Vice President, Data & Insights

GitLab is seeking a VP of Data and Insights to lead the strategic vision, architecture, and execution of its enterprise data platform and analytics capabilities.

The successful candidate will report to the CIO and oversee a distributed team spanning data platform and engineering, analytics engineering, data governance, and data analysts embedded across business functions.

Key responsibilities:

• Define and execute a multi-year strategy for GitLab's data platform
• Lead the transformation from analyst-dependent reporting toward AI-powered self-service models
• Oversee the architecture and evolution of GitLab's data engineering foundations
• Drive analytics engineering practices that produce governed, well-documented, and reusable data models
• Build deep expertise in GitLab's consumption and usage-based business model
• Establish and maintain enterprise-wide data governance frameworks
• Serve as a strategic thought partner to leaders across Sales, Finance, Product, and People
• Inspire and develop a high-performing distributed team
• Stay ahead of the curve on evolving data tooling, AI agents, and curated analytics applications

Requirements:

• 12+ years of progressive data leadership experience
• Deep expertise in modern data platform architecture
• Proven track record driving self-service analytics transformation
• Strong understanding of consumption and usage-based business models
• Experience leading analytics engineering functions
• Demonstrated ability to partner with and influence C-level and VP-level stakeholders
• Track record of developing and retaining high-performing distributed teams

GitLab supports full-time employees with:

• 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