Regional Sales Director

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Regional Sales Director leading German-market Strategic and Major Account Executives for GitLab’s AI-powered DevSecOps platform. Driving sales, revenue, forecasting, hiring, and regional growth.

Responsibilities:

  • Lead, coach, and motivate a team of Strategic & Major Account Executives focused on the German market
  • Deliver software sales, bookings, and revenue results
  • Drive territory and industry planning by analyzing market dynamics, customer needs, and competitive trends
  • Develop and own sales forecasts, territory management plans, and growth strategies
  • Establish, track, and report key performance metrics and address performance gaps
  • Collaborate with Renewals, Marketing, and cross-functional partners on pipeline health, renewals, and deal execution
  • Recruit, hire, and onboard sales talent
  • Build and maintain a pipeline of future hires in the region
  • Create a high-performing, inclusive, and positive team culture through coaching and development
  • Educate and enable the team on GitLab’s product, pricing, AI-powered DevSecOps positioning, and German-market regulatory factors

Requirements:

  • Progressive experience in field sales and sales operations in an open source software, DevOps, or similar software-as-a-service environment
  • Demonstrated success leading and developing account-focused sales teams, including hiring, coaching, and performance management
  • Proven track record of meeting or exceeding performance objectives, including revenue and pipeline targets
  • Experience building and executing go-to-market strategies for the German market
  • Willingness to both lead and participate directly in selling activities
  • Commercial and analytical skills to interpret sales performance data and adjust regional plans
  • Practical experience with CRM and sales/marketing tools such as Salesforce, Clari, and Marketo
  • Ability to analyze market trends, customer needs, and competitive dynamics
  • Strong relationship-building, negotiation, and presentation skills
  • Executive-level written and verbal communication skills
  • Ability to mentor others
  • Alignment with GitLab’s values and interest in open source
  • Transferable leadership and regional sales experience from adjacent software markets welcomed

Benefits:

  • Benefits to support your health, finances, and well-being
  • Flexible Paid Time Off
  • Team Member Resource Groups
  • Equity Compensation & Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  • Growth and Development Fund
  • Parental Leave
  • Remote work arrangement