Principal Product Manager, Continuous Delivery
GitLab · Mumbai Metropolitan Region
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- Hybrid
- Internship
- $180,000 / year
- Mumbai Metropolitan Region
Job highlights
- Shape AI-First Continuous Delivery product strategy.
- Own roadmap for AI agent deployment governance.
- Partner with Engineering, UX, and go-to-market.
- Drive measurable business impact and outcomes.
- Define and launch new product categories.
About the role
About GitLab
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 the Principal Product Manager for GitLab's AI-First Continuous Delivery capabilities, you'll shape the product strategy and roadmap for how teams build, release, and deploy software with confidence in the AI era. This is a founding PM role on a strategic initiative—you'll own what AI-native, enterprise-grade CD looks like, including AI agent deployment governance, compliance controls, Kubernetes and container deployments, and platform experiences that make deployment trustworthy at scale. You'll lead with a strong point of view on how modern delivery is evolving in the age of AI, translating customer problems and market insights into clear product direction that helps teams move faster while maintaining reliability and control. You'll operate with high autonomy while partnering closely with Engineering, UX, Product Design, Customer Success, and go-to-market teams to deliver meaningful outcomes for users and measurable business impact for GitLab. In your first year, you'll launch the first version of GitLab AI-First CD, establish the customer feedback loops that inform the roadmap, and partner with Sales to drive revenue outcomes—you'll own the business results of this initiative, not just the product decisions. This is the right role for a PM who thinks like a founder, thrives in ambiguity, and wants to build something that doesn't exist yet — with a real chance to define a product category.Some Examples Of Our Projects
- Defining and delivering improvements to GitLab's end-to-end Continuous Delivery experience, from continuous integration through release and deployment workflows.
- Partnering with Engineering and go-to-market teams to translate customer needs into a roadmap, clear requirements, and successful product rollouts.
What You'll Do
- Own the product strategy and full roadmap for GitLab AI-First CD, spanning AI agent deployment governance, compliance controls in highly regulated industries, Kubernetes and container deployments, and platform-level analytics and reporting.
- Develop a differentiated point of view on how the CD market is evolving in the AI era through direct customer engagement, field conversations, analyst relationships, and competitive intelligence.
- Partner closely with Engineering, UX, Product Design, and Quality to define problems, evaluate trade-offs, deliver improvements, and guide development and testing through delivery cycles.
- Work with Sales, Customer Success, Support, and Field teams to understand customer needs and adoption blockers, translate them into clear product requirements and release plans, and support customer-facing conversations.
- Define and track success metrics for your product area, run lightweight validations for new workflow ideas, and use customer feedback and product data to guide iteration and measure outcomes.
- Build strong cross-functional alignment across related GitLab stages and groups to deliver cohesive end-to-end experiences, connecting build, release, deploy, and environment workflows.
- Represent the Continuous Delivery product area internally and externally by communicating the roadmap, key decisions, and customer value in clear, straightforward language.
What You'll Bring
- Extensive product management experience owning complex, technical B2B SaaS and developer-facing platforms, with proven track record launching new products and translating customer needs into clear product strategy and measurable outcomes.
- A founder's mindset: you create structure where none exists, make decisions with incomplete information, and take personal accountability for outcomes — not just outputs.
- Deep experience with CI/CD systems and deployment tooling, including building capabilities that improve pipeline reliability, performance, and usability at scale in enterprise environments.
- Comfort going deep with Engineering on implementation details when needed, including discussing technology trade-offs and their impact on product outcomes.
- Strong understanding of personas across the software delivery lifecycle—including developers, platform and DevOps engineers, engineering leaders, and release managers—and how they evaluate and adopt delivery tooling.
- Strong technical fluency— able to engage credibly with senior engineers on deployment architecture, AI-assisted workflows, Kubernetes, and platform integrations
- Highly analytical and data-driven approach: ability to synthesize qualitative feedback, product usage data, and market research into actionable insights and iterative improvements.
