Regional Director Sales, META New Remote, United Arab Emirates

GitLab is an open-core software company that develops the most comprehensive AI-powered DevSecOps Platform, used by more than 100,000 organizations. Our mission is to enable everyone to contribute to and co-create the software that powers our world. When everyone can contribute, consumers become contributors, significantly accelerating human progress. Our platform unites teams and organizations, breaking down barriers and redefining what’s possible in software development. Thanks to products like Duo Enterprise and Duo Agent Platform, customers get AI benefits at every stage of the SDLC.

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.

An overview of this role

As the Director of Regional Sales for META, you’ll own the strategy and execution to grow GitLab’s presence across the Middle East. You’ll build and lead a high‑performing Account Executive team, establish disciplined, data‑informed sales processes, and stay close to the field by engaging directly with key accounts. Reporting to the VP of Sales, you’ll work across account management, customer success, marketing, product, engineering, and operations to deliver a consistent, high‑quality experience for GitLab customers and expand our footprint. In this role, you’ll help shape GitLab’s go‑to‑market motion in META, drive new logo acquisition and expansion, and influence how we bring our open source and DevSecOps story to a broad range of customers while executing against ambitious bookings and ARR growth targets.

What you’ll do

• Lead the growth of GitLab’s business in META by building the regional sales plan, enforcing pipeline discipline, and driving day‑to‑day execution to meet quarterly bookings and ARR targets.
• Manage, coach, and develop a team of Account Executives, joining customer meetings and modeling consistent, high‑activity, field‑focused sales behavior.
• Drive new logo acquisition across a broad base of medium‑size businesses in META while shaping and executing a long‑term strategy for larger, more complex accounts.
• Build GitLab’s reputation in the META market by partnering with marketing, business development, and local networks to generate qualified pipeline and deepen market awareness.
• Establish clear operating rhythms, sales processes, and methodologies (such as MEDDPICC or similar) that create structure, accountability, and repeatability without sacrificing agility.
• Collaborate with regional sales leaders and cross‑functional partners in account management, customer success, marketing, product, engineering, and operations to align coverage, share best practices, and ensure consistent execution.
• Develop and maintain executive‑level relationships with key accounts, positioning GitLab as a strategic partner and uncovering expansion and renewal opportunities.
• Analyze pipeline, forecast, and performance data to identify gaps and opportunities, adjust regional plans to focus on the highest‑impact activities, and represent the META business internally with clear insights on market trends and customer needs.

What you’ll bring

About the team

You’ll join a regional sales organization focused on growing GitLab’s presence across META, working closely with Account Executives and cross‑functional partners in account management, customer success, marketing, product, engineering, and operations. The team is all‑remote and collaborates asynchronously across time zones to build pipeline, manage complex sales cycles, and deliver consistent customer experiences. You’ll help shape how we organize coverage, implement disciplined sales processes, and bring structure to a high‑growth region while staying aligned with global sales strategy and GitLab’s values of transparency, collaboration, and results.

Equal Employment Opportunity

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.

Voluntary Self‑Identification

Applicants are invited to voluntarily share information that supports GitLab’s commitment to diversity and inclusion. This information will not be considered in the hiring process.

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