An overview of this role

This position is 100% remote and will be based in the United States.

As a Business Development Representative (BDR) focused on the Department of War (DoW), you'll help GitLab grow its presence across the military. You'll own outbound prospecting and pipeline generation while building a strong understanding of the DoW landscape and the technology priorities driving investment across the enterprise. In this role, you'll work closely with 3–4 Account Executives on a strategic, growth-focused book of DoW accounts. Together you'll identify key opportunities, expand relationships within existing customers, and bring new programs and partners into GitLab's ecosystem.

You'll join a high-performing, growing public sector BDR team with clear onboarding, dedicated DoW-specific training, and a strong track record of internal promotions — giving you space to build a long-term career in federal sales and make a visible impact in your first year.

What you’ll do

• Drive high-volume prospecting into DoW accounts through a balanced mix of calls, emails, and LinkedIn.
• Collaborate closely with Account Executives to understand their territories, priorities, and account plans, turning that insight into targeted campaigns and qualified pipeline.
• Qualify inbound and outbound interest in GitLab's AI-powered DevSecOps platform, ensuring strong fit and smooth handoff to sales partners.
• Use GitLab's sales tools and systems to track activities, maintain accurate account and contact data, and report on pipeline and performance trends.
• Partner with public sector and enablement teams to apply specialized DoW training to your day-to-day prospecting strategy.
• Contribute to continual improvement of outreach messaging, playbooks, and processes by sharing feedback from prospects and AEs with the wider BDR and public sector teams.

What you’ll bring

• Proven experience as a Business Development Representative or in a similar role focused on outbound prospecting and pipeline generation
• Experience prospecting into DoD or federal accounts
• Excitement for GitLab's Public Sector mission and an understanding of the technology challenges facing the DoW
• Ability to quickly learn new processes and tools critical to BDR success (Outreach, Zoominfo, Cognism, Salesforce, LinkedIn Sales Navigator, etc.)
• Positive and energetic phone skills, excellent listening skills, and strong written communication
• Consistent track record of meeting or exceeding daily, weekly, and monthly KPIs
• A self-starter with credible, documented achievements in a pipeline-focused role
• You share our values and work in accordance with those values
• Knowledge of business processes, organizational structure, and how decisions get made in large federal or defense organizations
• Determined personality with a desire to grow and win in a complex, long-cycle sales environment
• Passionate about being part of GitLab's journey
• Excellent written and spoken English, our company language

About the team

The Public Sector BDR team focuses on creating qualified pipeline and long-term opportunities within GitLab's US Federal business. The team is a growing, high-performing group that includes BDRs across sub-verticals spanning the Department of the Air Force, Department of Defense, civilian agencies, FSI, and State, Local, and Education. The team works fully remotely and collaborates asynchronously across US regions, aligning to shared prospecting processes and public sector-specific enablement while leveraging GitLab's established name recognition across the defense community. Current priorities include deepening relationships and driving growth within key DoW accounts, supporting new logo acquisition through targeted prospecting, and building repeatable motions tailored to the unique buying patterns and mission cycles of the Department of the Air Force enterprise.

An overview of this role

As a Strategic Account Leader on our Public Sector Team, you’ll help Department of Defense agencies modernize how they build and secure software using GitLab’s AI-powered DevSecOps platform. You’ll align GitLab with agency priorities like CI/CD automation, secure development practices, and infrastructure modernization in regulated environments, acting as the primary point of contact for strategic and large prospects. Reporting to a Regional Director, you’ll own a defined book of business, build and execute multi-year account plans, navigate complex procurement cycles, and partner closely with system integrators and resellers to deliver outcomes that matter to public sector missions.

In your first year, you’ll focus on developing trusted relationships with CIOs, technical leaders, and key stakeholders across your territory, driving successful rollouts and adoption of GitLab, and coordinating with our pre- and post-sales engineering and support teams. You’ll also represent the voice of your customers internally by sharing product feedback and ideas through our public issue tracker, helping shape how GitLab serves the public sector over time.