About The Team
The Continuous Delivery team at GitLab builds and evolves the capabilities that help teams deliver software reliably and repeatedly, from continuous integration (CI) through deployment and release workflows. You'll join a collaborative group of product managers who partner closely with Engineering, UX, Quality, Customer Success, Support, and Go-to-Market teams to understand customer needs, prioritize the right problems, and ship improvements that make GitLab a great place to build and deliver software.The broader team works in a distributed, asynchronous way across regions, guided by GitLab's values of transparency, iteration, and trusted empowerment. As a Principal Product Manager, Continuous Delivery, you'll operate with high autonomy and significant cross-functional influence, helping align strategy across related stages of the software development lifecycle and driving clarity on priorities, outcomes, and what "great" looks like for customers using GitLab to deliver software at scale.
How GitLab Supports Full-Time Employees
- 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
Equal Opportunity Employment
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Key skills/competency
- Principal Product Manager
- Continuous Delivery
- AI-First CD
- DevOps
- Kubernetes
- SaaS
- B2B
- Developer Platforms
- Product Strategy
- Roadmap Development
Skills & topics
- Principal Product Manager
- Continuous Delivery
- AI
- DevOps
- Product Strategy
- Roadmap
- SaaS
- B2B
- Developer Tools
- Kubernetes
How to get hired
- Tailor your resume: Highlight experience in B2B SaaS, developer-facing platforms, and CI/CD systems. Emphasize product launches and customer needs translation.
- Showcase a founder's mindset: Demonstrate your ability to create structure, make decisions with incomplete information, and take accountability for outcomes.
- Quantify achievements: Use data and metrics to showcase your impact on product strategy, roadmap development, and business results.
- Prepare for technical discussions: Be ready to discuss AI-assisted workflows, Kubernetes, deployment architecture, and technology trade-offs with engineering teams.
- Understand the domain: Familiarize yourself with the software delivery lifecycle, including personas like developers, DevOps engineers, and release managers.
Technical preparation
Master CI/CD concepts and tools.,Deep dive into Kubernetes and containerization.,Understand AI deployment governance principles.,Study enterprise-grade SaaS product development.
Behavioral questions
Describe a time you created structure from ambiguity.,How do you make decisions with incomplete data?,How have you driven product adoption and outcomes?,How do you align cross-functional teams on strategy?
Frequently asked questions
- What does a Principal Product Manager at GitLab do?
- As a Principal Product Manager at GitLab, you will shape the product strategy and roadmap for AI-First Continuous Delivery capabilities. This involves defining enterprise-grade CD solutions, including AI agent deployment governance, compliance controls, and Kubernetes deployments. You'll operate with autonomy, partner with various teams, and drive business outcomes for this strategic initiative.
- What is the expected experience for the Principal Product Manager role at GitLab?
- GitLab seeks candidates with extensive product management experience in complex, technical B2B SaaS and developer-facing platforms. Proven success in launching new products, translating customer needs into strategy, and demonstrating a founder's mindset are crucial. Deep experience with CI/CD systems, deployment tooling, and technical fluency in areas like Kubernetes and AI workflows is highly valued.
- Is this a remote position? What are the location requirements?
- Yes, all roles at GitLab are remote. While the company hires globally, specific roles may have location-based eligibility requirements. The Talent Acquisition team can provide more details about any location-specific criteria after the recruiting process begins.
- How does GitLab foster a high-performance culture?
- GitLab fosters a high-performance culture through its values, continuous knowledge exchange, and embracing AI as a productivity multiplier. Team members are encouraged to incorporate AI into their daily workflows. The company values transparency, iteration, and trusted empowerment, creating an environment where careers accelerate and innovation flourishes.
- What are the key technologies or areas of focus for this role?
- The key focus areas for this Principal Product Manager role include AI-First Continuous Delivery, AI agent deployment governance, compliance controls, Kubernetes and container deployments, and platform analytics. Experience with CI/CD systems, modern delivery evolution in the AI era, and developer tooling is essential.
- What kind of impact can I expect to make in this role?
- In this founding PM role, you will have the opportunity to define a new product category in AI-native, enterprise-grade CD. You'll launch the first version of GitLab AI-First CD, establish customer feedback loops, drive revenue outcomes, and own the business results of this strategic initiative, making a significant impact on the company and the industry.