Ecosystem Sales Manager - Italy

What you’ll do

• Responsibilities: Leads major ecosystem partner initiatives, develops long-term strategic plans for ecosystem partner growth.
• Interaction: Extensive communication both internally at senior levels and externally with major partners.
• Impact: High, influencing key strategic decisions and ecosystem partner performance.
• Coordinate/facilitate the involvement of GitLab team members, including sales leadership, support, etc. as needed to ensure meeting sales targets and ecosystem sales objectives.
• Build, maintain, and manage relationships with the Gitlab field sales organization.
• Proactively engage with GitLab AEs, ASMs and geo leadership.
• Work closely with local System Integrators, Solution providers, Managed Services Partners and Hyperscalers (AWS & Google)
• Design and execute comprehensive joint business plans with partners, including detailed partner account mapping, go-to-market strategies, and governance models to ensure a robust and mutually beneficial relationship.
• Identify and support regional-specific demand generation/pipeline building activities with strategic partners.
• Contribute to quarterly business reviews (QBRs) within your assigned territory.
• Participate in annual planning within the Ecosystem organization.
• Provide cloud-related weekly forecasts and/or progress reports.
• Prepare presentations, territory plans and reports as required.
• Knowledge: In-depth understanding of strategic ecosystem partners, industry dynamics, and advanced business operations.

What you’ll bring

• Experience selling software development tools and/or application lifecycle management solutions via strategic partnerships.
• Strong network across the partner ecosystem in the Italy region
• Be an expert of Partner Ecosystems in in the Italy region and the Cloud market
• Experience selling open source solutions.
• Experience with B2B sales.
• Interest in GitLab, and open source software.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills and an ability to remain calm under pressure.
• Established personal network within the industry.
• Results oriented perspective.
• You share our values, and work in accordance with those values.
• Ability to use GitLab.
• Experience with Salesforce.
• Ability to travel up to 50% and comply with the company’s travel policy.
• Language Proficiency: Fluent English and Italian

How GitLab will support you

• 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.