Lead confidential executive searches remotely at GitLab using market mapping, leadership assessment, and evidence-based hiring guidance for senior leaders.

As a Principal Executive Recruiter, you will own VP-level and senior leadership searches across Sales, People, Legal, Finance, and corporate teams. You will advise C-suite executives, develop talent strategies, and manage candidate relationships through closing. GitLab’s globally distributed, remote-first Talent Acquisition team values transparent communication and reliable follow-through.

Key Responsibilities:

- Lead executive searches from strategy through assessment, selection, and closing
- Advise C-suite leaders on complex hiring decisions
- Develop market maps, competitive intelligence, and creative sourcing strategies




- Assess executive capabilities against success profiles and business impact
- Improve search frameworks, assessment practices, reporting, and tools

Requirements:

- Experience independently leading VP-level and senior executive searches
- Executive recruiting experience across corporate business functions
- Trusted relationships with C-suite executives and senior stakeholders
- Skills in research, sourcing, assessment, and passive candidate closing
- Business judgment, communication, negotiation, and process improvement skills

Bring executive search rigor, stakeholder influence, and research-driven recruiting expertise to GitLab’s senior leadership hiring.

📌 Principal Executive Recruiter Leadership Searches (Montreal)
🏢 GitLab
📍 Montreal