Job opportunity
Principal Executive Recruiter Leadership Searches
GitLab
Lead confidential executive searches remotely at GitLab using market mapping, leadership assessment, and evidence-based hiring guidance for senior leaders.
As a Principal Executive Recruiter, you will own VP-level and senior leadership searches across Sales, People, Legal, Finance, and corporate teams. You will advise C-suite executives, develop talent strategies, and manage candidate relationships through closing. GitLab’s globally distributed, remote-first Talent Acquisition team values clear communication and reliable follow-through.
Key Responsibilities:
Lead executive searches from strategy through assessment, selection, and closing
Advise C-suite leaders on complex hiring decisions
Develop market maps, competitive intelligence, and creative sourcing strategies
Assess executive capabilities against success profiles and business impact
Improve search frameworks, assessment practices, reporting, and tools
Requirements:
Experience independently leading VP-level and senior executive searches
Executive recruiting experience across corporate business functions
Trusted relationships with C-suite executives and senior stakeholders
Skills in research, sourcing, assessment, and passive candidate closing
Business judgment, communication, negotiation, and process improvement skills
Bring executive search rigor, stakeholder influence, and research-driven recruiting expertise to GitLab’s senior leadership hiring.
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Apply on source site As a Principal Executive Recruiter, you will own VP-level and senior leadership searches across Sales, People, Legal, Finance, and corporate teams. You will advise C-suite executives, develop talent strategies, and manage candidate relationships through closing. GitLab’s globally distributed, remote-first Talent Acquisition team values clear communication and reliable follow-through.
Key Responsibilities:
Lead executive searches from strategy through assessment, selection, and closing
Advise C-suite leaders on complex hiring decisions
Develop market maps, competitive intelligence, and creative sourcing strategies
Assess executive capabilities against success profiles and business impact
Improve search frameworks, assessment practices, reporting, and tools
Requirements:
Experience independently leading VP-level and senior executive searches
Executive recruiting experience across corporate business functions
Trusted relationships with C-suite executives and senior stakeholders
Skills in research, sourcing, assessment, and passive candidate closing
Business judgment, communication, negotiation, and process improvement skills
Bring executive search rigor, stakeholder influence, and research-driven recruiting expertise to GitLab’s senior leadership hiring.
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