What you’ll do

• Build and execute strategic account plans that align GitLab’s AI-powered DevSecOps platform with public sector modernization initiatives

• Navigate complex procurement and contracting processes while shaping multi-year technology roadmaps with CIOs and technical leaders

• Act as the primary point of contact and trusted advisor for strategic and large public sector prospects and customers

• Own your book of business, from pipeline development through close and expansion, using a consultative, mission-focused sales approach

• Collaborate with pre-sales and post-sales engineering, customer success, and support teams to ensure successful rollout, adoption, and value realization

• Partner with system integrators, resellers, and other channel partners to generate qualified leads and co-create solutions for government challenges

• Conduct ongoing prospecting and opportunity development activities within large and strategic accounts to drive new and expansion business

• Represent the voice of the customer by sharing feedback and product ideas through GitLab’s public issue tracker and internal teams

What you’ll bring

• Experience selling technology solutions to Department of Defense agencies

• Knowledge of the software development lifecycle, including CI/CD automation, secure development practices, and infrastructure modernization

• Understanding of compliance requirements, and agency buying cycles, with the ability to navigate complex stakeholder environments

• Consultative sales approach that positions technology as a mission enabler and aligns solutions to public sector modernization initiatives

• Ability to manage major accounts with a high degree of ownership and control, working under minimal supervision on complex opportunities

• Skill in collaborating with system integrators, resellers, and internal pre- and post-sales teams to drive successful customer outcomes

• Effective written and verbal communication skills, with strong interpersonal abilities to build consensus across technical and non-technical stakeholders

• Alignment with GitLab’s values, openness to learning, and readiness to apply transferable skills and diverse experiences to the public sector domain

About the team

The Public Sector Team focuses on helping U.S. Department of Defense agencies modernize how they build, secure, and operate software using GitLab’s AI-powered DevSecOps platform. You’ll join a distributed group of strategic account leaders, solutions architects, and channel specialists who collaborate asynchronously across time zones to serve complex, regulated customers. We partner closely with system integrators and resellers, align with agency procurement processes, and coordinate with product, marketing, and support teams to deliver secure, compliant solutions. Our current priorities include navigating evolving procurement and compliance requirements, supporting infrastructure modernization and secure development practices, and expanding GitLab’s presence across key public sector accounts.

An overview of this role

As a New Business Account Executive - State, Local and Education (SLED) Integrators, you'll be at the forefront of GitLab’s growth strategy, exclusively focused on acquiring new logos and expanding our market presence within the SLED contractor community. You'll work with a variety of organizations, navigating sales cycles while maintaining the high velocity of a true new business seller breaking into new accounts and building relationships from scratch.

This is a greenfield opportunity for someone who combines a strong ability to sell with  a startup mentality. In this role, you’ll sell innovation and change to net new customers, compressing decision cycles while building trust at the leadership level. You'll own the entire sales cycle from initial outreach through close, building your own pipeline while collaborating with marketing and SDRs to maximize every opportunity. Your success will directly impact our company's growth trajectory and market position. 

This person MUST be currently located in the US. 

What You’ll Do  

• Own the full new logo acquisition cycle 
• Build and maintain a 3-4x pipeline coverage through high-volume prospecting activities, dedicating the majority of your time to pipeline generation
• Execute a disciplined daily prospecting cadence, including cold calling, strategic email sequences, social selling, and creative outbound strategies to identify and create new opportunities
• Run high-quality discovery meetings, uncovering business pain points and articulating compelling value propositions that resonate at executive levels
• Navigate complex, multi-stakeholder sales processes with C-level executives, IT leaders, and cross-functional buying committees
• Develop and execute strategic territory plans, identifying high-value targets and creating a qualified account prioritization strategy
• Partner with Solutions Architecture and Customer Success to orchestrate technical evaluations, POCs, and ensure smooth post-sale transitions
• Master our sales methodology (MEDDPICC, Command of the Message) to qualify opportunities, manage deal velocity, and drive predictable revenue
• Maintain exceptional Salesforce hygiene, including detailed account notes, use case documentation, competitive intelligence, and accurate forecasting
• Exceed quotas while maintaining high activity levels and pipeline velocity metrics

