Sr. Business Automation Manager, Renewals

GitLab; United States; Remote; USD 102,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Business Automation Manager to lead the transformation of their renewals business. This role focuses on building scalable, data-driven automation across Auto-Renewals, Self-Service, and AI-Powered Renewals Automation. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to optimize renewal processes, ensuring a seamless and customer-centric experience. If you are passionate about driving efficiency and innovation while enhancing customer success, this is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact in a dynamic environment.

Benefits

Flexible Paid Time Off

Equity Compensation

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Growth and Development Budget

Parental Leave

Home Office Support

Health Benefits

Qualifications

• 7+ years in Revenue Operations or Business Automation.
• Experience transforming manual processes into scalable systems.
• Strong bias for action in fast-paced environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and execution of Auto-Renewals strategy.
• Build and scale Self-Service Renewals motion.
• Implement AI-powered automation across the renewals funnel.

Skills

Revenue Operations

Business Automation

Program Management

B2B SaaS

Analytical Skills

Stakeholder Management

Change Leadership

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree

Tools

Salesforce

Gainsight

Zendesk

Data Analytics Tools

Job description

GitLab is an open core software company that develops the most comprehensiveAI-powered DevSecOps Platform, used by more than 100,000 organizations. Ourmissionis to enable everyone to contribute to and co-create the software that powers our world. When everyone can contribute, consumers become contributors, significantly accelerating the rate of human progress. This mission is integral to our culture, influencing how we hire, build products, and lead our industry. We make this possible at GitLab by running ouroperationson our product and staying aligned with ourvalues. Learn more aboutLife at GitLab.

Thanks to products likeDuo Enterprise, andDuo Workflow, customers get the benefit of AI at every stage of the SDLC. The same principles built into our products are reflected in how our team works: we embrace AI as a core productivity multiplier. All team members are encouraged and expected to incorporate AI into their daily workflows to drive efficiency, innovation, and impact across our global organisation.

An overview of this role

As a Senior Business Automation Manager within the Renewals organization, you will be a key strategic and operational leader driving the transformation of our renewals business. Your focus will be on building scalable, data-driven automation across three core areas: Auto-Renewals, Self-Service, and AI-Powered Renewals Automation. You’ll collaborate cross-functionally with Sales, Marketing, Product, Data Science, and Engineering teams to design, implement, and optimize end-to-end renewal processes that are seamless, predictable, and customer-centric.

About the Renewals Team at GitLab: The Renewals team at GitLab is a critical part of our customer retention engine, focused on delivering predictable, scalable, and value-driven experiences that help our customers realize the full value of GitLab. We are passionate about customer success, revenue growth, and operational excellence—and we're investing in automation to take all three to the next level.

What you'll do

• Lead the design and execution of our Auto-Renewals strategy, including systems enablement, legal alignment, and performance optimization.
• Build and scale a Self-Service Renewals motion, empowering customers to renew on their terms while improving efficiency and retention.
• Partner with AI/ML and Data teams to implement AI-powered automation across the renewals funnel, including intelligent outreach, predictive analytics, and automated workflows.
• Translate business goals into system requirements and influence product roadmaps for internal and customer-facing tools.
• Own operational dashboards and metrics for automated renewals, continuously identifying areas for efficiency and innovation.
• Serve as a strategic thought partner to senior leadership in setting automation roadmaps, KPIs, and long-term business impact goals.
• Identify and remove blockers to automation through process redesign, systems optimization, and stakeholder alignment.
• Champion a customer-centric approach by integrating frontline feedback and usage data into automation strategy.

What you'll bring

• 7+ years of experience in Revenue Operations, Business Automation, or Program Management
• A minimum of 2+ years in strategy or operations consulting or equivalent high-impact, cross-functional project leadership.
• Deep understanding of B2B SaaS renewal and retention motions, with a track record of transforming manual processes into scalable systems.
• Proven success driving initiatives at the intersection of business strategy, operations, and technology.
• Experience collaborating across Product, Engineering, and Go-to-Market teams to deliver complex solutions.
• Analytical mindset with strong systems thinking; comfortable working across tools, processes, and data flows to deliver outcomes.
• Familiarity with Salesforce, Gainsight, Zendesk, and data analytics tools (Bonus: Experience applying AI/ML solutions to operational use cases).
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and change leadership skills.
• Strong bias for action, with the ability to navigate ambiguity and prioritize impact in a fast-paced environment.

How GitLab will support you

The GitLab Field Enablement team exists to inspire our field and partners to achieve high levels of success through the acquisition and application of knowledge, skills and behaviors - at scale - that improve productivity and accelerate customer outcomes & growth. We have a lot of fun doing this!

• Benefits to support your health, finances, and well-being
• All remote, asynchronous work environment
• Flexible Paid Time Off
• Team Member Resource Groups
• Equity Compensation & Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Growth and development budget
• Parental leave
• Home office support

Thanks to our Transparency value, you can learn more about our Field Enablement strategy and programs on our Field Enablement Team Handbook page.

Please note that we welcome interest from candidates with varying levels of experience; many successful candidates do not meet every single requirement. Additionally, studies have shown that people from underrepresented groups are less likely to apply to a job unless they meet every single qualification. If you're excited about this role, please apply and allow our recruiters to assess your application.

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