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This role will be based out of Paris
You will act as a primary point of contact and the face of GitLab for our prospects and customers within the Public Sector within France.
Key Role PurposeTo drive GitLab platform adoption across public sector organizations, orchestrating successful partner relationships and direct engagement, ensuring alignment with government digital transformation initiatives.
What You'll Do- Lead GitLab platform enterprise sales across diverse public sector portfolio
- Develop and execute multi-year account strategies using MEDDPICC methodology
- Build C-level relationships across government and private sector institutions
- Drive platform adoption through centers of excellence
- Manage complex procurement processes across government/public sector frameworks
- Create sector-specific value propositions and business cases
- Build and execute strategic territory plan across public sector segments
- Create scalable prospecting and account development strategies
- Implement repeatable sector plays and reference programs
- Manage resource allocation across complex account portfolio
- Drive territory growth through new logo acquisition and expansion
- Develop territory-specific partner ecosystems
- Drive revenue through strategic system integrators
- Develop relationships with regional service providers
- Coordinate with cloud provider partnerships (AWS, Azure, GCP)
- Enable managed service provider success
- Lead joint account planning and execution
- Create scalable partner enablement programs
- Proven French public sector software sales experience
- Deep understanding of public sector digital transformation initiatives
- Experience with government framework procurement
- Multi-stakeholder engagement in complex organizations
- DevSecOps platform or a similar type of complex technology sales experience
- Understanding of complementary technologies
- MEDDPICC methodology mastery and implementation
- Complex deal management experience
- Territory planning and scaling expertise
- Partner orchestration capability
- Proven forecast accuracy using MEDDPICC scoring
- Track record of complex deal closure
- Experience building territories from ground up
- Willingness to travel
- Experience with open source solutions
- Strong presentation and negotiation skills
- Demonstrable territory management tool proficiency
- Track record of building scalable territory models
- 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
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