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full-timeRegional Director - Public Sector, UK/I
Gitlab · Remote, United Kingdom
GitLab provides an intelligent orchestration platform for DevSecOps, helping organizations improve developer productivity and operational efficiency. As the Regional Director for the Public Sector in the UK and Ireland, you will lead a regional sales organization tasked with driving growth and executing strategic sales plans across this specific territory. Your day-to-day responsibilities involve coaching a sales team to manage complex opportunities, building relationships with executive-level decision-makers, and overseeing the development of territory-specific growth strategies. You will work closely with cross-functional departments, including Marketing and Customer Success, to ensure clients derive maximum value from GitLab's solutions. This role requires a focus on consultative, solution-oriented selling rather than simple product transactions, with an emphasis on customer adoption and long-term partnership. The position is well-suited for an experienced sales leader with a background in the public sector who excels at managing high-performance teams, forecasting revenue, and navigating the unique regulatory and market dynamics of the UK and Ireland. You will be expected to integrate AI tools into your workflow to drive efficiency and support the team in scaling through verticalized market approaches.
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. 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 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 as we build technology that transforms how the world develops software. * 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. Regional Director - Public Sector, UK/I As a Regional Director, UK/I Public Sector in GitLab's EMEA Sales team, you'll lead a regional Public Sector sales organization focused on driving growth across the UK and Ireland. You'll be responsible for building and executing the regional sales strategy, growing existing customer relationships, expanding the client base, and helping your team deliver against revenue goals. You'll work closely with cross-functional partners across Marketing, Customer Success, Ecosystems, and Sales to create a strong customer experience and bring GitLab's value to strategic accounts across the region. Some examples of our projects: Developing and executing regional sales plans that align territory priorities, account growth, forecasting, and team performance to support GitLab's revenue goals Building strong relationships with key decision-makers across Public Sector accounts while coaching a regional sales team to grow pipeline, close complex opportunities, and expand customer value What you'll do Leads and executes best-in-class sales strategies that exceed revenue and growth targets for the team. Ensures the sales team consistently delivers high performance, setting the standard for excellence across the organization Develops and executes strategies focused on expanding the client base within the territory Maintains close contact with assigned accounts by establishing strong relationships with key decision makers. Develops and maintains a strong executive call plan and relationship with the CXO's & Program level leaders for the account set Analyzes market dynamics in an effort to maximize existing successes and to create new sales growth opportunities Drives the transformation to a solution-selling approach. Focuses on growing our top-tier client base and positioning our offerings as transformational solutions. Cultivates a mindset that goes beyond product selling to consultative, long-term client partnerships. Prioritises customer adoption and consumption. Works directly with customers to ensure that they derive maximum value from our solutions. Support the team in fostering long-term relationships and driving customer success. Leads efforts to explore and execute verticalisation as a model for scaling. Provide strong strategic direction for the development of vertical sales teams and specialized market approaches. Prepares forecasts, territory/industry management, and growth plans Educates team on significant industry factors including competitive products, regulations, trends, customer needs, and pricing Establishes and reports on metrics to measure team performance; correct deficiencies where necessary Ensures that the sales plan is aligned with and supports the corporate revenue goal Invests time weekly to build and engage a pipeline of top talent for potential future hires Manages a team of 5-10 Strategic Account Executives; fosters a successful and positive team environment. Hires, coaches and develops top talent into the team Drives a high performing sales organisation Leads by example whilst being a role model for the team Empowers individuals to grow their own business What you'll bring Demonstrated progressive experience in field sales, operations and leadership Data-informed sales management skills, including building repeatable processes, pipeline discipline, and forecast accuracy using Salesforce (or a similar CRM). Experience selling complex, high-value software solutions and expanding customer relationships within commercial accounts. Experience selling to Fortune 500; willingness to "roll up your sleeves" and sell Demonstrated progr
| Role | Regional Director - Public Sector, UK/I |
|---|---|
| Company | Gitlab |
| Location | Remote, United Kingdom |
| Type | full-time |
| Compensation | Not disclosed |
| Posted | 2026-10-16 |
| Deadline | Rolling |
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- 5OfferOffer letter with compensation and start date.
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0/4Regional Director - Public Sector, UK/I at Gitlab: frequently asked questions
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