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GitLab is an AI-powered DevSecOps platform trusted by over 50 million users and by more than half of the Fortune 100, with AI embedded as a core productivity multiplier and a high-performance culture where every voice is valued. The role of Strategic Territory Sales Manager for Japan entails owning and growing enterprise relationships in Digital Native and Retail segments, leading the full sales cycle from prospecting to rollout and adoption, and reporting to an Area Sales Manager or Regional Director. You’ll develop and execute account plans, conduct prospecting and opportunity development, coordinate pre- and post-sales with solutions architects, customer success, and support, and provide clear activity, pipeline, and forecast reporting while acting as the voice of the customer. Required experience includes managing complex enterprise sales to Digital Native and retail customers, strong prospecting and account management, leading pre/post-sales activities, consultative selling, and the ability to deliver proposals and presentations aligned to customer outcomes. The all-remote Japan enterprise team focuses on expanding GitLab adoption with large accounts, supported by a global sales motion, and GitLab offers flexible benefits, equity, growth opportunities, parental leave, and an inclusive, equal-opportunity workplace.

GitLab positions itself as an intelligent DevSecOps orchestration platform that boosts developer productivity, efficiency, security, and digital transformation, with AI integrated into daily workflows and hundreds of millions of users and Fortune 100 companies relying on it. The Senior Professional Services Engineer will work with customers to deliver installation, migration, training, and advisory services, leading engagements from single-node Omnibus installs to large IaC-based reference architectures and guiding migrations to GitLab SaaS or self-managed deployments. You’ll plan deployments, lead multiple projects, mentor engineers, partner with Engagement Managers to improve delivery, unblock customer outcomes with product and engineering teams, and translate goals into practical implementation plans. Required qualifications include experience with infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform, Ansible, Packer, Puppet, Chef), multiple cloud providers (AWS, GCP, Azure), GitLab usage, and strong customer-facing delivery skills, plus must be located in Japan with full work rights. The role operates within a fully remote, globally distributed Professional Services team, and GitLab emphasizes equal opportunity and diversity, offers extensive benefits, and provides privacy and location guidance along with accommodation options.

GitLab is the intelligent orchestration platform for DevSecOps that helps organizations increase developer productivity, improve operational efficiency, reduce security and compliance risk, and accelerate digital transformation, with over 50 million registered users and Fortune 100 trust, while embedding AI as a core productivity multiplier in daily work and maintaining a high-performance, values-driven culture. The APJ Ecosystem team builds and scales the partner motion across the region, with Japan as a strategic market, focusing on deep, high-value partnerships rather than broad transactional ones. The Ecosystem Sales Manager (ESM), Japan, is a senior, individual-contributor role responsible for building and scaling GitLab’s partner business in Japan across hyperscalers, large Japan-centric system integrators, and born-in-the-cloud/AI-native partners, with credibility to own strategic relationships and drive partner-sourced revenue. Responsibilities include developing joint business plans and executive sponsorship, owning hyperscaler relationship management and Marketplace motion with AWS and/or GCP, growing major SIs and AI-native partners, driving partner-sourced pipeline and quota, and collaborating with the Japan sales and APJ Ecosystem teams to shape the coverage model and enable partners, along with reporting on engagement and milestones. Requirements include 15+ years in channel/partner management or ecosystem sales, a strong network among Japan’s SIs and cloud partners, experience managing hyperscaler relationships, the ability to carry a partner-sourced revenue quota, native or business-fluent Japanese and strong English, and location in Tokyo or willingness to relocate; nice-to-have items include hyperscaler experience, familiarity with GitLab, and experience designing partner coverage models, with GitLab offering comprehensive benefits and a commitment to equal opportunity and an inclusive work environment.

GitLab is an intelligent orchestration platform for DevSecOps that helps organizations boost developer productivity, operational efficiency, security, and digital transformation, with AI embedded as a core productivity multiplier and a high-performance, inclusive culture. The Senior Commercial Counsel in APJ will help GitLab grow across Asia-Pacific and Japan by bringing legal clarity to complex regional deals, reporting to the Director of Legal, Commercial, and working with regional Sales and cross-functional partners to navigate cross-border questions. Responsibilities include negotiating complex APJ technology and commercial agreements (SaaS, software, services, licensing, data privacy, and AI-related contracts), advising on cross-border structures, coordinating with outside counsel, and developing APJ-focused templates, playbooks, and training to improve contracting consistency. Requirements include a JD or equivalent with active bar membership, experience in commercial and technology transactions across APJ, comfort handling cross-border deals including Japan contracting practices, and the ability to work remotely with regional stakeholders; APJ language skills are a plus but not required. The team operates in an all-remote, globally distributed environment and GitLab emphasizes inclusion, offering benefits such as flexible PTO, equity, parental leave, and other policies designed to support diverse applicants.