Manager, Solutions Architects - San Francisco @GitLab

Overview

The Manager, Solutions Architects will lead a distributed group of Solutions Architects at GitLab, serving enterprise customers in the West sales territory. This role focuses on guiding the team to validate GitLab's Enterprise Edition as a suitable solution and ensure successful adoption across the software development lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead a team of intermediate and senior Solutions Architects.
• Mentor and develop team members through feedback and skills development.
• Grow and retain a high-performing team through effective hiring and onboarding.
• Engage in customer opportunities as a Solutions Architect.
• Ensure quality and consistency of technical evaluations and proofs of concept.
• Collaborate closely with sales managers on strategy and planning.
• Partner with Product Management, Engineering, and Marketing for field insights.
• Track key performance indicators and communicate progress and risks.

Requirements

• Experience mentoring technical team members.
• Experience managing technical pre-sales or IT professionals in an enterprise environment.
• Ability to collaborate with other managers for sales strategies.
• Strong presentation and communication skills for technical and business stakeholders.
• Knowledge of the end-to-end software development lifecycle.
• Understanding of CI/CD concepts and their impact on customer outcomes.
• Familiarity with cloud computing concepts and adoption patterns.
• Willingness to travel as per business needs.

Benefits

• Support for health, finances, and well-being.
• Flexible Paid Time Off.
• Team Member Resource Groups.
• Equity Compensation & Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
• Growth and Development Fund.
• Parental Leave.

Location

Remote within the United States.

How to Apply

Interested candidates should submit their applications through the GitLab recruitment portal.

Deadline

No specific deadline stated.