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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. Co-create the future with us as we build technology that transforms how the world develops software.
*Fortune 500® is a registered trademark of Fortune Media IP Limited used under license. Claim based on GitLab data. Fortune 100 refers to the top 20% ranked companies in the 2025 Fortune 500 list published in June 2025. Fortune and Fortune Media IP Limited are not affiliated with and do not endorse products or services of GitLab.
As Legal Counsel Product you'll be the legal partner for the GitLab teams building and shipping our products and services. You'll help product engineering and marketing move quickly while managing risk by giving practical guidance on product development intellectual property open source licensing and regulatory questions. You'll get involved early in the development lifecycle to surface issues before they become blockers keep agreements and playbooks current and help GitLab stay ahead of evolving regulation so teams can ship with confidence in a globally distributed asynchronous environment.
What You’ll Do
- Advise product and engineering teams on legal issues across the product development lifecycle flagging risks early and recommending practical paths forward.
- Provide legal support for AI-related product development including data retention practices model vendor terms and acceptable use policies opt-in flows and customer-facing AI documentation.
- Partner with procurement legal on vendor and product-related agreements including reviews of AI model vendor contracts partnership terms and procurement escalations.
- Support commercial legal with product and intellectual property (IP) guidance during customer negotiations and help maintain field enablement materials as features evolve.
- Counsel on open source licensing including assessing license obligations for new dependencies and advising on upstream license changes that affect how GitLab builds and distributes software.
- Draft maintain and improve legal templates internal policies and playbooks that enable teams to make consistent decisions with clear guidance.
- Review product marketing materials for accuracy and advise on advertising trademark and brand questions to ensure product claims are defensible and aligned with how features work.
- Monitor changes in law and emerging legal risks especially AI regulation and propose process improvements that strengthen how GitLab ships and markets products responsibly.
What You’ll Bring
- JD/LLB or local law degree equivalent and admission to state bar or analogous governing body.
- Experience counseling product and engineering teams on matters across the software development lifecycle
- Working knowledge of open source licensing concepts and how they apply to software development and distribution
- Experience drafting reviewing and improving commercial agreements templates and internal policies with the ability to give practical guidance that scales
- Sufficient grounding in privacy frameworks to spot issues and partner effectively with privacy colleagues
- Familiarity with legal issues related to AI product development and emerging AI regulation and willingness to build expertise in new areas as regulations and product capabilities evolve
- Ability to engage with technical and business stakeholders communicate clearly in writing and work effectively in a remote globally distributed asynchronous environment
- Comfort using technology daily learning new tools quickly and improving workflows through clear documentation and process improvement
About the team
You'll join GitLab's Product Legal team a small group within Legal and Corporate Affairs that partners with product engineering and marketing to help GitLab build ship and market products responsibly while managing legal risk. The team works closely with GitLab's Privacy team and supports work across product development intellectual property open source licensing AI commercial and vendor agreements and marketing review. As an all-remote team we collaborate asynchronously across time zones with clear communication and strong documentation to keep guidance consistent and scalable. A key focus for the team is staying ahead of fast-changing regulations while building templates playbooks and workflows that help teams move quickly with clear guardrails as GitLab's products and features evolve.
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.
- 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
Please note that we welcome interest from candidates with varying levels of experience; many successful candidates do not meet every single requirement. Additionally studies have shown that people from underrepresented groups are less likely to apply to a job unless they meet every single qualification. If you're excited about this role please apply and allow our recruiters to assess your application.
Country Hiring Guidelines: GitLab hires new team members in countries around the world. All of our roles are remote however some roles may carry specific location-based eligibility requirements. Our Talent Acquisition team can help answer any questions about location after starting the recruiting process.
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GitLab is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. GitLab’s policies and practices relating to recruitment employment career development and advancement promotion and retirement are based solely on merit regardless of race color religion ancestry sex (including pregnancy lactation sexual orientation gender identity or gender expression) national origin age citizenship marital status mental or physical disability genetic information (including family medical history) discharge status from the military protected veteran status (which includes disabled veterans recently separated veterans active duty wartime or campaign badge veterans and Armed Forces service medal veterans) or any other basis protected by law. GitLab will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. See also GitLab’s EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation please let us know during the recruiting process.
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GitLab is an open core software company that develops the most comprehensive DevSecOps Platform used by more than 100000 organizations. Our mission makes it clear that we believe in a world where everyone can contribute. We make that possible at GitLab by running our operations on our product and staying aligned with our values. We strive to create a transparent environment where all team members around the world feel that their voices are heard and welcomed. We also aim to be a place where people can show up as their full selves each day and contribute their best.
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