Senior Product Manager, GitLab

• Proven experience with Application Security products, ideally including hands-on work developing or managing Secret Detection products
• Deep understanding of Application Security personas, including developers, security engineers, and security leadership
• Multiple years of product management experience, preferably with enterprise software or security tools used by development teams
• Track record of successfully managing complex technical products and driving them from concept to market
• Experience working with large enterprise B2B customers and understanding their security, compliance, and operational needs
• Strong analytical skills with ability to synthesize customer stories, usage data, and market research into actionable product decisions
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including ability to explain complex security concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Creative problem-solving mindset with ability to iterate on complex security challenges and balance detailed execution with strategic thinking
• Enough familiarity with code that you can understand Secret Detection findings, discuss detection tradeoff decisions with engineers and researchers, and create simple demonstrations
• Please note that we welcome interest from candidates with varying levels of experience; many successful candidates do not meet every single requirement. Additionally, studies have shown that people from underrepresented groups are less likely to apply to a job unless they meet every single qualification. If you're excited about this role, please apply and allow our recruiters to assess your application

Desirable

• Security is at the heart of GitLab Ultimate, and Secret Detection is a key part of our customers’ journey to produce more secure software
• As the Senior Product Manager for Secret Detection, you'll be responsible for the capabilities that protect GitLab customers from leaking secrets. This high-impact role combines security product development with the scale of GitLab’s global customer base
• You'll drive high-visibility initiatives like Secret Push Protection, Validity Checks, and better detection of passwords and other hard-to-spot secrets. You’ll ship product offerings that security professionals trust and developers love—providing a layer of protection that’s invisible until it’s needed
• You'll work independently to shape product strategy while collaborating with experts across GitLab
• You’ll work most closely with the Secret Detection engineering team, our innovative Vulnerability Research team; and the rest of the Sec PM team, which manages all of GitLab’s security scanning, risk management, and governance features
• Your decisions will directly impact GitLab customers and help define the future of DevSecOps. Because leaked secrets are urgent risks, your portfolio will include real-time protection features that have just milliseconds to work
• Here are some examples of our recent releases:
• Secret Validity Checks - Beta (release announcement)
• Secret Push Protection - GA (release blog)
• Improved detection coverage and accuracy (changelog)
• A variety of iterative improvements to performance, accuracy, and user experience
• Day-to-day, you’ll:
• Work directly with customers and account teams to understand what our customers need
• Be the primary voice of Secret Detection users and buyers in our Product team
• Combine metrics, customer stories, research, and your own knowledge to identify and prioritize the highest-impact work
• Craft requirements for new features
• Discover opportunities to improve existing capabilities—including in related product areas where you’ll collaborate with other product teams—and deliver them to users
• Clearly articulate GitLab’s current and future capabilities for Secret Detection and related areas
• Represent GitLab in contexts like customer meetings, industry conferences, webinars, and our public issue tracker
• Collaborate with Product Marketing and Field Enablement to equip our Field teams with knowledge and messaging about your product area
• As a Senior Product Manager, you’ll work closely with your counterparts, but you’ll be responsible for initiating, shaping, and driving projects independently