About the company
GitLab is the intelligent orchestration platform for DevSecOps. GitLab enables organizations to increase developer productivity, improve operational efficiency, reduce security and compliance risk, and accelerate digital transformation. More than 50 million registered users and more than 50% of the Fortune 100* trust GitLab to ship better, more secure software faster.
The same principles built into our products are reflected in how our team works: we embrace AI as a core productivity multiplier, with all team members expected to incorporate AI into their daily workflows to drive efficiency, innovation, and impact. GitLab is where careers accelerate, innovation flourishes, and every voice is valued. Our high-performance culture is driven by our values and continuous knowledge exchange, enabling our team members to reach their full potential while collaborating with industry leaders to solve complex problems.
Responsibilities
- Lead revenue forecasting and planning work across core revenue components, including annual recurring revenue, churn, and expansion.
- Develop financial models, reporting, and analysis that support Corporate FP&A deliverables for finance leadership.
- Drive process improvements across close and planning workflows, with a focus on automation, AI-enabled analysis, and faster access to source data.
- Partner closely with finance teams such as accounting and compensation to support shared planning and reporting needs.
- Prepare clear commentary and insights for leadership reviews, including work that informs CFO, board, and audit committee discussions.
- Evaluate current workflows and identify opportunities to replace manual file management with more scalable, automated approaches.
- Use sound business judgment to connect revenue model outputs to broader financial and operational context.
- Communicate progress, risks, assumptions, and open questions clearly in a fast-moving environment with quick turnaround times.
Requirements
- Experience in corporate financial planning and analysis with ownership of revenue forecasting, planning, or related financial modeling.
- Knowledge of SaaS revenue concepts, with working understanding of annual recurring revenue, churn, expansion, and how these drivers affect company performance.
- Ability to build and improve models while keeping accuracy, clarity, and business usefulness at the center.
- Experience using automation in finance workflows, along with curiosity about applying AI tools such as Claude, Gemini, or similar technologies to analysis and process improvement.
- Judgment to distinguish between basic task automation and more advanced, scalable approaches that improve how work gets done.
- Communication skills that support direct, transparent updates, thoughtful questions, and effective collaboration across finance partners.
- Comfort working in a high-stakes, fast-paced environment that requires resilience, adaptability, and strong follow-through.
- Openness to applying transferable experience from adjacent backgrounds if you bring strong financial acumen, an automation mindset, and the ability to learn quickly.
Conditions
- Benefits to support your 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
- Home office support