER team of Technical Architects and work closely with Engagement Management, Professional Services Operations, Customer Experience Engineering, and other Professional Services colleagues. We play an important role in setting the technical standard for delivery while also helping define how new services should be scoped, delivered, and improved over time. GitLab works in an all-remote, asynchronous environment built on transparency, iteration, collaboration, and empowered ownership. In our team, that means giving managers and architects the latitude to solve hard problems, exchange what they learn openly, and continuously improve how the practice runs. If you enjoy developing strong technical talent, creating clarity in fast-changing environments, and helping customers succeed through thoughtful consulting, you'll have a meaningful place to make an impact with us. 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 $171,360—$288,660 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  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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Country Hiring Guidelines: GitLab hires new team members in countries around the world. All of our roles are remote, however some roles may carry specific location-based eligibility requirements. Our Talent Acquisition team can help answer any questions about location after starting the recruiting process.   Privacy Policy: Please review our Recruitment Privacy Policy. Your privacy is important to us. GitLab is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. GitLab’s policies and practices relating to recruitment, employment, career development and advancement, promotion, and retirement are based solely on merit, regardless of race, color, religion, ancestry, 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 medical history), discharge status from the military, protected veteran status (which includes disabled veterans, recently separated veterans, active duty wartime or campaign badge veterans, and Armed Forces service medal veterans), or any other basis protected by law. GitLab will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. See also GitLab’s EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know during the recruiting process.

Professional Services Program Manager

Gitlab

GitLab is the intelligent orchestration platform for DevSecOps. GitLab enables organizations to increase developer productivity, improve operational efficiency, reduce security and compliance risk, and accelerate digital transformation. More than 50 million registered users and more than 50% of the Fortune 100* trust GitLab to ship better, more secure software faster. The same principles built into our products are reflected in how our team works: we embrace AI as a core productivity multiplier, with all team members expected to incorporate AI into their daily workflows to drive efficiency, innovation, and impact. GitLab is where careers accelerate, innovation flourishes, and every voice is valued. Our high-performance culture is driven by our values and continuous knowledge exchange, enabling our team members to reach their full potential while collaborating with industry leaders to solve complex problems. Co-create the future with us as we build technology that transforms how the world develops software. *Fortune 500® is a registered trademark of Fortune Media IP Limited, used under license. Claim based on GitLab data. Fortune 100 refers to the top 20% ranked companies in the 2025 Fortune 500 list, published in June 2025. Fortune and Fortune Media IP Limited are not affiliated with, and do not endorse products or services of GitLab. AN OVERVIEW OF THIS ROLE As a Professional Services Program Manager at GitLab, you will lead the delivery of complex, multi-workstream services engagements for some of our largest and most strategic customers. You will help customers turn transformation goals into clear execution plans by bringing structure, visibility, and accountability across interconnected projects. Working closely with customer stakeholders and GitLab team members, you will guide programs from planning through delivery while building trusted relationships across executive, technical, and delivery teams. In this role, you will define and apply a strong delivery methodology grounded in agile and project management best practices, communicate that approach clearly, and keep teams aligned on milestones, dependencies, and outcomes. This is a strong opportunity to shape how customers adopt GitLab at scale and help them realize meaningful business value through effective program leadership. WHAT YOU'LL DO * Lead delivery of multi-workstream professional services engagements for large and strategic customers, maintaining a consistent focus on measurable customer outcomes and business value realization throughout the program lifecycle * Build strong relationships with customer stakeholders, including executive leaders, program and project managers, engineering, development, and security teams * Develop and apply a delivery methodology that uses agile and project management best practices, and communicate