Field CTO

GitLab

2h•Remote

About The Position

GitLab is an intelligent orchestration platform for DevSecOps, enabling organizations to increase developer productivity, improve operational efficiency, reduce security and compliance risk, and accelerate digital transformation. With over 50 million registered users and trust from more than 50% of the Fortune 100, GitLab helps ship better, more secure software faster. The company integrates AI as a core productivity multiplier, expecting all team members to incorporate AI into their daily workflows for efficiency, innovation, and impact. GitLab fosters a high-performance culture driven by its values and continuous knowledge exchange, supporting team members in reaching their full potential while collaborating with industry leaders to solve complex problems. As a Field CTO at GitLab, you will act as a trusted technical advisor to customers and prospects, aligning DevSecOps strategy, AI, security, and compliance goals with tangible business outcomes. This role involves working closely with executive stakeholders during the pre-sales process, providing strategic guidance on how GitLab can facilitate secure software delivery, modernization efforts, and platform adoption in complex environments. The position requires a blend of technical depth and executive communication skills, building relationships with leaders such as Chief Information Security Officers, Chief Security Officers, Chief Technology Officers, and chief security architects. You will also collaborate internally with GitLab's sales, marketing, and product teams. This individual contributor role offers direct visibility and influence at the VP and above level, partnering with senior leadership both within GitLab and with its largest customers to shape technical strategy and drive customer success. It is ideal for someone who thrives at the intersection of technology strategy, customer engagement, and market leadership, helping customers understand the value of a single DevSecOps platform and representing GitLab's values of transparency, collaboration, and results.

Requirements

Significant experience in as a technology leader in DevSecOps, information technology security, or closely related areas
Experience with AI for software development in the enterprise
Demonstrated expertise in DevSecOps strategy, application security, and compliance for regulated environments, including providing risk-based guidance
Experience creating technical marketing content and materials and delivering technical thought leadership content (presentations, demos, written materials) independently
Experience delivering security, cybersecurity, compliance-related solutions, or assessments
Knowledge of software development tools, practices, methodologies, and the end-to-end software development lifecycle
Working knowledge of the end-to-end software development lifecycle, including CI/CD and modern engineering and operations practices
Understanding of continuous integration and continuous deployment, along with modern software development or operations practices
Experience with cloud computing and related technologies and modern platform architectures that support secure software delivery
Strong verbal, written, and presentation skills, with the ability to communicate technical strategy effectively to audiences ranging from executives to engineers
Comfort working in a fully remote, distributed, and asynchronous environment
Ability to coordinate across time zones and adapt schedules to customer and internal stakeholder needs
Experience in technical pre-sales or comparable customer-facing information technology roles, including using GitLab (and willingness to learn quickly) to support customer conversations and demonstrations
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science or equivalent experience
Ability to use GitLab, including learning GitLab as part of the role
Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a background check, as permitted by applicable law

Responsibilities

Engage with customers in a technical consulting and advisory role during the pre-sales process, providing technical assistance and strategic guidance
Deliver executive-level thought leadership on DevSecOps, security, and compliance for strategic opportunities, including new and growth accounts
Build and maintain relationships with customer leaders such as Chief Information Security Officers, Chief Security Officers, Chief Technology Officers, and chief security architects
Partner with the marketing team to develop content and support media engagement opportunities that increase awareness of GitLab
Educate customers on the value of the GitLab platform and related technologies, and support conversations across multiple levels of the organization to help enable successful deployment
Curate and communicate field feedback, collaborate on prioritization with marketing and product teams, and contribute to sales strategy, playbooks, enablement, and reusable technical content for the field