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About GitLab Foundation

The GitLab Foundation exists to help more people afford a better life. We focus on increasing lifetime earnings for individuals earning below a living wage by identifying, funding, and scaling the most effective pathways to economic mobility. Our North Star is to maximize lifetime earnings gains for every dollar deployed, with an ambitious goal of generating more than $100 in lifetime earnings gains for every $1 invested.

We are evolving beyond a traditional grantmaking foundation into a platform for high-impact philanthropy. In addition to deploying our own capital, we work with donors, foundations, and partners to direct more resources toward evidence-backed solutions that create measurable improvements in people’s lives. Our work spans four complementary areas: high-impact grantmaking, collaborative capital vehicles that mobilize funding at scale, advisory services that help donors and foundations maximize their impact, and knowledge and intelligence products that enable better philanthropic decision-making.

At the core of our approach is a commitment to rigor, transparency, and measurable results. We combine impact modeling, data, research, technology, and practical implementation experience to identify opportunities that can deliver outsized social returns—and help others do the same. Learn more about the GitLab Foundation by visiting our website and reviewing our public Handbook.

The Team

The GitLab Foundation is a high-performing, fully remote team that moves quickly, values curiosity, and is deeply results-oriented. Grounded in our CREDIT values, we bring together diverse experience across philanthropy, nonprofit leadership, the private sector, and research — combining that range with rigor, empathy, and strategic clarity to drive meaningful, measurable impact. Our culture is built on respect, humility, and open debate, with a strong bias for action. We hold ourselves to high standards, operate with transparency and ownership, and take initiative without waiting for perfect clarity.

Priorities evolve, ambiguity is the norm, and we embrace it – iterating and improving as we go.

The Role

The GitLab Foundation’s Funds team develops and manages collaborative funds that bring philanthropic partners together to invest in shared economic mobility strategies. The team oversees the full lifecycle of each fund—from raising capital and managing funder relationships to selecting and supporting grantees, coordinating advisors and services, and managing reporting. This work is highly cross-functional, bringing together Development, Impact, Operations & Grants Management, and Communications.

Working closely with Fund Directors, the Senior Manager oversees execution across the portfolio, ensuring work is appropriately staffed, cross-functional teams are coordinated, and funder, grantee, and internal commitments are delivered at a high standard. They anticipate gaps and bottlenecks, deploy resources where they are most needed, and step in to lead projects or workstreams when additional senior-level ownership or capacity is required. The Senior Manager also serves as a key operational partner to the CPPO, translating priorities into action and driving follow-through across the function.

Reporting to the Chief Programs & Portfolio Officer (CPPO), the Senior Manager is also a people and operations leader responsible for building the management capacity and operating infrastructure needed to scale the Funds function. They manage and develop Fund Coordinators and other team members, establish the Funds team’s ways of working, manage team priorities and capacity, and ensure clear ownership, accountability, and strong execution across the team.

Key Responsibilities

Team Leadership & Development

• Manage, coach, and develop Fund Coordinators, other direct reports, and consultants, setting clear expectations and providing regular feedback and development support.
• Manage team priorities, workload, and capacity, allocating resources and adjusting responsibilities as needs evolve.
• Establish clear ownership and accountability, ensuring work moves from planning through completion and commitments are delivered at a high standard.
• Establish and lead the Funds team’s ways of working, including cross-functional team meetings, stand-ups, retrospectives, planning sessions, and other rhythms that support communication, coordination, decision-making, and accountability.
• Monitor team performance and capacity, proactively addressing competing priorities, resource gaps, and performance issues.
• Foster a collaborative, high-performing team culture aligned with the Foundation’s
• CREDIT values.

Manage Portfolio & Fund Operations

• Oversee operations across the Foundation’s portfolio of funds, including timelines, grantmaking cycles, reporting, partner requirements, and other operational activities.
• Maintain a portfolio-wide view of priorities, commitments, deployment, dependencies, risks, capacity, and upcoming decisions.
• Coordinate across teams to ensure effective handoffs and timely execution, proactively identifying and addressing portfolio-level bottlenecks and work at risk.
• Build and improve systems, processes, workflows, and documentation that enable the Funds team to operate efficiently and scale.
• Maintain dashboards and reporting that provide visibility into portfolio progress, capacity, commitments, and risks.
• Identify opportunities to streamline and automate workflows, including through
  Al-enabled tools.

