Senior Commercial Legal Counsel, APAC

ABOUT THE ROLE The Senior Commercial Legal Counsel, APAC will play a key role in helping GitLab grow across Asia-Pacific and Japan by providing legal clarity to complex commercial deals. This is a high-impact role for someone who wants to shape how GitLab transacts across a diverse region while protecting the business and helping teams move with confidence. WHAT YOU'LL DO As Senior Commercial Counsel in APJ, you will negotiate complex commercial and technology agreements across APJ markets, including SaaS, software, partnership, services, consulting, marketing, licensing, data privacy, and AI-related contracts. You will also manage strategic and high-priority transactions across multiple jurisdictions, balancing legal risk with business needs. Your responsibilities will include partnering with regional Sales leadership, internal stakeholders, and external counterparties to move deals forward with clear legal guidance, navigating country-specific contracting norms, approval paths, and drafting requirements across APJ markets, including Japan, and advising on cross-border transaction structures and coordinating with outside counsel when local legal support is needed. WHAT YOU'LL NEED To be successful in this role, you will need to be qualified to practice law through a J.D. or equivalent legal credential, with active bar membership or a license in a relevant jurisdiction. You will also need to have experience in commercial and technology transactions across APJ markets within a law firm, in-house legal team, or both. Your skills will include negotiating complex agreements across multiple APJ jurisdictions, handling cross-border transactions that involve different legal systems and coordination with outside counsel, identifying legal risk, explaining tradeoffs clearly, and providing business-focused guidance in varied regulatory environments. WHY REMOTE As a member of the all-remote Commercial Legal team, you will work with regional and cross-functional partners in a globally distributed environment, collaborating asynchronously across time zones on complex commercial issues that often span multiple jurisdictions. BENEFITS GitLab offers a range of benefits to support your career growth and well-being, including a competitive salary, flexible schedule, and opportunities for professional development. We also offer a comprehensive health plan, parental leave, and education stipend, as well as a generous equipment stipend and life insurance.