This job family represents all Managers in the Product Management department. They are responsible for managing, directly or indirectly GitLab team members performing in the role of Product Manager. Outside of the VP of Product, these roles are responsible for managing and building teams which focus on specific specialties as part of GitLab's product hierarchy (sometimes encompassing entire stages or a section).
This role typically manages 2-4 Product Managers, and reports either to a Director of Product, a Senior Director of Product Management or the VP of Product.
The Group Manager, Product is a grade 9.5.
Team responsibilities
Please note: If the Group Manager has less than 4 direct reports or is a first-time manager, some individual contributor responsibilities may be expected to be maintained.
Requirements are outlined in the Product Management Career Development Framework
The next step in the Group Manager, Product is to move to Director of Product.
Are responsible for managing the team of product managers covering the Verify stage groups. Leading the Verify direction is a high impact position. Works with your team to ensure our industry-leading CI continues to be a critical entry-point to our single devops platform. Work cross functionally as an expert and invest in your team of high caliber product managers to make sure our R&D investment in Verify is as effective as possible in fulfilling our mission to enable everyone to contribute.
Responsible for the Geo, Global Search, Memory, and Database groups. These groups ensure GitLab can meet customer business continuity requirements, is performant at all scales, and enables users to find the content they are looking for in our single platform.
Requirements
Candidates for this position can generally expect the hiring process to follow the order below. Note that as candidates indicate preference or aptitude for one or more specialties, the hiring process will be adjusted to suit. Please keep in mind that candidates can be declined from the position at any stage of the process.
This role typically manages 4-6 direct reports, including Product Managers and Group Managers of Product Management, and reports to either a Senior Director of Product Management or the VP of Product.
The Director, Product Management is a grade 10.
Team responsibility
Requirements for the role are outlined as part of the Product Career Development Framework.
The next step for a Director of Product Management is to move to Senior Director of Product Management.
The Director of Product Management, Dev is the PM DRI for the Dev parts of the DevOps lifecycle (e.g Manage, Plan, Create, and Ecosystem Stages) and reports to the VP of Product.
The Director of Product Management, Sec is the PM DRI for the Secure and Protect parts of the DevOps lifecycle and reports to the VP of Product.
The Director of Product, Growth is the PM DRI for the Growth parts of the DevOps lifecycle and reports to the Senior Director of Product Monetization.
The Director of Product Management, Enablement is the PM DRI for the Enablement parts of the DevOps lifecycle and reports to the VP of Product.
Responsible for the Fulfillment product team, which owns delivering a flexible and powerful billing and licensing system. Has the opportunity to work cross-functionally to ensure the billing and licensing system meets our evolving business needs and delivers a world class customer experience.
Requirements
Candidates for this position can generally expect the hiring process to follow the order below. Note that as candidates indicate preference or aptitude for one or more specialties, the hiring process will be adjusted to suit. Please keep in mind that candidates can be declined from the position at any stage of the process.
This role typically manages 4-6 direct reports, including Product Managers, Group Managers of Product Management, and Directors of Product Management, and reports to the VP of Product.
The Senior Director, Product Management is a grade 11.
The next step in the Product Management Leadership job family is to move to the VP of Product Management job family.
The Senior Director of Product Management, Ops is the PM DRI for the Ops parts of the DevOps lifecycle (e.g. Monitor, Configure, Verify, Package, and Release) and reports to the VP of Product.
Candidates for this position can generally expect the hiring process to follow the order below. Note that as candidates indicate preference or aptitude for one or more specialties, the hiring process will be adjusted to suit. Please keep in mind that candidates can be declined from the position at any stage of the process.
This role typically manages 4-6 direct reports, including Group Managers of Product Management, Directors of Product Management and Senior Directors of Product Management, and reports to the Chief Product Officer.
The VP of Product is a grade 12.
Candidates for this position can expect the hiring process to follow the order below. Please keep in mind that candidates can be declined from the position at any stage of the process. To learn more about someone who may be conducting the interview, find their job title on our team page.
The Senior Director of Product Monetization reports to the VP of Product.
The Senior Director of Product Monetization is a grade 11.
Candidates for this position can expect the hiring process to follow the order below. Please keep in mind that candidates can be declined from the position at any stage of the process. To learn more about someone who may be conducting the interview, find their job title on our team page.
Additional details about our process can be found on our hiring page.
Product Leadership is responsible for building the capacity and capability of their team and the groups they support to achieve:
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