Senior Legal Counsel, APAC

Role Overview:

• As Senior Commercial Counsel in APJ, you will help GitLab grow across Asia-Pacific and Japan by providing legal clarity for complex commercial deals.
• You will report to the Director, Legal, Commercial, working closely with regional Sales and cross-functional partners to negotiate agreements and manage cross-border legal questions.
• This high-impact role involves shaping how GitLab transacts across a diverse region while protecting the business and enabling confident operations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Negotiate a wide range of agreements, including SaaS, software, partnership, services, licensing, data privacy, and AI-related contracts across APJ markets.
• Manage strategic and high-priority transactions, advising on cross-border structures and coordinating with outside counsel as needed.
• Assess contractual risk, provide practical recommendations, and develop APJ-focused templates, playbooks, and policies to improve contracting consistency.

Team and Environment:

• The Commercial Legal team supports GitLab's go-to-market efforts by structuring, negotiating, and closing contracts to protect the business and support growth.
• You will work in an all-Bemote, globally distributed environment, collaborating asynchronously across time zones on complex commercial issues spanning multiple jurisdictions.
• The team focuses on improving contracting consistency, managing legal risk, and building practical guidance for effective operations across diverse markets like APJ.