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GitLab is seeking a Director of Recruiting for Engineering & IT to lead talent acquisition efforts across India and the Asia-Pacific region. In this role, you will lead a multi-layered recruiting organization including recruiting managers and individual contributors, managing 100-200+ engineering and IT requisitions. You'll own GitLab's most senior and executive-level technical searches in the region, including VP and C-suite adjacent roles.
Key responsibilities include building recruiting management capability through coaching and structured development; setting sourcing, talent pipeline, and market strategies for hard-to-fill roles in AI, machine learning, generative AI, security, infrastructure, and emerging technologies; advising senior Engineering and IT leaders on organization design, workforce planning, and hiring priorities; defining regional hiring metrics and reporting; and partnering with People Business Partners, Compensation, Finance, and other recruiting leaders on headcount strategy and process improvements.
You'll serve as a trusted talent advisor using market intelligence and hiring data to guide workforce planning. You'll champion diversity, inclusion, and belonging while building an effective operating model for all-remote collaboration across regions and time zones.
Required experience includes leading recruiting in high-growth technology companies with enterprise-scale hiring; managing recruiting managers or leading multi-layered recruiting organizations; deep experience recruiting engineering and IT talent from IC through senior/executive levels; proven success sourcing and closing passive candidates for senior technical roles; deep knowledge of India's technology talent market and Asia-Pacific hiring strategy; experience leading distributed teams through growth and organizational change; and a data-informed approach to recruiting with proficiency in hiring metrics, ATS systems, LinkedIn Recruiter, and sourcing tools (Greenhouse experience is helpful).
