Corporate Development Director
GitLab · Finance · Lead · 16d ago
Open to candidates living in Ireland, France, Germany, Israel, Netherlands, Spain, United Kingdom.
The role is open to applicants across multiple countries (Ireland, France, Germany, Israel, Netherlands, Spain, and the United Kingdom).
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Open to candidates living in Ireland, France, Germany, Israel, Netherlands, Spain, United Kingdom.
“Remote Ireland; Remote, France; Remote, Germany; Remote, Israel; Remote, Netherlands; Remote, Spain; Remote, United Kingdom”
- Async-first
- GitLab operates in an async-first culture prioritizing written, decision-ready updates over live meetings.
- Contractor / B2B
- No mention of hiring international contractors or invoicing.
- Global stipend
- No home office or equipment budget mentioned.
- Annual retreat
- No company-paid get-togethers mentioned.
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About the role
As the Corporate Development Director, you will help shape GitLab's investment, build, buy, and partner decisions across the AI-powered DevSecOps landscape. Operating within the Corporate Development & Strategic Partnerships team, you will lead market research, construct investment theses, and direct the entire M&A deal cycle from target outreach through closing and post-merger integration.
What you'll do
- Lead market and competitor research across the DevSecOps and AI landscape to identify strategic opportunities and adjacencies.
- Formulate investment theses alongside Product and Engineering leadership to define build, buy, or partner recommendations.
- Deliver strategic business cases and memos outlining trade-offs to executive leadership and the Board.
- Manage the end-to-end M&A execution process including valuation, structuring, and negotiations.
- Orchestrate cross-functional due diligence across Product, Engineering, Security, Finance, Legal, and People teams.
- Serve as the DRI for post-acquisition integration against strategic roadmap and business goals.
What you bring
- 8+ years of experience across corporate development, corporate strategy, management consulting, or tech investing.
- 5+ years of experience leading enterprise software acquisitions from inception through closing.
- Deep expertise in financial modeling, valuation methodologies, deal structuring, and integration planning.
- Strong technical fluency in software development, DevSecOps, and AI architectures to interface with engineering leadership.
- Exceptional written communication skills suited for presenting clear trade-offs to executives in an async-first culture.
About GitLab
GitLab is the intelligent orchestration platform for DevSecOps, trusted by over 50 million registered users and more than 50% of the Fortune 100 to ship secure software faster.
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