how the methodology will be used throughout the program * Create and continuously communicate program roadmaps, dependencies, milestones, and deliverables across connected projects * Manage stakeholder expectations and secure approval on major milestones, decisions, and delivery plans — including proactive identification and mitigation of risks that could impact delivery timelines, scope, or customer outcomes * Define program strategy, including business justification, expected benefits, in-scope and out-of-scope work, timelines, schedules, resources, stakeholders, and success criteria * Establish core program structures such as RACI charts, work breakdown structures, communication plans, and escalation paths * Develop and maintain revenue forecasts for assigned programs, partnering with Engagement Managers to track actuals against plan, flag variances early, and support accurate business reporting * Lead change management activities across programs, including identifying organizational impacts, developing adoption plans, and ensuring customers are prepared to sustain the outcomes delivered * Work closely with Engagement Managers and Delivery Managers to support program scoping, review delivery assumptions, and help improve project management processes through quarterly initiatives WHAT YOU'LL BRING * Experience leading complex programs with multiple interdependent projects, stakeholders, and timelines — ideally in an external, billable professional services or consultancy environment rather than internal program management alone * Strong skill in program planning, forecasting, reporting, and communicating delivery metrics clearly to internal and external stakeholders * Top Secret Security Clearance a plus * PMI Certification(s) or similar industry certifications a plus * Ability to organize, monitor, and manage long-term project budgets, schedules, risks, and dependencies * Proven ability to build collaborative relationships with customers and partner effectively with Engagement Managers, Architects, and delivery teams * Working knowledge of agile and other project management approaches, with the judgment to apply the right structure to different customer needs * Ability to develop long-term plans that support customer adoption, transformation, and successful delivery outcomes * Domain familiarity with one or more of the following: data migrations, software implementations, IT application modernization or transformation, or end-user training programs; experience with DevOps tooling or platforms is a plus * A continuous improvement mindset, with a track record of collaborating with peers and leadership to identify inefficiencies, propose process improvements, and drive meaningful changes to delivery practices and team operations * Comfort leading program-level meetings and driving progress across multiple workstreams * Willingness to complete GitLab Project Management certification within 2 months of starting in the role ABOUT THE TEAM On our Professional Services team, we help customers adopt GitLab effectively by turning strategy into structured delivery. As Program Managers on our team, we bring clarity to large, complex engagements by coordinating people, plans, and processes across multiple workstreams. We work closely with customers, Engagement Managers, Architects, and delivery leaders to create practical plans, manage risk, and keep programs moving toward agreed outcomes. Because we operate in an all-remote, asynchronous environment, we value clear communication, strong documentation, and ownership. This role is well suited for you if you enjoy building order in complex environments, guiding stakeholders through change, and helping customers make progress on meaningful transformation efforts. 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 $92,880—$156,600 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  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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Country Hiring Guidelines: GitLab hires new team members in countries around the world. All of our roles are remote, however some roles may carry specific location-based eligibility requirements. Our Talent Acquisition team can help answer any questions about location after starting the recruiting process.   Privacy Policy: Please review our Recruitment Privacy Policy. Your privacy is important to us. GitLab is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. GitLab’s policies and practices relating to recruitment, employment, career development and advancement, promotion, and retirement are based solely on merit, regardless of race, color, religion, ancestry, 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 medical history), discharge status from the military, protected veteran status (which includes disabled veterans, recently separated veterans, active duty wartime or campaign badge veterans, and Armed Forces service medal veterans), or any other basis protected by law. GitLab will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. See also GitLab’s EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know during the recruiting process.