What You’ll Bring 

• Strong B2B SaaS sales experience with an emphasis on new business development and net-new logo acquisition
• Proven track record as a top performer with success in closing new logos
• Strong prospecting mentality with exceptional pipeline generation skills – you've built territories from scratch and created demand in greenfield accounts
• Experience with consumption-based or usage-based business models and ability to articulate value beyond traditional licensing
• Strong discovery and qualification capabilities using consultative selling approaches to uncover business pain and build compelling business cases for C-level stakeholders
• Demonstrated ability to compress sales cycles while managing multiple complex opportunities simultaneously (15-20+ active deals)
• Relentless work ethic and competitive drive – you're energized by prospecting, motivated by competition, and have an insatiable desire to win
• Adaptability and coachability – you thrive in dynamic, high-velocity environments and continuously iterate based on market feedback
• Excellent communication and storytelling skills with the ability to craft and deliver executive-level presentations that drive urgency
• Proficiency with modern sales tech stack including Salesforce, Clari, Outreach, ZoomInfo/Cognism, LinkedIn Sales Navigator, Gong, and 6sense

About the team

Our New Business team operates like a startup within the company – we're builders, prospectors, and market makers who are constantly thinking about our next deal and strategising our account plans. We’re looking for sales professionals who get energized by new opportunities and thrive on breaking into accounts that have never heard of us.

The team culture is built on drive, accountability, and continuous improvement (growth mindset). We share competitive intelligence, celebrate wins loudly, learn from losses quickly, and push each other to be better every day. You'll be surrounded by other top performers who are passionate about their craft and committed to building something special.

You'll report to the Regional Sales Director - Federal Systems Integrators (FSI) and work closely with a dedicated SDR pod, Sales Engineering, Marketing, and Customer Success. You will collaborate with the Public Sector SLED Account Executives, aligning contractor projects and programs with state and local government, and education customers. We invest heavily in your development with weekly 1:1 coaching, deal strategy sessions, and ongoing enablement. Come and be a part of this team as we look to build something new!

An overview of this role

As a Public Sector Solutions Architect, you'll be a trusted advisor to U.S. government customers, helping them understand how GitLab's Enterprise Edition and DevSecOps platform can address real business and mission outcomes. You'll own the technical evaluation and validation stages of the sales cycle, guide customers through proofs of concept and value, and connect GitLab's modern software development, operations, and cloud capabilities to measurable value. In this role, you'll work closely with sales and cross-functional GitLab teams, provide technical guidance from first conversation through successful deployment, and act as a customer advocate back into Product, Sales, and Marketing. With your TS/SCI with poly clearance and deep familiarity with government environments, you'll shape and execute strategies that build mindshare, expand GitLab usage, and establish long-term, trusted relationships across public sector accounts.

What you'll do

• Engage with public sector customers, both onsite and remotely, to provide technical expertise and guidance throughout the pre-sales process, including tailored demos, technical presentations, and hands-on workshops.
• Collaborate with the sales team to shape and execute account strategies that drive GitLab adoption within government environments.
• Own the technical evaluation process, including proof of concept (POC) and proof of value (POV) design and delivery, tender and audit support, and technical input into proposals.
• Lead the creation of Customer Success Plans that capture technical success criteria and handoff details from the pre-sales process, ensuring a smooth path to deployment and adoption.
• Build and deepen relationships with technical and business stakeholders so they become advocates for GitLab within their organizations.
• Serve as the customer advocate internally by channeling feedback and insights to Product, Sales, Marketing, and other GitLab teams to influence roadmap and messaging.
• Maintain and expand your expertise in GitLab and related technologies, including modern software development, operations, and cloud practices, and create reusable examples and assets for customers and partners.
• Run Value Stream Assessments with support from senior Solutions Architects to identify opportunities for customers to improve their software delivery with GitLab.

