Senior Director, Associate General Counsel

An overview of the role

As Senior Director, Associate General Counsel, you'll own the vision, strategy, and execution of GitLab's corporate and compliance legal function at a senior leadership level, reporting to the Chief Legal Officer. You'll be a key member of the Legal leadership team and a trusted executive partner to the CFO, People organization, and broader E-Group on corporate governance, securities, equity, compliance, ethics, and M&A matters. You'll set the tone for how corporate legal operates as a strategic business enabler, accountable for the programs, judgment, and infrastructure that let GitLab operate as a scaled public company with rigor and speed.

This role spans corporate governance, securities compliance, compliance, ethics, equity plan administration, executive compensation, and M&A, building and leading a team of corporate attorneys and paralegals as GitLab's corporate and compliance legal needs continue to grow. This is a role for a seasoned legal leader who has operated inside a public company, who knows what great governance looks like at scale, and who is ready to shape the corporate legal function for a company operating at the intersection of DevSecOps, AI, and enterprise SaaS.

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 and administration