<div class="content-intro">GitLab is an open-core software company that develops the most comprehensive <a href="https://about.gitlab.com/solutions/devops-platform">AI-powered DevSecOps Platform</a>, used by more than 100,000 organizations. Our <a href="https://about.gitlab.com/company/mission">mission</a> is to enable everyone to contribute to and co-create the software that powers our world. When everyone can contribute, consumers become contributors, significantly accelerating human progress. Our platform unites teams and organizations, breaking down barriers and redefining what's possible in software development. Thanks to products like <a href="https://about.gitlab.com/gitlab-duo/">Duo Enterprise</a> and <a href="https://about.gitlab.com/blog/gitlab-duo-agent-platform-what-is-next-for-intelligent-devsecops/">Duo Agent Platform</a>, customers get AI benefits at every stage of the SDLC.&nbsp;
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 <a href="https://handbook.gitlab.com/handbook/values/">values</a> 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.</div><h4>An overview of this role</h4>
The Manager, Customer Success Engineer (CSE) - EMEA, reporting to the Director of Customer Success Engineers, leads a team of technical specialists who manage a pooled book of business focused on driving product adoption and value realization at scale across the EMEA region. This role combines deep DevSecOps expertise with strategic program development to help customers achieve measurable business outcomes through GitLab's technology.
What You’ll Do&nbsp;&nbsp;
<ul>
<li>Technical Value Acceleration: Drive GitLab adoption and value realization across the EMEA customer base by developing scalable technical enablement strategies that reach customers at all levels. Focus on delivering measurable business outcomes through GitLab's technology while creating repeatable frameworks for customer technical success and implementing systematic solutions to adoption barriers.</li>
<li>Team Leadership &amp; Program Development: Lead and mentor a team of Customer Success Engineers across the EMEA region, fostering a culture of technical excellence and customer-focused problem solving. Develop and implement scalable technical enablement programs with established metrics to track effectiveness and maximize team impact across the customer base.</li>
<li>Commercial Technical Partnership: Partner with Sales and Renewals teams to align technical enablement with commercial objectives, proactively identifying adoption trends that signal churn or growth opportunities. Leverage technical insights to mitigate contraction risks, secure renewals, and uncover expansion potential through systematic approaches. Develop scalable technical programs that strengthen the commercial relationship and drive revenue outcomes efficiently across multiple customers without requiring dedicated account assignments.</li>
<li>Voice of the Customer Advocacy: Amplify customer needs and technical pain points throughout the organization by translating field insights into actionable intelligence for cross functional teams. Champion the customer perspective in internal forums and decision-making processes, ensuring technical adoption barriers and feature requests directly influence product roadmap priorities. Build strategic relationships with key stakeholders across departments to systematically elevate customer feedback and drive organizational changes that improve the overall customer experience.</li>
</ul>
What You’ll Bring&nbsp;
<ul>
<li>Technical Expertise: Deep understanding of DevSecOps practices with ability to translate technical concepts into business value. Experience developing scalable enablement strategies, software development background, and comprehensive knowledge of GitLab use cases across SCM, CI/CD, DevSecOps, and Agile Planning.</li>
<li>Strategic Program Development: Design and implement scalable customer success programs with proven track record of driving technical adoption across broad customer bases. Apply data-driven approaches to measure program effectiveness while creating repeatable frameworks that identify patterns and develop systematic solutions.</li>
<li>Leadership &amp; Communication: Lead technical teams with focus on customer outcomes through excellent communication skills that articulate complex concepts clearly. Demonstrate experience working with distributed teams across EMEA, strong stakeholder management capabilities, and ability to influence without direct authority.</li>
<li>Performance Indicators: Drive success through measurable customer adoption rates, technical value realization, customer satisfaction and team effectiveness in delivering outcomes at scale. Focus on business impact of technical initiatives and customer retention/expansion metrics related to technical adoption.</li>
</ul>
<h4>How GitLab will support you</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/paid-time-off/">Flexible Paid Time Off</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/inclusion/erg-guide/#:~:text=Definition%20of%20the%20TMRG%20%2D%20Team%20Member%20Resource%20Groups,-TMRGs%20are%20voluntary&amp;text=The%20purpose%20for%20this%20type,developing%20the%20sense%20of%20belonging.">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>
<li><a href="https://handbook.gitlab.com/handbook/finance/expenses/#equipment">Home office</a> support</li>
</ul>
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.<div class="content-conclusion"><hr>
Country Hiring Guidelines: 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;
Privacy Policy: 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.
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>.</div>

GitLab is an open-core software company that develops the most comprehensive
[AI-powered DevSecOps Platform](https://about.gitlab.com/solutions/devops-
platform), used by more than 100,000 organizations. Our
[mission](https://about.gitlab.com/company/mission) is to enable everyone to
contribute to and co-create the software that powers our world. When everyone
can contribute, consumers become contributors, significantly accelerating
human progress. Our platform unites teams and organizations, breaking down
barriers and redefining what's possible in software development. Thanks to
products like [Duo Enterprise](https://about.gitlab.com/gitlab-duo/) and [Duo
Agent Platform](https://about.gitlab.com/blog/gitlab-duo-agent-platform-what-
is-next-for-intelligent-devsecops/), customers get AI benefits at every stage
of the SDLC.

