Vice President, Legal Commercial

GitLab is seeking a Vice President, Legal Commercial to own the vision, strategy, and execution of its global commercial legal function.

As a key member of the Legal leadership team, you will report to the Chief Legal Officer and be a trusted executive partner to the CRO, CFO, and broader GTM organization.

Responsibilities:

• Define and execute the long-term strategy for GitLab's global commercial legal function
• Serve as the primary legal executive partner to the CRO, CFO, and GTM leadership
• Build, lead, and develop a world-class team of commercial attorneys, contract managers, and legal ops professionals
• Set enterprise-wide standards for commercial contracting
• Benchmark AI-specific contractual terms across the enterprise SaaS market
• Work in sync with the CLO Chief of Staff on the continuous improvement and optimization of GitLab's CLM system
• Lead GitLab's most significant strategic partnerships
• Oversee AI governance contracting across customer, partner, and supplier agreements
• Lead legal support for GitLab's facility clearance requirements and public sector commercial contracting
• Lead the procurement legal function covering global vendor contracting
• Serve as a senior voice on cross-functional initiatives involving Legal, Finance, Product, Revenue Operations, and Procurement

Requirements:

• 15+ years of combined law firm and in-house experience
• 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
• Hands-on experience owning or leading a CLM implementation or expansion
• Demonstrated fluency in AI governance and product legal issues
• Deep expertise in enterprise SaaS contracting, strategic partnerships, data privacy, and complex partner, channel, and public sector agreements
• Visionary but execution-oriented leadership style
• Exceptional executive presence and communication skills

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