Manager of Renewals, GitLab
$83.3-140k
One DevOps platform
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One DevOps platform
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$83.3-140k
1001+ employees
Company mission
To make it so that everyone can contribute. When everyone can contribute, users become contributors and we greatly increase the rate of innovation.
Role
Who you are
- Proven leadership experience managing and developing high-performing teams with strong coaching and mentoring abilities
- Deep understanding of renewal forecasting methodologies and ability to translate customer health metrics into accurate business forecasting
- Experience partnering strategically with sales leadership on renewal strategy, forecast planning, and customer retention initiatives
- Proficiency with Salesforce, including ability to build reports and create analytics-driven presentations
- Familiarity with customer success platforms (e.g., Gainsight) and call intelligence tools (e.g., Gong)
- Strong business acumen and ability to navigate complex customer conversations, escalations, and negotiations while maintaining relationships
- Foundational knowledge of GitLab's product, value proposition, and DevSecOps approach
- Exceptional communication and presentation skills to articulate strategy and insights to cross-functional partners
- Customer-centric mindset with empathy and commitment to delivering excellent experiences while achieving business metrics
- Background in renewals, customer success, or sales operations preferred; candidates with transferable leadership experience in revenue operations are welcome
What the job involves
- As a Manager, Renewals at GitLab, you'll lead a high-performing team responsible for driving customer retention and revenue growth across strategic market segments
- You'll coach and develop your team to master our forecasting methodology, execute disciplined renewal processes, and deliver predictable business outcomes
- Your focus will be on building a culture of accountability, mentoring individual contributors to excel, and partnering closely with sales, customer success, and leadership to ensure seamless renewals that keep our customers thriving on the GitLab platform
- This is a unique opportunity to shape how we approach renewals at scale while developing strong leaders within your organization
- Refining renewal forecasting processes to achieve greater accuracy and provide the business with predictable visibility into quarterly and annual revenue
- Building automated workflows and touchpoints in Salesforce that enable your team to manage large portfolios efficiently while maintaining personalized customer engagement
- Lead and develop a team of five Renewal Managers focused on AMER (Americas region) accounts, providing coaching and accountability to elevate team performance and drive continuous improvement
- Establish and maintain a strong team culture by fostering collaboration, setting a high bar for excellence, and creating an environment where team members feel supported and empowered to grow
- Drive forecasting accuracy and business visibility by ensuring your team understands renewal methodologies and delivers predictable month-over-month and quarter-over-quarter forecasts within a 5% accuracy range
- Partner closely with cross-functional leaders including Sales AVPs, Regional Directors, Customer Success Managers, and Renewals Operations to align on strategy, identify renewal risks, and execute mitigation plans for at-risk accounts
- Guide your team in leveraging data and tools such as Salesforce and Gainsight to monitor customer health, adoption trends, and revenue impact, enabling data-driven decision-making and strategic account interventions
- Lead your team's engagement in forecasting calls, account reviews, and best practice sessions to share learnings, celebrate wins, and collectively drive renewal KPIs including 70%+ retention rates and strong on-time renewal performance
- Develop product knowledge and business acumen within your team, ensuring they understand GitLab's value proposition, competitive positioning, and how to navigate customer escalations and complex negotiations with confidence
- Model a customer-centric mindset and empathetic approach, demonstrating how to balance business metrics with genuine concern for customer success and long-term relationship building
- Leverage tools daily (such as Gainsight, Gong, and Claude) to generate insights and create compelling reports and presentations that tell the story of your team's performance and inform strategic decisions
Our take
GitLab is an open-source collaboration platform for developers. It enables teams to build code quickly from anywhere without compromising on security or quality. GitLab already has an estimated 30M+ users from all over the world.
According to a 2021 GitLab report, 60% of developers can release code 2x faster with DevOps platforms that bring teams together and accelerate processes. It stands out by catering to programmers of all experiences. Gitlab's version control system helps streamline the process of creating, maintaining, and deploying code, whoever you are.
GitLab was in the right place to capitalise on the recent trend toward rapid digital transformation and remote working. This trend is expected to grow, and with it, GitLab's popularity. With its successful 2021 IPO and the patronage of major brands such as Nasdaq and Jaguar Land Rover, GitLab is expected to solidify its position as the go-to platform for development teams.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
15% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 8 rounds)
Sep 2019
$268m
SERIES E
Dec 2018
$20m
SERIES D
Total funding: $435.2m
Company benefits
- We offer benefits to manage your health, wealth, and well-being regardless of location
- Flexibility in schedule to be there for life’s important moments
- Equity compensation & Employee Stock Purchase Plan offered
- Generous Paid Time Off
Company HQ
Financial District, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Sid Sijbrandij
(CEO)Studied Physics at the University of Twente. Interned at P&G and IBM. Was Lead Architect at the Netherlands' Ministry of Justice from 2009 to 2012. Founded app store Comcoaster in 2008, and then co-founded GitLab in 2012.
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