What you'll bring

• Active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph and ability to meet all applicable government eligibility requirements as a United States Person.
• Residing in the Washington, D.C. area and ability to travel for onsite engagement with public sector customers, based on business and customer needs.
• Background in technical pre-sales, consulting, or information technology roles, ideally with U.S. public sector or federal customers, where you guided customers through evaluations and solution design
• Hands-on experience using GitLab and familiarity with modern software development and operations practices, such as CI/CD, DevSecOps, and automation
• Experience with cloud computing platforms and related technologies in regulated or security-conscious environments.
• Ability to connect technical solutions to measurable business or mission outcomes and to advise senior stakeholders on tradeoffs and options.
• Strong, confident communication and relationship-building skills, including leading customer meetings, demos, and value-focused conversations in close partnership with sales and cross-functional teams
• Openness to learning, seeking feedback, and building new skills, including familiarity with GitLab's Solutions Architect handbook and related resources.

About the team

The Public Sector Solutions Architect role is part of GitLab's Solutions Architect team, a group of trusted technical advisors who help government customers understand, evaluate, and adopt the GitLab DevSecOps platform. You'll work closely with account teams, Customer Success, and Product to support public sector organizations, with a particular focus on agencies that require TS/SCI with polygraph. The team is distributed and collaborates asynchronously across time zones using GitLab and our handbook-first practices to share knowledge, reusable examples, and best practices. You'll help the team address unique public sector challenges such as security, compliance, and mission-critical software delivery, and contribute customer insights that shape our product direction.

An overview of this role

As the Field CTO, Public Sector at GitLab, you will serve as a trusted technical advisor for public sector customers and prospects, helping them connect DevSecOps strategy, security, and compliance goals to real business and mission outcomes. You will work closely with executive stakeholders during the pre-sales process, offering strategic guidance on how GitLab can support secure software delivery, modernization efforts, and platform adoption across complex environments.

In this role, you will combine technical depth with executive level customer communication. You will build relationships with customer and prospect leaders such as Chief Information Security Officers, Chief Security Officers, Chief Technology Officers, and chief security architects, while also partnering across GitLab with sales, marketing, and product teams. Your perspective from the field will help shape customer conversations, influence go-to-market strategy, and inform how GitLab continues to serve public sector organizations.

Note: This is an individual contributor, customer-facing technical advisory role; it does not include direct people management responsibilities.

This role is well suited for someone who enjoys operating at the intersection of technology strategy, customer engagement, and market leadership. You will help customers understand the value of our AI Powered DevSecOps platform, contribute to industry conversations around standards and guidance (AI in particular), and represent GitLab in a way that reflects our values of transparency, collaboration, and results.

What you'll do

• 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 public sector 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 in the public sector market.
• 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.
• Assist with requests for information and responses related to government publications and public-private partnership opportunities.
• Participate in and contribute to working groups connected to government publications, standards, and demonstrations.
• Curate and communicate public sector field feedback, collaborate on prioritization with marketing and product teams, and contribute to sales strategy, playbooks, enablement, and reusable technical content for the field (podcasts, etc).

What you'll bring

• Significant experience in DevSecOps, AI and AI policy in government, information technology security, or closely related areas.
• Experience selling to, supporting, or working within the public sector.
• Experience creating technical marketing content and 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.
• Understanding of continuous integration and continuous deployment, along with modern software development or operations practices.
• Experience with cloud computing and related technologies and practices.
• Strong verbal, written, and presentation skills, with the ability to communicate technical strategy effectively to audiences ranging from executives to engineers.
• Ability to coordinate across time zones and adapt schedules to customer and internal stakeholder needs.
• Experience in technical pre-sales or a comparable customer-facing information technology role.

About the team

The Field CTO, Public Sector role works across customer-facing and internal teams to help GitLab meet the needs of public sector organizations with clarity, credibility, and deep technical insight. This role partners closely with sales, solutions, marketing, and product stakeholders to represent customer priorities, strengthen technical strategy in the field, and support GitLab's position in a highly regulated and mission-driven market.