Senior Professional Services Partners Manager, Subcontractor Partner Solutions

Gitlab

GitLab is the intelligent orchestration platform for DevSecOps. GitLab enables organizations to increase developer productivity, improve operational efficiency, reduce security and compliance risk, and accelerate digital transformation. More than 50 million registered users and more than 50% of the Fortune 100* trust GitLab to ship better, more secure software faster. The same principles built into our products are reflected in how our team works: we embrace AI as a core productivity multiplier, with all team members expected to incorporate AI into their daily workflows to drive efficiency, innovation, and impact. GitLab is where careers accelerate, innovation flourishes, and every voice is valued. Our high-performance culture is driven by our values and continuous knowledge exchange, enabling our team members to reach their full potential while collaborating with industry leaders to solve complex problems. Co-create the future with us as we build technology that transforms how the world develops software. *Fortune 500® is a registered trademark of Fortune Media IP Limited, used under license. Claim based on GitLab data. Fortune 100 refers to the top 20% ranked companies in the 2025 Fortune 500 list, published in June 2025. Fortune and Fortune Media IP Limited are not affiliated with, and do not endorse products or services of GitLab. AN OVERVIEW OF THIS ROLE As the Senior Professional Services Partners Manager, Subcontractor Partner Solutions, you will own the strategy, operating model, and partner relationship framework for GitLab's subcontractor and services partner bench. In this role, you will help scale high-quality Professional Services delivery by building the systems, governance, and partner motions that allow external delivery capacity to work effectively alongside GitLab teams. This role sits at the center of Professional Services and works closely with Ecosystems, Sales, Enablement, Finance, Legal, Procurement, IT, Security, and regional delivery management to create a consistent, global approach to subcontractor partner onboarding, readiness, compliance, and performance. You will be tasked with improving how GitLab identifies, enables, governs, and grows subcontractor partners so they can support customer engagements with quality and consistency. In your first year, you will help mature the subcontractor partner model by strengthening lifecycle processes, improving visibility into partner skills and capacity, and creating better alignment between Professional Services delivery needs and broader partner strategy. This is a strong fit for someone who enjoys solving operational complexity, building scalable programs, and working across many teams to improve delivery outcomes for customers and internal stakeholders. * Building and improving a global subcontractor partner operating model that supports onboarding, readiness, delivery management, and offboarding * Partnering across Professional Services, Ecosystems, Legal, Finance, Procurement, and regional delivery teams to streamline contracting, access, governance, and partner performance management WHAT YOU’LL DO * Own the subcontractor partner operating model for Professional Services, including partner company onboarding, partner consultant lifecycle management, access coordination, readiness tracking, shadow and reverse-shadow progression, status management, and offboarding. * Develop and execute a global strategy for subcontractor and services partners that expands delivery capacity while maintaining quality, customer satisfaction, and alignment with regional business needs, using capacity, quality, and customer satisfaction metrics to guide decisions. * Serve as the primary relationship manager for strategic subcontractor and services partners, building strong partnerships with partner principals and delivery managers. * Partner with Professional Services, Delivery, project management, and regional leadership to identify staffing needs, evaluate partner resources, and maintain visibility into partner inventory, skills, capacity, rate administration, and specialty coverage to improve staffing match rates and reduce delivery coverage gaps. * Manage or materially support contract and engagement workflows, including contract initiation, work authorization governance, purchase order coordination, invoice routing, retainer administration, renewals, and related cross-functional follow-through. * Improve partner delivery readiness by shaping onboarding guidance, enablement expectations, shadowing requirements, certification alignment, and consistent delivery standards. * Establish and maintain partner performance scorecards, feedback loops, and compliance mechanisms to assess partner quality, readiness, utilization, customer feedback, and future fit. * Drive process improvement and automation across partner onboarding, engagement workflows, rules of engagement, and systems used to manage subcontractor operations across regions to reduce manual effort and improve data accuracy. WHAT YOU’LL BRING * Demonstrated progressive experience in subcontractor partner management, Professional Services operations, partner programs, channel or ecosystem roles, or services-partner management within a technology company. * Experience building, managing, and improving partner operating models or programs that support scalable services delivery. * Strong working knowledge of partner administration, contract processes, and terms and conditions management in partnership with Legal, Finance, Procurement, and Operations teams. * Ability to work effectively across Professional Services, Sales, Ecosystems, Marketing, Enablement, Finance, Legal, IT, Security, and regional delivery stakeholders. * Experience managing strategic partner relationships and building credibility with both internal stakeholders and external partner executives. * Strong program and project management skills, including process documentation, workflow improvement, governance, reporting, and global operational execution. * Data-informed thinking and operational rigor, with the ability to track partner performance, capacity, readiness, and risk while translating findings into clear recommendations. * Familiarity with systems used in partner and services operations, such as customer relationship management, professional services automation, procurement, and partner portal tools, and the ability to use GitLab. ABOUT THE TEAM The Professional Services organization helps customers realize value from GitLab through successful implementation, adoption, and delivery outcomes. Within that broader group, this role focuses on our partner solutions and subcontractor motions that extend delivery capacity and improve coverage across regions, specialties, and customer scenarios. We work across internal boundaries to make sure external partners can operate in a way that is consistent with GitLab standards, delivery methodology, and customer expectations. This is a highly cross-functional environment where success is driven by clear processes, strong documentation, thoughtful governance, and strong relationships. The work spans partner onboarding, readiness, contracting coordination, operational issue resolution, and performance management, while also helping strengthen alignment between Professional Services and Ecosystems. If you enjoy building structure in a fast-moving environment and creating repeatable systems that help teams deliver better as a team, this team offers meaningful impact. 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 $104,800—$175,400 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  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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Country Hiring Guidelines: GitLab hires new team members in countries around the world. All of our roles are remote, however some roles may carry specific location-based eligibility requirements. Our Talent Acquisition team can help answer any questions about location after starting the recruiting process.   Privacy Policy: Please review our Recruitment Privacy Policy. Your privacy is important to us. GitLab is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. GitLab’s policies and practices relating to recruitment, employment, career development and advancement, promotion, and retirement are based solely on merit, regardless of race, color, religion, ancestry, 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 medical history), discharge status from the military, protected veteran status (which includes disabled veterans, recently separated veterans, active duty wartime or campaign badge veterans, and Armed Forces service medal veterans), or any other basis protected by law. GitLab will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. See also GitLab’s EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know during the recruiting process.