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 explicit 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 (Winnipeg)
🏢 GitLab
📍 Winnipeg