Senior Contracts Manager

GitLab's commercial legal function supports commercial operations by helping teams structure, negotiate, and manage agreements that balance business momentum with thoughtful risk management. The team focuses on improving consistency through standard forms, playbooks, training, and scalable processes while supporting complex transactions that require careful judgment and cross-functional collaboration.

- Draft and negotiate a wide range of agreements, including services, consulting, marketing, licensing, non-disclosure, data privacy, and other commercial and technology-related contracts with GitLab’s customers. - Engage on top-priority and complex agreements connected to large-value transactions, with a focus on practical risk assessment and timely execution. - Partner with Sales team members and leadership as a trusted advisor on contract terms, negotiation strategy, and issue resolution. - Collaborate with Legal team members to develop and improve standardized forms, contracting processes, and supporting procedures. - Participate in conversations with outside counsel related to policy creation and enforcement. - Create and deliver training materials and enablement sessions for Sales team members. - Maintain and update playbooks and related documentation by adding feedback, guidance, and process improvements. - Input completed agreements into the contract management system and capture key contractual terms accurately.

- Experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating a broad range of commercial and technology-related agreements within a software technology environment. - Ability to handle complex or high-value contract matters and recommend practical options to mitigate legal and business risk. - Knowledge of data privacy requirements and how they affect contract language and negotiation strategy. - Skill in building clear training and enablement materials and presenting them to business stakeholders. - Strong analytical, project management, and written and verbal communication skills. - Ability to work effectively across functions and build trust with Sales, Legal, leadership, and other internal partners. - Comfort managing competing priorities with urgency, attention to detail, and sound judgment in a dynamic environment. - Familiarity with GitLab, or transferable experience using collaborative tools and working successfully in a transparent, distributed workplace.

- Flexible Paid Time Off - Team Member Resource Groups - Equity Compensation & Employee Stock Purchase Plan - Growth and Development Fund - Parental leave - Home office support

GitLab provides a comprehensive AI-powered DevSecOps platform that enables teams to build, deliver, and secure software through an all-in-one solution combining development, security, and operations tools. The company offers professional services to help customers accelerate adoption and achieve business outcomes with GitLab's SaaS and on-premises solutions. It operates a subscription-based business model serving enterprise and commercial customers globally.