Lead Legal Counsel, Corporate

GitLab is seeking a Lead Legal Counsel, Corporate to join the Legal & Corporate Affairs (LACA) team. The successful candidate will own securities, public company reporting, and corporate governance work for GitLab, a growing public technology company.

Responsibilities:

• Own securities and public company reporting matters, working with internal stakeholders and external auditors on SEC filings, quarterly reports, earnings releases, and other public disclosures.
• Advise on corporate governance, including board and committee processes, the annual stockholders meeting, corporate approvals, equity plan matters, and executive compensation.
• Provide legal guidance on complex entity matters across jurisdictions, including formation, maintenance, reorganizations, intercompany agreements, and wind-downs.
• Support M&A and other strategic transactions, contributing to diligence, documentation, approvals, signing, closing, and post-closing integration.
• Engage and manage outside counsel across jurisdictions, coordinating work and ensuring practical, high-quality, and cost-effective advice.
• Identify legal and business risks, present clear options to senior stakeholders, and monitor legal developments to keep policies, processes, and controls current.
• Build and improve playbooks, checklists, templates, and workflows for recurring corporate legal work.

Requirements:

• 6+ years of demonstrated relevant legal experience, including law firm experience advising US-listed public companies on securities law, corporate governance, and public company reporting.
• A Juris Doctor (JD) degree and active admission to a US state bar.
• The ability to independently manage complex legal matters and cross-functional projects, prioritize competing needs, and drive work to completion with limited direction.
• Clear written and verbal communication, including the ability to explain technical legal issues to non-lawyers and senior leaders and build trusted working relationships.

Benefits:

• Benefits to support 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