Senior Manager, Technical Recruiting

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An overview of this role

GitLab is searching for a results driven leader to join our Talent Acquisition team looking after hiring for our Global Engineering organization. 

We are an ambitious, results driven team that embraces a set of shared values in everything we do. Not only do we strive for results, but we also look to find the most efficient path forward through collaboration, transparency, and iteration. We strive to create and foster advisory relationships with our hiring partners and cross-functional teammates to build the highly successful and diverse global teams essential to GitLab’s long-term success.

Our Engineering organization is rapidly scaling, and we are focusing on building a team of talent advisors to meet the growing needs of the business. Currently a team of both full time and contract full life cycle recruiters, this leader will own the recruitment strategy, delivery and development for one of the most critical areas of the team. We are looking for an experienced people leader who delivers results through a high performing, growth minded team culture. 

What you'll do in this role 

• Build, execute and deliver on Engineering hiring goals through a data driven approach
• Manage the growth and development of our globally distributed Talent Acquisition team members supporting our Engineering functions
• Build key relationships within the Engineering organization necessary to be proactive thought partners in hiring and scaling the organization
• Utilize data to set goals/forecasts and proactively mitigate risk, build efficiency of our recruiting processes and iterate on systems for technical recruitment
• Advise and influence business leadership on scaleable, best practices for the acquisition of talent
• Manage to a financial and hiring plan each quarter
• Partner cross functionally with G&A partners to enable delivery of said financial and hiring plans.
• Contribute to, and drive forward key strategic project(s) from our Talent Acquisition 3 year strategy 

We're looking for 

• Experience leading and growing a globally distributed technical recruiting team
• Experience building key recruitment processes, leveraging data and influencing technical business leaders 
• Experience working in a fast-paced, SAAS environment recruiting top Engineering talent
• Individuals who thrive in unstructured environments and defaults to curiosity to navigate ambiguity
• Focused on cultivating a team culture that aligns to our GitLab values and enables growth
• Adaptability and high learning agility with an openness to new tools and technologies
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
• Strong contributor to a collaborative team environment, rooted in GitLab values

About the team

At the core of our team’s vision, mission, and strategy is our ability to impact GitLab’s overarching mission: to make it so that everyone can contribute. When everyone can contribute, users become contributors and we greatly increase the rate of innovation.

As a Talent Acquisition team, we have an outsized impact on GitLab’s ability to make this mission a reality, by connecting top talent to profound careers from wherever they are in a truly distributed, remote workforce. Our mission statement is to predictably build distributed, representative teams that enable our vision of creating globally inclusive access to opportunities so that everyone can contribute.

In the spirit of GitLab values, we strive to drive as much transparency as possible to what we do, how we do it and why. Our Talent Acquisition Handbook page is our central hub to explore resources, strategies and focus areas for us as a team. As you think about your next chapter and consider a position at GitLab, we welcome you to explore.

How GitLab will support you

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