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The role

Technical and consumption strategist for complex, multi-stakeholder opportunities.

What you’ll do

• Lead complex consumption-based sales cycles across technical, executive and economic stakeholders.
• Shape usage forecasts, adoption plans, POV success criteria and expansion paths.
• Partner with AEs on qualification, value messaging and consumption risks.
• Act as the technical DRI for complex evaluations, workshops, audits, tenders and value-stream assessments.
• Own architecture, technical risk, success plan inputs and the technical path to expansion.
• Apply strong DevSecOps, CI/CD, cloud and AI fluency to the customer problem, integrating architecture, security and operational considerations in complex environments.

What you’ll bring

• Consumption experience: Leading complex consumption motions through discovery, POV, production adoption and value realization, including engaging executives and budget owners and managing trade-offs when usage changes.
• Technical experience: Proven hands-on depth across the DevSecOps lifecycle, including CI/CD at scale, Kubernetes, application security testing and infrastructure as code, and the ability to design, size and troubleshoot self-managed and on-premises deployments alongside cloud and hybrid architectures.
• Deep experience with consumption-based, cloud, AI, platform or usage-metered products.
• A solid understanding of adoption curves, usage forecasting, economic buyers and procurement friction.
• The ability to connect technical architecture to expansion, renewal and long-term value.
• The ability to diagnose whether the customer can realize value, not just whether the solution can technically work.
• The ability to make technical and commercial trade-offs when usage is uncertain or changing.
• The ability to use customer evidence to influence deal strategy and account planning.
• Motivation from long-term customer value, adoption and expansion.
• Energy for complex, multi-stakeholder buying decisions.
• A commitment to raising the technical and commercial bar for peers.
• Ability to travel at least 25%
• Languages to include English, Arabic

About the team

The Solutions Architecture team sits within GitLab Sales and partners with Account Executives, Customer Success and Product to help customers adopt GitLab and grow their usage over time.

We act as technical advisors across the full software delivery lifecycle: DevOps, CI/CD, cloud-native platforms, security and software supply chain, and AI-native development.

GitLab sells in a consumption-based model, so our work does not end at the proof of value. We map how customers will use GitLab, prove value with evidence, and stay close through production adoption and expansion.

We share what we learn, coach each other, and care about measurable customer outcomes.

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How GitLab Supports Full-Time Employees

• 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 

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.

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