GitLab
Strategic Account Executive - MENA
Remote role where the employee must remain based in a particular country.
United Arab Emirates only
Employer listed it 9 days ago · Added 5 days ago
First listed 9 days ago and still open.
Salary
Not stated
Location
United Arab Emirates only
Work style
Async
Contract
Full-time
Experience
Mid
Category
Sales
This employer didn't state pay. Jobs like this usually pay around $120k–$230k a year, a typical range taken from 587 mid-level sales roles on Nomaders that do state pay. It's a guide, not an offer.
Remote flexibility
Work from home
This is a remote role, but the employee must be based in United Arab Emirates. It is work from home rather than work from anywhere.
What the employer says
- Source listing states candidate location: "Remote, KSA; Remote, UAE"
What Nomaders makes of it
- Residency required in United Arab Emirates
- Payroll and tax are likely handled in that country only
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About the role
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.
An overview of this role
As a Strategic Account Executive, you'll help expand GitLab's presence across MENA by building trusted relationships with senior leaders at large organisations and guiding them through complex platform decisions. This role is focusing on new logos and some existing business. You'll use a consultative sales approach to connect customer business needs with our AI-powered DevSecOps platform, helping teams improve developer productivity, reduce security and compliance risk, and move software delivery forward with more confidence. In this role, you'll support strategic accounts across the full customer journey, from early conversations through adoption, while helping us position GitLab as a leading DevSecOps partner in the French market.
You'll work across pre-sales, post-sales, partner, marketing, and support teams, and we'll rely on you to bring strong account leadership, customer outcomes, and clear communication. Over your first year, your impact will come from building account plans for large organizations, developing new opportunities, and helping customers successfully adopt GitLab in ways that align to their business goals.
What you'll do
Lead strategic account activity for large prospects and customers, providing direction throughout pre-sales and post-sales engagements.
Develop opportunities within enterprise accounts through prospecting, relationship building, and a consultative understanding of customer business needs.
Create account plans and customer proposals that clearly connect GitLab capabilities to organizational priorities and transformation goals.
Coordinate with pre-sales, post-sales, and support teams to support successful product rollout and customer adoption.
Generate qualified pipeline in partnership with strategic channel partners and support new customer development efforts.
Contribute customer feedback and product ideas to GitLab's public issue tracker to represent the voice of the customer.
Prepare activity and forecast reports, and help analyze wins and losses to improve future sales execution.
Collaborate with marketing, account teams, product managers, and technical teams to share lessons learned and communicate customer needs clearly.
What you'll bring
Experience selling into large organizations and navigating complex enterprise sales cycles with multiple stakeholders.
Ability to build and manage executive-level customer relationships with a high degree of ownership and follow-through.
Skill in consultative selling, including shaping proposals, presentations, and formal quotes around customer business needs.
Strength in negotiation, presentation, and closing conversations in a clear and effective way.
Comfort working independently on complex projects while coordinating with cross-functional teams.
Fluency in English and Arabic required
Familiarity with GitLab or related tools, including Git, software development tools, application lifecycle management, or security and application security tools.
Alignment with GitLab's values, with openness to transferable experience from adjacent technical or enterprise software environments.
Requirements
- ·Experience selling into large organizations and navigating complex enterprise sales cycles with multiple stakeholders.
- ·Ability to build and manage executive-level customer relationships with a high degree of ownership and follow-through.
- ·Skill in consultative selling, including shaping proposals, presentations, and formal quotes around customer business needs.
- ·Strength in negotiation, presentation, and closing conversations in a clear and effective way.
- ·Comfort working independently on complex projects while coordinating with cross-functional teams.
Benefits
- ·Flexible Paid Time Off
- ·Team Member Resource Groups
- ·Equity Compensation & Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- ·Growth and Development Fund
How to apply
- 1Check the flexibility label above, work from home, matches where you plan to live and work.
- 2Tailor your CV to the role at GitLab, mentioning your remote working experience and working hours (Async).
- 3Apply directly on the employer's careers page using the button below. Nomaders never handles your application.
Found 5d ago. Last checked 23 Sept. Always confirm the details on the original posting, salary and location can change after publication.
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