Lead Fund & Portfolio Execution

• Partner with Fund Directors to support the launch, execution, and ongoing management of collaborative funds, providing additional capacity and leadership where needed.
• Oversee and coordinate funder partnership activities, including proposals and grant applications, funder reporting and deliverables, meetings, and follow-through to support a strong partner experience.
• Oversee the grantee lifecycle from selection through grant completion, including selection processes, onboarding, ongoing communications and support, cohort activities, and reporting.
• Support ongoing grantee management, including meetings, communications, reporting, cohort activities, and coordination of wrap-around services to ensure a strong grantee experience.
• Coordinate Fund Advisors, subject-matter experts, consultants, and other external partners supporting fund strategy and execution.
• Lead projects, workstreams, and specific fund activities directly when additional senior-level ownership or capacity is needed.
• Serve as a key cross-functional connector across Impact & Insights, Operations & Grants Management, Communications & Marketing, and Development to ensure fund priorities are aligned and effectively executed.

Support the CPPO & Drive Priorities

• Serve as a key operational and management partner to the CPPO, translating priorities and decisions into action and ensuring follow-through.

• Drive special projects and high-priority initiatives on behalf of the CPPO from planning through execution.
• Maintain visibility across the CPPO’s priorities, commitments, deadlines, and outstanding decisions, proactively identifying where action or additional capacity is needed.
• Prepare and coordinate briefing materials, presentations, correspondence, meeting materials, and Board and leadership materials, as needed.
• Manage the CPPO’s calendar and scheduling priorities, ensuring time is aligned with key priorities.
• Anticipate and respond to operational, programmatic, partner-facing, and administrative needs as priorities evolve.
• Participate in or represent the CPPO in internal and external meetings, as appropriate.

Desired Knowledge, Skills, Experience and Personal Attributes

• 7+ years of progressively increased responsibility in operations, program or portfolio management, business operations, consulting, philanthropy, or another mission-driven environment.
• At least 3 years of direct people management experience, with demonstrated experience leading teams and complex portfolios of work, including setting priorities, allocating resources, managing through others, and driving accountability across multiple stakeholders.
• Demonstrated experience owning and executing complex projects or workstreams, managing multiple priorities and stakeholders, and driving work forward with limited direction.
• Experience partnering effectively with senior leaders and external stakeholders, with strong communication and relationship-building skills and the ability to anticipate needs and drive execution.
• Strong operational skills, with experience building and improving systems, processes, worktlows, and team practices.
• Strong judgment, problem-solving, and analytical skills, with the ability to navigate ambiguity, identify risks and bottlenecks, and determine when and where to step in.
• Experience in philanthropy, grantmaking, fund operations, or portfolio management is preferred.
• Mission- and impact-driven, with a commitment to transparency, integrity, humility, continuous improvement, and measurable social impact.
• Thrives in a fast-paced, evolving environment and demonstrates curiosity, adaptability, resilience, and a bias toward action.

Requirements, Compensation and Benefits

• Location: Fully remote. Must be based in the U.S.
• Total Compensation Package: The approximate total compensation package, including comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan, and other benefits, ranges from $135,000 to $170,000.00
• Base Salary Range: $100,000-$115,000
• Benefits
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage (full premium coverage for team members, spouses, and dependents).
• 401(k) contribution: GitLab Foundation contributes 10% of your salary (no employee contribution required).
• Unlimited vacation, sick time, and other paid time off.
• Additional team member benefits.
• Travel: Approximately 20%

How to Apply

Please submit a cover letter, resume and brief writing sample (1-3 pages) that demonstrates your ability to synthesize information, communicate clearly, and drive toward a recommendation or action(memo, proposal, project brief, recommendation, report, et.c). Submit all three documents in one PDF, Google Doc or Word document to hiring@gitlabfoundation.org by October 7, 2026.

Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States. The GitLab Foundation does not offer visa sponsorship.

GitLab Foundation is an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse, inclusive team and a work environment rooted in our CREDIT values. We strive to cultivate a culture that is inclusive, respectful, and empowering for all.