Manager, Solutions Architect - India

GitLab
India
Workplace: RemoteFull timeFunction: Solutions Engineering & Sales EngineeringSkills: ["Communication","Technical presentation","Judgment","Team development","Stakeholder management"]

Lead a distributed team of Solutions Architects across India as a player-coach, shaping technical strategy throughout complex sales cycles. Run technical evaluations, executive workshops, demos, and proof-of-concepts to map the DevSecOps platform to customer business outcomes. Partner with regional go-to-market and cross-functional teams (Sales, Channel, Marketing, Sales Enablement, Product) to align priorities, build scalable operating practices, and drive hiring, development, and performance across the region.

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Manager, Solutions Architect - India

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Job Summary

Lead a distributed team of Solutions Architects across India as a player-coach, shaping technical strategy throughout complex sales cycles. Run technical evaluations, executive workshops, demos, and proof-of-concepts to map the DevSecOps platform to customer business outcomes. Partner with regional go-to-market and cross-functional teams (Sales, Channel, Marketing, Sales Enablement, Product) to align priorities, build scalable operating practices, and drive hiring, development, and performance across the region.
Location: India
Workplace: Remote
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Solutions Engineering & Sales Engineering
Seniority: Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Manage a team of intermediate and senior Solutions Architects across India, setting direction and enabling execution.
  • •Act as a player-coach on strategic opportunities, building executive relationships and coaching through complex sales cycles.
  • •Guide regional strategy for technical evaluations, workshops, demonstrations, and proof-of-concept engagements.
  • •Partner cross-functionally with global Solutions Architecture, Sales, Channel, Marketing, Sales Enablement, and Product Management to align on priorities and execute regional goals.
  • •Drive operational discipline including workload planning, resource and headcount planning, opportunity forecasting, KPI tracking, and hiring/development/retention.

Pay and Benefits

Perks:Paid LeaveEquityParental Leave

Key Requirements

  • •Manage technical teams in software/technology sales, pre-sales, consulting, or a related environment with direct exposure to the India market.
  • •Strong background in solution architecture, translating technical depth into customer business value.
  • •Proven experience developing, mentoring, and scaling Solutions Architecture practices or similar customer-facing technical organizations.
  • •Strong communication and technical presentation skills across technical and business stakeholders and across cultures.
  • •Ability to travel in line with business needs and GitLab's travel policy.
Experience:DevSecOpsSolutions architectureTechnology salesPre-salesConsulting
Skills:CommunicationTechnical presentationJudgmentTeam developmentStakeholder management
Tech Stack:GitLabDevSecOpsAI

Company Brief

GitLab
Provides a single application for the complete DevSecOps lifecycle, offering source code management, CI/CD, security, and collaboration tools to help teams deliver software faster and more securely.
Industry: Developer Tools
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 250M to 500M
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: San Francisco, United States
Founded: 2011
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