Technical Chief of Staff – CTO
GitLab
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: United States
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Salary
💰 $167,000 - $313,000 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Scale the impact of GitLab's engineering leadership by aligning technical vision with product strategy
- Drive the technical narrative and content for board materials and investor decks
- Document decisions and processes in the GitLab Handbook
- Lead internal AI transformation initiatives
- Implement and maintain R&D metric frameworks
- Steward the engineering budget and optimize infrastructure spend
- Monitor organizational health metrics and lead change management
Requirements
- 12+ years of experience in executive operations, with 3+ years partnering with an executive
- Proven track record of drafting Board of Directors materials and managing strategic planning
- Experience leading company-wide technical programs impacting 1,000+ engineers
- Previous experience as a Director of Engineering or Principal TPM overseeing global scale systems
- Expert-level implementation of DORA or SPACE frameworks
- Experience leading change management with budgets exceeding $50M+
- Exceptional ability to synthesize complex technical proposals into executive briefs
Benefits
- Benefits to support your health, finances, and well-being
- Flexible Paid Time Off
- Team Member Resource Groups
- Equity Compensation & Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Growth and Development Fund
- Parental leave
- Home office support
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
DORA frameworkSPACE frameworkR&D metric frameworkstechnical narrative developmentbudget managementchange management
Soft Skills
leadershipstrategic planningsynthesis of complex proposalscommunication