R-224374 Senior Director, Marketing

Leads GitLab’s Database Excellence organization, setting strategy for PostgreSQL and other application datastores. Owns database reliability, capacity, availability, sustainability, infrastructure costs, and platform standardization. Manages three Engineering Managers, develops technical leaders, oversees hiring and organization design, establishes objectives and KPIs, manages budgets, partners cross-functionally on platform investments, and serves as an escalation point for database incidents and operational processes.

Leads technical pre-sales engineering for service provider networking opportunities. Advises customers and account teams on routing, automation, security, data center, and WAN solutions; designs architectures; delivers technical presentations and demonstrations; supports proofs of concept and RFP responses; and builds executive and engineering stakeholder relationships. The role also represents the company at industry events and requires extensive expertise in service provider networking technologies, automation, and network management.

Partners with business leaders on workforce planning, succession, organization design, change management, culture, leadership development, and employee engagement. Advises leaders, coaches managers, analyzes workforce trends, operationalizes talent initiatives, and collaborates with HR centers of excellence to deliver effective people solutions. Influences business decisions and supports organizational growth in a fast-paced environment.