Director of Recruiting, Engineering & IT, Bangalore India

GitLab is seeking a Director of Recruiting, Engineering and Information Technology to lead its India-based recruiting efforts for Engineering and IT. The successful candidate will help shape technical hiring across the broader Asia-Pacific region.

About the Role As Director of Recruiting, Engineering and Information Technology, you'll lead GitLab's India-based recruiting efforts for Engineering and IT while helping shape technical hiring across the broader Asia-Pacific region. You'll lead recruiting managers and their teams, set the regional talent strategy, and maintain direct ownership of senior and executive-level searches.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a multi-layered recruiting organization, including recruiting managers and individual contributors, supporting 100 to 200 or more Engineering and IT requisitions across India and the broader Asia-Pacific region.
• Build recruiting management capability through coaching, clear expectations, structured operating cadences, and development plans for managers and individual contributors.
• Own GitLab's most senior and executive-level technical searches in the region, including Vice President and C-suite-adjacent leadership roles.
• Set sourcing, talent pipeline, and market strategies for hard-to-fill roles in artificial intelligence, machine learning, generative artificial intelligence, security, infrastructure, and emerging technologies.
• Advise senior Engineering and IT leaders on organization design, workforce planning, compensation considerations, talent availability, and hiring priorities.
• Define regional hiring metrics and reporting, surface risks and bottlenecks to senior leaders, and recommend practical solutions that support predictable, high-quality hiring.
• Partner with People Business Partners, Compensation, Finance, and other recruiting leaders on headcount strategy, process improvements, tooling decisions, and company-wide talent priorities.
• Champion diversity, inclusion, and belonging, strengthen candidate and hiring team experiences, and build an effective operating model for all-remote collaboration across regions and time zones.

Requirements

• Experience leading recruiting in high-growth technology companies, including enterprise-scale or similarly complex hiring environments.
• Experience managing recruiting managers or leading a multi-layered recruiting organization with accountability for team performance and development.
• Deep experience recruiting Engineering and IT talent, from individual contributor roles through senior and executive leadership positions.
• A record of sourcing, engaging, and closing passive candidates for senior technical and leadership roles in competitive markets.
• Deep knowledge of India's technology talent market and experience setting hiring strategy across India and the broader Asia-Pacific region.
• Experience leading distributed teams and large, multi-portfolio hiring plans while advising senior leaders through growth and organizational change.
• Clear written and verbal communication when advising senior leaders on recruiting strategy and priorities.
• A data-informed approach to recruiting, including experience with hiring metrics, dashboards, market intelligence, applicant tracking systems, LinkedIn Recruiter, and sourcing tools.

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