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Vice President, Legal Commercial

4 hours, 7 minutes ago
United States
Full-time
Executive
Legal Counsel
Legal
DevSecOps GitLab
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GitLab

GitLab

GitLab: The comprehensive DevOps platform revolutionizing software development with automation, AI workflows, and essential tools for efficient collaboration.

Internet Software & Services
1K-5K
Founded 2014
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Description

  • Define and execute the long‑term strategy for GitLab’s global commercial legal function, aligning legal priorities with revenue growth, market expansion, and product evolution.
  • Serve as the primary legal executive partner to the CRO, CFO, and GTM leadership, advising on commercial strategy, enterprise deal structures, pricing/packaging risk, and complex AI‑related contracting.
  • Build, lead, and develop a globally distributed team of 15–20 commercial attorneys, contract managers, and legal ops professionals, with managers organized by geography and subject matter expertise.
  • Set enterprise‑wide standards for commercial contracting, including risk tiering, escalation frameworks, template governance, and playbook strategy to scale across regions and deal types.
  • Benchmark AI‑specific contractual terms and lead GitLab’s negotiating posture on AI deal issues (data usage, model training, output ownership, liability allocation, transparency obligations).
  • Own continuous improvement and optimization of the CLM system with full Quote‑to‑Cash integration, and champion AI tools and legal operations capabilities to drive contracting efficiency and pipeline visibility.
  • Lead GitLab’s most significant strategic partnerships, including hyperscaler relationships, and structure/ negotiate complex co‑sell, reseller, and marketplace agreements.
  • Oversee AI governance contracting across customer, partner, and supplier agreements and translate evolving global AI regulations (including the EU AI Act) into practical contracting positions and policy guidance.
  • Lead legal support for facility clearance requirements and public sector commercial contracting, including federal and SLED agreements, FAR/DFARS compliance, and government contract vehicle requirements.
  • Lead procurement legal covering global vendor contracting, inbound SaaS, professional services, and infrastructure agreements, partnering with Finance, Security, and Privacy on vendor risk frameworks.

Requirements

  • 15+ years of combined law firm and in‑house experience, with substantial tenure in a senior commercial legal leadership role at a global SaaS or enterprise technology company.
  • J.D. or U.S. law degree equivalent with bar admission in good standing in at least one U.S. state.
  • 5+ years leading and scaling teams of attorneys and contract managers, with a track record of developing legal talent and building high‑functioning commercial legal organizations.
  • Hands‑on experience owning or leading a CLM implementation or expansion, with working knowledge of Quote‑to‑Cash process integration across Sales, Finance, and Revenue Operations.
  • Demonstrated fluency in AI governance and product legal issues, including drafting/negotiating AI‑specific contractual terms and deploying AI‑powered legal workflows at the team level.
  • Deep expertise in enterprise SaaS contracting, strategic partnerships, data privacy, and complex partner/channel and public sector agreements, with familiarity with FedRAMP and FAR/DFARS.
  • Proven ability to lead geographically distributed teams in a fully remote, asynchronous environment.
  • Exceptional executive presence and communication skills with a proven ability to influence at the C‑suite level and represent legal as a business growth partner.
  • Visionary yet execution‑oriented mindset with attention to operational details that enable a legal function to run at scale.
  • A genuine champion for AI‑enabled legal work, with hands‑on experience driving adoption of tools and workflows that increase team speed and effectiveness.

Benefits

  • Remote, asynchronous work environment (GitLab hires globally; roles are remote though some location eligibility may apply).
  • Benefits to support health, finances, and well‑being (company benefits program).
  • Flexible Paid Time Off.
  • Equity compensation and Employee Stock Purchase Plan (stock options).
  • Growth and Development Fund for learning and professional development.
  • Parental leave.
  • Home office support for equipment and workspace.

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