Principal Strategic Sourcing Lead - Technology

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An overview of this role

As Principal Strategic Sourcing - Technology, you'll lead GitLab's sourcing strategy for hyperscalers, cloud marketplaces, and artificial intelligence (AI) suppliers, some of our largest and fastest-growing areas of spend. You'll own negotiations and supplier lifecycle management, working with executives on both sides of the table to secure agreements that balance cost, flexibility, and speed.

You'll partner with FinOps, Engineering, Go-to-Market, Finance, and Legal to turn hyperscaler commitments, marketplace programs, and AI pricing models into a competitive advantage. This role reports directly to the Senior Director, Procurement and Strategic Sourcing.

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. 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.

What you'll do

• Own the sourcing strategy for hyperscalers, including Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Google Cloud, cloud marketplaces, and AI suppliers such as foundation model providers, inference platforms, and AI-powered developer tools.
• Lead high-value, multi-year negotiations covering committed-spend agreements, enterprise discount programs, marketplace private offers, and usage-based or flexible AI pricing.
• Build executive relationships with strategic suppliers and lead business reviews covering performance, roadmaps, and commercial terms.
• Partner with FinOps and Engineering to forecast consumption, track usage against spending commitments, and optimize spend across committed, flexible, and pay-as-you-go models.
• Work with Go-to-Market teams to maximize the value of marketplace programs, co-selling opportunities, and cloud partnerships.
• Partner with Finance and Legal on deal structure, budgets, purchase orders, risk, and contract terms.
• Present sourcing strategies, deal recommendations, and savings results to executive leadership.
• Establish and improve sourcing processes, approval workflows, and governance for technology and AI spend.
• Track cloud and AI pricing, capacity, and supplier trends, and use those insights to shape proactive sourcing strategies.

What you'll bring

• 8+ years of experience in strategic sourcing, procurement, or technology vendor management, including at least 3 years leading large technology deals.
• Deep, hands-on experience negotiating hyperscaler agreements, including committed-spend agreements, enterprise discount programs, and cloud credits.
• Strong understanding of AWS, Google Cloud, and Azure marketplaces, including private offers and how marketplace spend counts toward spending commitments.
• Experience sourcing foundation model application programming interfaces (APIs) and inference platforms, with fluency in token-based, consumption, and reserved-capacity pricing.
• A track record of closing multi-million-dollar, multi-year agreements with measurable savings and value.
• Confidence engaging and influencing executives, both internally and at suppliers, and strong partnership skills across FinOps, Engineering, Go-to-Market, Finance, and Legal.
• Strong analytical skills in total cost of ownership, consumption forecasting, and deal modeling.
• The ability to work in an all-remote, asynchronous environment, with transparency and collaboration as defined in the GitLab Handbook.

Nice to have

• Experience at a software-as-a-service (SaaS) or AI-focused company.
• FinOps certification.
• Experience with procurement tools such as Zip.

About the team

GitLab's Global Procurement organization is a 100% remote team that helps the company move fast and invest wisely. We partner with teams across GitLab to source, negotiate, and manage the suppliers behind our products, operations, and growth. We treat every dollar as an investment, focusing on total value, flexibility, and long-term partnerships.

The base salary range for this role’s listed level is currently for residents of the United States only. This range is intended to reflect the role's base salary rate in locations throughout the US. Grade level and salary ranges are determined through interviews and a review of education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities of the applicant, equity with other team members, alignment with market data, and geographic location. The base salary range does not include any bonuses, equity, or benefits. See more information on our benefits and equity. Sales roles are also eligible for incentive pay targeted at up to 100% of the offered base salary.

How GitLab Supports Full-Time Employees

• 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

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