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](https://handbook.gitlab.com/handbook/values/) and continuous
knowledge exchange, enabling our team members to reach their full potential
while collaborating with industry leaders to solve complex problems. [Co-
create the future with us](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuZIb5zszQI) as we
build technology that transforms how the world develops software.

####  **An overview of this role**

The Manager, Customer Success Engineer (CSE) - EMEA, reporting to the Director
of Customer Success Engineers, leads a team of technical specialists who
manage a pooled book of business focused on driving product adoption and value
realization at scale across the EMEA region. This role combines deep DevSecOps
expertise with strategic program development to help customers achieve
measurable business outcomes through GitLab's technology.

**What You’ll Do**  

  * **Technical Value Acceleration:** Drive GitLab adoption and value realization across the EMEA customer base by developing scalable technical enablement strategies that reach customers at all levels. Focus on delivering measurable business outcomes through GitLab's technology while creating repeatable frameworks for customer technical success and implementing systematic solutions to adoption barriers.
  * **Team Leadership & Program Development: **Lead and mentor a team of Customer Success Engineers across the EMEA region, fostering a culture of technical excellence and customer-focused problem solving. Develop and implement scalable technical enablement programs with established metrics to track effectiveness and maximize team impact across the customer base.
  * **Commercial Technical Partnership** : Partner with Sales and Renewals teams to align technical enablement with commercial objectives, proactively identifying adoption trends that signal churn or growth opportunities. Leverage technical insights to mitigate contraction risks, secure renewals, and uncover expansion potential through systematic approaches. Develop scalable technical programs that strengthen the commercial relationship and drive revenue outcomes efficiently across multiple customers without requiring dedicated account assignments.
  * **Voice of the Customer Advocacy** : Amplify customer needs and technical pain points throughout the organization by translating field insights into actionable intelligence for cross functional teams. Champion the customer perspective in internal forums and decision-making processes, ensuring technical adoption barriers and feature requests directly influence product roadmap priorities. Build strategic relationships with key stakeholders across departments to systematically elevate customer feedback and drive organizational changes that improve the overall customer experience.

**What You’ll Bring  **

  * **Technical Expertise** : Deep understanding of DevSecOps practices with ability to translate technical concepts into business value. Experience developing scalable enablement strategies, software development background, and comprehensive knowledge of GitLab use cases across SCM, CI/CD, DevSecOps, and Agile Planning.
  * **Strategic Program Development:** Design and implement scalable customer success programs with proven track record of driving technical adoption across broad customer bases. Apply data-driven approaches to measure program effectiveness while creating repeatable frameworks that identify patterns and develop systematic solutions.
  * **Leadership & Communication: **Lead technical teams with focus on customer outcomes through excellent communication skills that articulate complex concepts clearly. Demonstrate experience working with distributed teams across EMEA, strong stakeholder management capabilities, and ability to influence without direct authority.
  * **Performance Indicators:** Drive success through measurable customer adoption rates, technical value realization, customer satisfaction and team effectiveness in delivering outcomes at scale. Focus on business impact of technical initiatives and customer retention/expansion metrics related to technical adoption.

#### **How GitLab will support you**

  * [Benefits to support your health, finances, and well-being](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/total-rewards/benefits/general-and-entity-benefits/)
  * [Flexible Paid Time Off](https://handbook.gitlab.com/handbook/people-group/paid-time-off/) 
  * [Team Member Resource Groups](https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/inclusion/erg-guide/#:~:text=Definition%20of%20the%20TMRG%20%2D%20Team%20Member%20Resource%20Groups,-TMRGs%20are%20voluntary&text=The%20purpose%20for%20this%20type,developing%20the%20sense%20of%20belonging.)
  * [Equity Compensation & Employee Stock Purchase Plan](https://handbook.gitlab.com/handbook/total-rewards/stock-options/)
  * [Growth and Development Fund](https://handbook.gitlab.com/handbook/people-group/learning-and-development/growth-and-development/)
  * [Parental leave](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/total-rewards/benefits/general-and-entity-benefits/#parental-leave) 
  * [Home office](https://handbook.gitlab.com/handbook/finance/expenses/#equipment) support

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 [underrepresented
groups](https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/inclusion/#examples-of-
select-underrepresented-groups) 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.

* * *

**Country Hiring Guidelines:** 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.  

**Privacy Policy:** Please review our [Recruitment Privacy
Policy.](https://handbook.gitlab.com/handbook/hiring/candidate-
faq/recruitment-privacy-policy/) Your privacy is important to us.

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 [GitLab’s EEO
Policy](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/people-policies/inc-usa/#equal-
employment-opportunity-policy) and [EEO is the
Law](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/labor-and-employment-notices/#eeoc-us-
equal-employment-opportunity-commission-notices). If you have a disability or
special need that requires
[accommodation](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/people-policies/inc-
usa/#reasonable-accommodation), please let us know during the [recruiting
process](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/hiring/interviewing/#adjustments-
to-our-interview-process).

