VP of Product

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As the VP of Product, you will play a key role in helping the GitLab Product Management team scale rapidly and realize our product vision to be a complete DevOps platform. This role reports to the EVP of Product.

Responsibilities

• Hire, lead, and coach a rapidly growing team of 30+ Product Managers
• Directly manage a team of 4-6 Product Directors
• Ensure a cohesive, coherent, and compelling end-to-end customer experience
• Align team with end-to-end product line vision and goals
• Leverage portfolio product management techniques to ensure product investments are properly allocated across the end-to-end GitLab product
• Partner effectively with Engineering, Design, and Product Marketing to ensure we validate, build, launch, and measure product experiences that customers love and value
• Help refine and implement the GitLab product development flow, ensuring team members receive training and coaching required to work effectively within the system
• Serve as a spokesperson for the end-to-end GitLab product internally and externally

Requirements

• 18 years+ of relevant experience, with 10+ years of people management experience, including management of Directors+
• Strong understanding of DevOps markets, competition, and underlying technologies
• Track record of leading products to successful commercial outcomes
• Excellent at boardroom and big stage presentations, and able to inspire and motivate customers and employees through written and verbal communications
• Demonstrated ability to teach and coach the product management skills as outlined here
• Ability to use GitLab

Performance Indicators

• Product KPI's

Relevant Links

• Product Handbook

Hiring Process

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.

• Apply on the GitLab Jobs page
• 30 minute screening call with Recruiter
• 50 minute interview with EVP, Product
• 50 minute panel interview with Sr. Director, Engineering & Director, UX
• 50 minute interview with Director, Product
• 50 minute interview with Director, Product
• 50 minute interview with CEO

Apply

Please note that if we are actively hiring for a position, you will see it listed on our jobs page, where all of our current openings are advertised. To apply, please click on the name of the role you are interested in, which will take you to our applicant tracking system (ATS), Greenhouse.

Avoid the confidence gap; you do not have to match all the listed requirements exactly to apply. Our hiring process is described in more detail in our hiring handbook.

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1. Work with helpful, kind, motivated, and talented people.
2. Work remote so you have no commute and are free to travel and move.
3. Have flexible work hours so you are there for other people and free to plan the day how you like.
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