Senior Technical Recruiter, EMEA

GitLab is an open core software company that develops the most comprehensive AI-powered DevSecOps Platform, used by more than 100,000 organizations. Our mission is to enable everyone to contribute to and co-create the software that powers our world. When everyone can contribute, consumers become contributors, significantly accelerating the rate of human progress. This mission is integral to our culture, influencing how we hire, build products, and lead our industry. We make this possible at GitLab by running our operations on our product and staying aligned with our values. Learn more about Life at GitLab.

An overview of this role

GitLab is searching for an enthusiastic Senior Technical Recruiter to support our Global R&D organization.

We are an ambitious, productive team that embraces a set of shared values in everything we do. Not only do we strive for results, but we also look to find the most efficient path forward through collaboration, transparency, and iteration. We have advisory relationships with our hiring partners and cross-functional teammates to build the highly successful and diverse global teams essential to GitLab’s long-term success.

Our recruiters take ownership across the full recruitment life cycle from sourcing, screening, and process management to hiring manager and candidate experience. We are true advisors to our business teams as we look to continue to scale alongside them, and focus on bringing top talent to GitLab - finding the right people, at the right time for the organization.

What you'll do in this role

• Manage the full life cycle recruitment process for our engineering teams, with a focus on quality, efficiency, and results.
• Partner closely with the business to understand requirements and establish effective recruiting strategies.
• Strategically source passive talent in order to generate balanced, representative pipelines that provide an adequate view of the total addressable market.
• Assess candidate interest and ability to thrive in an open-source, results-driven culture.
• Build quality relationships with candidates throughout the candidate journey, leveraging timely communication while representing GitLab culture and values.
• Partner cross-functionally with teams like Talent Brand and Engagement to leverage strategic initiatives and content to benefit a healthy recruitment process.
• Utilize data-driven decisions through key metrics and recruitment best practices to advise hiring managers and collaborate with the broader TA team.
• Continually search for opportunities to elevate our brand by identifying industry best practices, evaluating competitors, and nurturing networks and partnerships.
• Experience recruiting intermediate and senior-level roles, preferably in a global capacity, while building a diverse pipeline of candidates using creative sourcing channels.
• Experience working in a fast-paced, SaaS environment recruiting top Engineering talent (especially passive).
• Focused on delivering an excellent candidate and hiring manager experience with a strong sense of urgency.
• Adaptability and high learning agility with an openness to new tools and technologies.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Strong contributor to a collaborative team environment, rooted in GitLab values.

About the team

At the core of our team’s vision, mission, and strategy is our ability to impact GitLab’s overarching mission: to enable everyone to contribute to and co-create the software that powers our world. When everyone can contribute, users become contributors and we greatly increase the rate of innovation.

As a Talent Acquisition team, we have an outsized impact on GitLab’s ability to make this mission a reality, by connecting top talent to profound careers from wherever they are in a truly distributed, remote workforce. Our mission statement is to predictably build distributed, representative teams that enable our vision of creating globally inclusive access to opportunities so that everyone can contribute.

In the spirit of GitLab values, we strive to drive as much transparency as possible to what we do, how we do it and why. Our Talent Acquisition Handbook page is our central hub to explore resources, strategies and focus areas for us as a team. As you think about your next chapter and consider a position at GitLab, we welcome you to explore.

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.

Country Hiring Guidelines: GitLab hires new team members in countries around the world. All of our roles are remote, however some roles may carry specific location-based eligibility requirements. Our Talent Acquisition team can help answer any questions about location after starting the recruiting process.

GitLab is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. GitLab’s policies and practices relating to recruitment, employment, career development and advancement, promotion, and retirement are based solely on merit, regardless of race, color, religion, ancestry, sex (including pregnancy, lactation, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression), national origin, age, citizenship, marital status, mental or physical disability, genetic information (including family medical history), discharge status from the military, protected veteran status (which includes disabled veterans, recently separated veterans, active duty wartime or campaign badge veterans, and Armed Forces service medal veterans), or any other basis protected by law. GitLab will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. See also GitLab’s EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know during the recruiting process.

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