GitLab
Senior Director, Global SME Solutions Architecture
$244K–$410K
Remote, United States +1 · Remote · Director · Full-time · Posted Oct 7, 2026
- Location
- Remote, United States
United States of America - Experience
- 5+ years of second-line leadership experience (managing managers).
About the job
Build and lead GitLab’s global Subject Matter Expertise Solutions Architecture organization, driving complex technical opportunities, developing regional managers, and connecting field insights to product direction.
What you'll do
- Set the organization’s global strategy, operating model, staffing, engagement standards, processes, and KPIs.
- Hire and develop regional SME Managers and partner across Sales, Product, Engineering, and Customer Success to support opportunities and inform product roadmaps.
- Use AI to improve deal research, demo creation, Proof of Value automation, and knowledge sharing.
What they ask for
- 5+ years of second-line leadership experience managing managers in Solutions Architecture, Sales Engineering, or a technical specialist organization.
- Experience building or scaling a specialist, overlay, or global SA team in enterprise SaaS, DevSecOps, security, or developer tools.
- Demonstrated ability to link technical-team design to bookings and consumption outcomes, supported by data.
- Fluency across the software development lifecycle, application security, cloud platforms, Kubernetes, and AI-assisted development, including LLM evaluation and production deployment patterns.
Pay
$244,200 — $409,500 USD (base salary)
Tools
SAST, DAST, SCA, AWS, GCP, Azure, Kubernetes, LLM
AI focus
Use AI to improve team workflows, including deal research, demo creation, PoV automation, and knowledge sharing; role also requires familiarity with AI-assisted development, LLM evaluation, and production deployment patterns.
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