Director of Recruiting, Engineering & IT, Bangalore India
Bengaluru, Karnataka
About the role
<div class="content-intro"><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&nbsp;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><h4><strong>An overview of this role</strong></h4>
<p>As Director of Recruiting, Engineering and Information Technology, you’ll lead GitLab’s India-based recruiting efforts for Engineering and IT while helping shape technical hiring across the broader Asia-Pacific region. You’ll lead recruiting managers and their teams, set the regional talent strategy, and maintain direct ownership of senior and executive-level searches. Reporting to the Vice President of Talent Acquisition or an equivalent senior Talent Acquisition leader, you’ll help GitLab build exceptional technical teams in high-growth markets and create a scalable, well-documented recruiting model.</p>
<p>You’ll serve as a trusted talent advisor to Engineering and IT leaders, using market intelligence and hiring data to guide workforce planning, organization design, and recruiting priorities. You’ll also strengthen recruiting leadership, candidate experience, and GitLab’s employer presence while supporting an all-remote, globally distributed team.</p>
<p><strong>What You’ll Do</strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<ul>
<li>Lead and develop a multi-layered recruiting organization, including recruiting managers and individual contributors, supporting 100 to 200 or more Engineering and IT requisitions across India and the broader Asia-Pacific region.</li>
<li>Build recruiting management capability through coaching, clear expectations, structured operating cadences, and development plans for managers and individual contributors.</li>
<li>Own GitLab’s most senior and executive-level technical searches in the region, including Vice President and C-suite-adjacent leadership roles.</li>
<li>Set sourcing, talent pipeline, and market strategies for hard-to-fill roles in artificial intelligence, machine learning, generative artificial intelligence, security, infrastructure, and emerging technologies.</li>
<li>Advise senior Engineering and IT leaders on organization design, workforce planning,
compensation considerations, talent availability, and hiring priorities.</li>
<li>Define regional hiring metrics and reporting, surface risks and bottlenecks to senior leaders, and recommend practical solutions that support predictable, high-quality hiring.</li>
<li>Partner with People Business Partners,
Compensation, Finance, and other recruiting leaders on headcount strategy, process improvements, tooling decisions, and company-wide talent priorities.</li>
<li>Champion diversity, inclusion, and belonging, strengthen candidate and hiring team experiences, and build an effective operating model for all-remote collaboration across regions and time zones.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>What you'll bring</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Experience leading recruiting in high-growth technology companies, including enterprise-scale or similarly complex hiring environments.</li>
<li>Experience managing recruiting managers or leading a multi-layered recruiting organization with accountability for team performance and development.</li>
<li>Deep experience recruiting Engineering and IT talent, from individual contributor roles through senior and executive leadership positions.</li>
<li>A record of sourcing, engaging, and closing passive candidates for senior technical and leadership roles in competitive markets.</li>
<li>Deep knowledge of India’s technology talent market and experience setting hiring strategy across India and the broader Asia-Pacific region.</li>
<li>Experience leading distributed teams and large, multi-portfolio hiring plans while advising senior leaders through growth and organizational change.</li>
<li>Clear written and verbal communication when advising senior leaders on recruiting strategy and priorities.</li>
<li>A data-informed approach to recruiting, including experience with hiring metrics, dashboards, market intelligence, applicant tracking systems, LinkedIn Recruiter, and sourcing tools. Experience with Greenhouse is helpful.</li>
</ul>
<p>We welcome candidates with different backgrounds and transferable experience. If you’re excited about this role, please apply even if your experience doesn’t match every item listed.</p>
<p><strong>
About
the team</strong></p>
<p>We help GitLab build the teams needed to co-create the future of software development. We work asynchronously across time zones and partner closely with Engineering, IT, People Business Partners,
Compensation, and Finance to deliver high-quality hiring, strengthen leadership capability, and build transparent, scalable recruiting practices.</p><div class="content-conclusion"><h4><strong>How GitLab Supports Full-Time Employees</strong></h4>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/total-rewards/
benefits/general-and-entity-
benefits/">
Benefits to support your health, finances, and well-being</a></li>
<li><a href="https://handbook.gitlab.com/handbook/people-group/time-off-and-absence/time-off-types/#flexible-paid-time-off-pto">Flexible Paid Time Off&nbsp;</a></li>
<li><a href="https://handbook.gitlab.com/handbook/company/culture/inclusion/tmrg-tmag/">Team Member Resource Groups</a></li>
<li><a href="https://handbook.gitlab.com/handbook/total-rewards/stock-options/">Equity
Compensation &amp; Employee Stock Purchase Plan</a></li>
<li><a href="https://handbook.gitlab.com/handbook/people-group/learning-and-development/growth-and-development/">Growth and Development Fund</a></li>
<li><a href="https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/total-rewards/
benefits/general-and-entity-
benefits/#parental-leave">Parental Leave</a>&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
<p>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 <a href="https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/inclusion/#examples-of-select-underrepresented-groups">underrepresented groups</a> 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.</p>
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<p><strong>Country Hiring Guidelines: </strong>GitLab hires new team members in countries around the world. All of our roles are remote, however some roles may carry specific location-based eligibility
requirements. Our Talent Acquisition team can help answer any questions about location after starting the recruiting process.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong>Privacy Policy: </strong>Please review our <a href="https://handbook.gitlab.com/handbook/hiring/candidate-faq/recruitment-privacy-policy/" target="_blank">Recruitment Privacy Policy.</a> Your privacy is important to us.</p>
<p>GitLab is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. GitLab’s policies and practices relating to recruitment, employment, career development and advancement, promotion, and retirement are based solely on merit, regardless of race, color, religion, ancestry, sex (including pregnancy, lactation, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression), national origin, age, citizenship, marital status, mental or physical disability, genetic information (including family medical history), discharge status from the military, protected veteran status (which includes disabled veterans, recently separated veterans, active duty wartime or campaign badge veterans, and Armed Forces service medal veterans), or any other basis protected by law. GitLab will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. See also&nbsp;<a href="https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/people-policies/inc-usa/#equal-employment-opportunity-policy" target="_blank">GitLab’s EEO Policy</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/labor-and-employment-notices/#eeoc-us-equal-employment-opportunity-commission-notices" target="_blank">EEO is the Law</a>. If you have a disability or special need that requires&nbsp;<a href="https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/people-policies/inc-usa/#reasonable-accommodation" target="_blank">accommodation</a>, please let us know during the&nbsp;<a href="https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/hiring/interviewing/#adjustments-to-our-interview-process" target="_blank">recruiting process</a>.</p></div>
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