Director of Recruiting, Engineering – IT

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in India.

📋 Description

• Spearhead GitLab's recruiting initiatives within India for Engineering and IT, influencing technical hiring throughout the Asia-Pacific region.

• Lead and cultivate a multi-tiered recruiting organization that manages 100 to 200 or more Engineering and IT job openings.

• Enhance recruiting management capabilities through coaching, setting expectations, establishing operating rhythms, and creating development plans.

• Take ownership of senior and executive-level technical recruitment, focusing on Vice President and C-suite-adjacent leadership positions.

• Develop sourcing, talent pipeline, and market strategies for challenging roles in AI, machine learning, generative AI, security, infrastructure, and emerging technologies.

• Provide guidance to Engineering and IT leaders on organizational design, workforce planning, compensation aspects, talent availability, and hiring priorities.

• Establish regional hiring metrics and reporting, identify risks and bottlenecks, and propose solutions.

• Collaborate with People Business Partners, Compensation, Finance, and recruitment leaders on headcount strategy, process enhancements, tools, and talent priorities.

• Advocate for diversity, inclusion, and belonging while enhancing experiences for both candidates and hiring teams.

• Create an effective operating model for seamless remote collaboration across various regions and time zones.

⛳️ Requirements

• Proven experience in leading recruitment within high-growth technology firms, including enterprise-scale or similarly complex hiring settings.

• Experience in managing recruiting managers or leading a multi-tiered recruiting organization with responsibility for team performance and development.

• Extensive experience in recruiting Engineering and IT talent, from individual contributor roles to senior and executive leadership positions.

• A successful track record of sourcing, engaging, and securing passive candidates for senior technical and leadership roles in competitive markets.

• In-depth knowledge of India’s technology talent landscape and experience in setting hiring strategies across India and the wider Asia-Pacific region.

• Proven capability in leading distributed teams and executing large, multi-portfolio hiring strategies while advising senior leaders during periods of growth and organizational transformation.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills when advising senior leaders on recruitment strategies and priorities.

• Experience in data-informed recruiting, including hiring metrics, dashboards, market intelligence, applicant tracking systems, LinkedIn Recruiter, and sourcing tools.

• Familiarity with Greenhouse is advantageous.

🏝️ Benefits

• Benefits designed to enhance your health, financial well-being, and overall wellness.

• Flexible Paid Time Off.

• Access to Team Member Resource Groups.

• Equity Compensation & Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

• Growth and Development Fund.

• Parental Leave.

• Fully remote work environment.

• Asynchronous work practices across different time zones.