Senior Product Manager, AI Platform Management

<div><p>GitLab is the intelligent orchestration platform for DevSecOps. GitLab enables organizations to increase developer productivity, improve operational efficiency, reduce security and compliance risk, and accelerate digital transformation. More than 50 million registered users and more than 50% of the Fortune 100* trust GitLab to ship better, more secure software faster.</p> <p>The same principles built into our products are reflected in how our team works: we embrace AI as a core productivity multiplier, with all team members expected to incorporate AI into their daily workflows to drive efficiency, innovation, and impact. GitLab is where careers accelerate, innovation flourishes, and every voice is valued. Our high-performance culture is driven by our values and continuous knowledge exchange, enabling our team members to reach their full potential while collaborating with industry leaders to solve complex problems. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuZIb5zszQI">Co-create the future with us</a> as we build technology that transforms how the world develops software.</p> <p>*<em>Fortune 500® is a registered trademark of Fortune Media IP Limited, used under license. Claim based on GitLab data. Fortune 100 refers to the top 20% ranked companies in the 2025 Fortune 500 list, published in June 2025. Fortune and Fortune Media IP Limited are not affiliated with, and do not endorse products or services of GitLab.</em></p></div><h2>An overview of this role</h2> <p>As a <strong><strong>Senior Product Manager</strong></strong>, you will define and evolve GitLab's AI Platform Management capabilities across the platform, with a focus on the <strong><strong>AI Control Plane</strong></strong> that governs how agents, Model Context Protocol servers, tools, and skills are used, and when human approval is required.</p> <p>You will have broad scope across product strategy, execution, and stakeholder alignment for AI Platform Management. In your first year, you will shape the direction of governance, orchestration, and audit capabilities, help teams make practical decisions in an ambiguous space, and build trust with engineering, design, and partner teams by bringing well-reasoned options forward.</p> <ul> <li value="1"><strong><strong>Some examples of our projects:</strong></strong> Building product capabilities that help administrators govern agent behavior, approval requirements, and auditability across AI workflows</li> <li value="2"><strong><strong>Some examples of our projects:</strong></strong> Defining control plane experiences for agents, tools, skills, policy enforcement, and human-in-the-loop approvals across evolving AI workflows</li> </ul> <h2>What you’ll do</h2> <ul> <li value="1"><strong><strong>Lead</strong></strong> product discovery and delivery for AI Control Plane capabilities that help administrators manage AI usage within GitLab.</li> <li value="2"><strong><strong>Define</strong></strong> product direction for configuration and governance experiences related to agents, Model Context Protocol servers, tools, skills, and approval flows.</li> <li value="3"><strong><strong>Collaborate</strong></strong> closely with engineering, design, and partner teams across AI Governance and related product groups to turn ambiguous problems into clear plans.</li> <li value="4"><strong><strong>Drive</strong></strong> alignment across stakeholders by presenting trade-offs, alternatives, and product recommendations grounded in customer and business impact.</li> <li value="5"><strong><strong>Own</strong></strong> prioritization decisions for a platform area that supports multiple teams and products, including emerging work connected to autonomous AI experiences.</li> <li value="6"><strong><strong>Partner</strong></strong> with engineering managers and technical leaders across regions to deliver platform capabilities in an asynchronous, distributed environment.</li> <li value="7"><strong><strong>Navigate</strong></strong> cross-functional challenges with persistence, using escalation thoughtfully and only after working through options with peers.</li> <li value="8"><strong><strong>Communicate</strong></strong> strategy, decisions, and progress clearly so teams can move forward with shared context and accountability.</li> </ul> <h2>What you’ll bring</h2> <ul> <li value="1"><strong><strong>Experience</strong></strong> building product for AI platforms, AI configuration, governance, or other platform capabilities rather than only consuming third-party AI tools.</li> <li value="2"><strong><strong>Ability</strong></strong> to work through ambiguous, evolving technical spaces and translate them into clear product direction and execution plans.</li> <li value="3"><strong><strong>Skill</strong></strong> in cross-functional collaboration with engineering, design, and partner teams, including handling disagreement and driving decisions through influence.</li> <li value="4"><strong><strong>Judgment</strong></strong> to bring s