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Group Product Manager, Foundations

Full-timeProduct Manager$180,000 - $260,000*
Remote North America
Paid time off
Home office stipend
Stock options
Parental leave
Learning and development budget
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GitLab is an open core software company that develops the most comprehensive AI-powered DevSecOps Platform, used by more than 100,000 organizations. Our mission is to enable everyone to contribute to and co-create the software that powers our world. When everyone can contribute, consumers become contributors, significantly accelerating the rate of human progress. This mission is integral to our culture, influencing how we hire, build products, and lead our industry. We make this possible at GitLab by running our operations on our product and staying aligned with our values. Learn more about Life at GitLab.

An overview of this role 

As the Group Manager, Product (GMP) you will be responsible for leading our product groups within the Foundations stage, which is at the core of the GitLab platform. You will oversee teams focused on Personal Productivity, Design System, Navigation, and UX Paper Cuts, ensuring GitLab delivers a world-class DevSecOps experience. Your teams will shape how users first experience and navigate GitLab, from initial onboarding through their daily workflows. You will work with product managers to refine the long-term vision and direction for GitLab's foundational features, while collaborating across stages to enable a frictionless user experience.

This is a high-impact role as the Foundations stage defines the core user experience and drives adoption across GitLab's entire platform. This role reports to the VP of Product Management.

Some examples of our key focus areas include:

  • User onboarding and adoption journeys
  • Homepage and navigation experiences
  • Personal productivity features and workflows
  • Design system (Pajamas) adoption
  • Settings and configuration interfaces
  • Dark mode and accessibility improvements

What you'll do

  • Drive adoption of GitLab through intuitive, user-centered experiences
  • Make sure you have a great product team (recruit and hire, sense of progress, promote proactively, identify underperformance)
  • Work on the vision with the Product Leadership including VP of Product, Chief Product Officer and CEO; and communicate this vision internally and externally
  • Distill the overall vision into a compelling roadmap that aligns with our 3-year strategy
  • Lead initiatives to improve System Usability Score (SUS) and reduce cognitive load on users
  • Define and improve key user journeys, focusing on first-time user experience
  • Drive personalization and productivity improvements across the platform
  • Communicate our vision through customer conversations, demos, blogging, and interviews
  • Work closely with your stable counterparts in R&D including Engineering, UX and Quality along with stakeholders across Go to Market (Marketing, Sales, etc)

What you'll bring

  • Experience leading a team of Product Managers
  • Experience as a Product Manager with recognized achievements during your tenure as an IC
  • Experience hiring teams in high-growth companies
  • Strong understanding of enterprise customer needs, particularly around user experience and adoption
  • Experience with homepage design, navigation systems, and user onboarding
  • Technical background with understanding of enterprise software UX best practices
  • Experience with design systems and accessibility standards
  • Strong ability to work across multiple product areas and coordinate complex initiatives
  • Excellent communication skills and ability to work cross-functionally
  • Additional requirements are outlined in the Product Management Career Development Framework
  • You share our values and work in accordance with those values

About the team You will be leading a geographically distributed team of Product Managers while working closely with Engineering and UX Manager counterparts. The Foundations stage is uniquely positioned to shape how users experience and adopt GitLab, making this role critical for driving user satisfaction and platform adoption.

How GitLab will support you

Please note that we welcome interest from candidates with varying levels of experience; many successful candidates do not meet every single requirement. Additionally, studies have shown that people from underrepresented groups are less likely to apply to a job unless they meet every single qualification. If you're excited about this role, please apply and allow our recruiters to assess your application.

Remote-Global

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 and equity. Sales roles are also eligible for incentive pay targeted at up to 100% of the offered base salary.

California/Colorado/Hawaii/New Jersey/New York/Washington/DC/Illinois/Minnesota pay range
$145,600$312,000 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. 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 and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know during the recruiting process.

Questions & answers for this job
  • What is the type of contract for this job?
    The contract for this job is a Full-time contract
  • What's the salary range for the Group Product Manager, Foundations position?
    The suggested salary for this job is $180,000 - $260,000*
  • Is telecommuting possible for this job?
    Yes, telecommuting is possible for this job
About Gitlab
GitLab Inc. is an open-core company that provides GitLab, a DevOps software package that combines the ability to develop, secure, and operate software in a single application.
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