Director of Strategy & Operations

　　at GitLab

　　Remote, North America

　　The GitLab DevSecOps platform (https://about.gitlab.com/solutions/devops-platform/) empowers 100,000+ organizations to deliver software faster and more efficiently. We are one of the world’s largest all-remote companies (https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/guide/) with 2,000+ team members and values (https://handbook.gitlab.com/handbook/values/) that foster a culture where people embrace the belief that everyone can contribute. Learn more about Life at GitLab (https://vimeo.com/778157354) .

　　The Director of Strategy and Operations reports to the Chief of Staff to the CEO (https://about.gitlab.com/job-families/chief-executive-officer/chief-of-staff/) .

　　Job Grade

　　The Director of Strategy and Operations is a grade 10 (https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/total-rewards/compensation/compensation-calculator/#gitlab-job-grades) role.

　　Responsibilities

　　Responsible for the success of 2-3 high priority, cross-functional initiatives at any given moment. For example, market entries, pricing and packaging projects, important communications, and organizational realignments

　　Fill in gaps in other parts of the business when there are short-term vacancies or a lack of relevant skills or capacity

　　Collaborate cross-functionally with senior counterparts throughout the business

　　Identify opportunities to improve business efficiency and make changes to improve the business

　　Prepare materials (documents, decks) for the Chief of Staff to the CEO and the CEO

　　Translate practical needs into technical and/or business requirements

　　Execute on projects and ongoing assignments for the Chief of Staff to the CEO and/or CEO

　　Demonstrate GitLab values in all work

　　Requirements

　　Track record of leadership independent of role

　　Ability to work collaboratively and drive results with senior leadership

　　Strategic and operational work experience

　　Detail-oriented forward thinker

　　Excellent written, verbal, and technical communicator

　　Experience making data-driven decisions

　　Able to manage multiple tasks with competing timelines and deliverables

　　History of working cross-functionally to move projects forward

　　Evidence of success in leading key business initiatives. Demonstrated ability to take a project from ideation through to implementation

　　Experience at a strategy consulting firm and/or working across multiple functions at a fast growing company

　　8+ years of work experience. Ideally, 4+ years experience in high growth startup environments

　　Familiarity with the industry is a plus

　　Ability to use GitLab

　　Performance Indicators

　　[Meetings shifted from CEO - hours spent in meetings decreases overtime by Chief of Staff to the CEO stepping in, supported by the Chief of Staff Team to the CEO (https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/ceo/chief-of-staff-team/performance-indicators/#executive-time-for-the-ceo)

　　Throughput - Issues or merge requests closed as measurement of projects iterated on (https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/ceo/chief-of-staff-team/performance-indicators/#throughput-for-the-cost)

　　Percent of Slack Messages that aren't Direct Messages (https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/ceo/chief-of-staff-team/performance-indicators/#percent-of-sent-slack-messages-that-are-not-dms)

　　Career Ladder

　　This is a cross-functional role, so team members will have exposure to broader parts of the organization. They may choose to join other teams. They may also be considered for the Chief of Staff to the CEO role (https://about.gitlab.com/job-families/chief-executive-officer/chief-of-staff/) as the Chief of Staff to the CEO completes the rotation.

　　Hiring Process

　　Candidates for this position can expect the hiring process to follow the order below. Please keep in mind that candidates can be declined from the position at any stage of the process. To learn more about someone who may be conducting the interview, find their job title on our team page (https://about.gitlab.com/company/team/)

　　Qualified candidates will be invited to schedule a 30 minute screening call with one of our global recruiters

　　Then, candidates will be invited to schedule a 50 minute interview with the Chief of Staff to the CEO and be asked to complete a homework assignment

　　Next, candidates will be invited to schedule two separate 50 minute interview with members of our existing Strategy & Operations team.

　　Finally, candidates will meet with our CEO who will conduct the final interview

　　As always, the interviews and screening call will be conducted via a video call. See more details about our hiring process on the hiring handbook (https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/hiring/) .

　　Compensation

　　To view the full job description and its compensation calculator, view our handbook. The compensation calculator can be found towards the bottom of the page.

　　Additional details about our process can be found on our hiring page (https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/hiring/interviewing/) .

　　The base salary range for this role’s listed level is currently $136,300 - $239,500 for Colorado residents and $155,800 - $277,500 for New York and New Jersey residents only. Grade level and salary ranges are determined through interviews and a review of education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities of the applicant, equity with other team members, and alignment with market data. See more information on our benefits (https://bit.ly/GLBeneUS) and equity (https://bit.ly/GLequity) . Sales roles are also eligible for incentive pay targeted at up to 100% of the offered base salary.

　　The base salary range for this role’s listed level is currently for residents of listed locations only. Grade level and salary ranges are determined through interviews and a review of education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities of the applicant, equity with other team members, and alignment with market data. See more information on our benefits (https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/total-rewards/benefits/general-and-entity-benefits/) and equity (https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/stock-options/) . Sales roles are also eligible for incentive pay targeted at up to 100% of the offered base salary.

　　Colorado/Washington pay range

　　$136,300—$239,500 USD

　　California/New York/New Jersey pay range

　　$155,800—$277,500 USD

　　Country Hiring Guidelines: GitLab hires new team members in countries around the world. All of our roles are remote, however some roles may carry specific location-based eligibility requirements. Our Talent Acquisition team can help answer any questions about location after starting the recruiting process.

　　Privacy Policy: Please review our Recruitment Privacy Policy. (https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/hiring/candidate/faq/recruitment-privacy-policy/) Your privacy is important to us.

　　GitLab is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. GitLab’s policies and practices relating to recruitment, employment, career development and advancement, promotion, and retirement are based solely on merit, regardless of race, color, religion, ancestry, sex (including pregnancy, lactation, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression), national origin, age, citizenship, marital status, mental or physical disability, genetic information (including family medical history), discharge status from the military, protected veteran status (which includes disabled veterans, recently separated veterans, active duty wartime or campaign badge veterans, and Armed Forces service medal veterans), or any other basis protected by law. GitLab will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. See also GitLab’s EEO Policy (https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/people-policies/inc-usa/#equal-employment-opportunity-policy) and EEO is the Law (https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/labor-and-employment-notices/#eeoc-us-equal-employment-opportunity-commission-notices) . If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation (https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/people-policies/inc-usa/#reasonable-accommodation) , please let us know during the recruiting process (https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/hiring/interviewing/#adjustments-to-our-interview-process) .