GitLab
Candidate Experience Specialist, Contractor at GitLab
Role overview
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- Company
- GitLab
- Location
- Remote, United States
- Work arrangement
- Remote
- Employment type
- Contract
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Role overview
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GitLab is hiring a remote, U.S.-based Candidate Experience Specialist on a contract basis. The role requires candidates to be located in the Eastern time zone. You’ll support candidates from their first contact with GitLab through the offer stage and transition to People Operations, working closely with Recruiters, hiring managers, and recruiting leaders across a high volume of roles.
Your work will include coordinating interviews, keeping hiring information current in the applicant tracking system and GitLab repositories, monitoring candidate pipelines, and helping prepare employment contracts. You’ll also support consistent, timely candidate communication and a smooth handoff for new team members. The Candidate Experience team works asynchronously across time zones and focuses on organized, inclusive hiring processes and clear documentation.
GitLab describes itself as an all-remote organization and expects team members to use AI in their daily workflows to improve efficiency, innovation, and impact. In this role, you’ll represent GitLab’s values and culture in candidate interactions while helping hiring teams deliver a consistent experience.
Role at a glance: Remote U.S. contract role coordinating candidate communications, interviews, hiring workflows, and offer handoffs; candidates must be based in the Eastern time zone.
Responsibilities mentioned in the listing
- Work with Recruiters, hiring teams, and recruiting leaders to carry out hiring plans for individual requisitions.
- Keep hiring-process details accurate and current in the applicant tracking system and GitLab repositories.
- Schedule and coordinate interviews and help keep recruiting processes on track.
- Provide candidates with timely, thoughtful communication throughout the hiring process.
- Monitor candidate pipelines, manage candidate flow, and alert the recruiting team to issues or bottlenecks.
- Prepare employment contracts for candidates receiving offers on behalf of hiring managers and Recruiters.
- Coordinate with People Operations to support new team members’ transition to GitLab.
Qualifications stated in the listing
- Experience supporting end-to-end hiring with Recruiters and hiring managers; experience in a fast-paced or high-volume setting is preferred.
- Ability to use an applicant tracking system to schedule, track, and advance candidates through interview stages; Greenhouse experience is helpful but not required.
- Proficiency with Google Workspace and scheduling tools, and willingness to learn additional tools.
- Clear, professional verbal and written communication with candidates and internal stakeholders, including executives.
- Strong organization, time management, prioritization, deadline management, and attention to detail.
- Ability to build collaborative relationships across functions and time zones while maintaining confidentiality.
- Interest in talent acquisition and supporting an inclusive process that attracts a qualified, diverse, and motivated team.
- Alignment with GitLab’s values and comfort working remotely and asynchronously, with flexibility to support candidates and hiring teams across time zones.
Full details from the source listing
GitLab is the intelligent orchestration platform for DevSecOps. GitLab enables organizations to increase developer productivity, improve operational efficiency, reduce security and compliance risk, and accelerate digital transformation. More than 50 million registered users and more than 50% of the Fortune 100* trust GitLab to ship better, more secure software faster.
The same principles built into our products are reflected in how our team works: we embrace AI as a core productivity multiplier, with all team members expected to incorporate AI into their daily workflows to drive efficiency, innovation, and impact. GitLab is where careers accelerate, innovation flourishes, and every voice is valued. Our high-performance culture is driven by our values and continuous knowledge exchange, enabling our team members to reach their full potential while collaborating with industry leaders to solve complex problems. Co-create the future with us as we build technology that transforms how the world develops software.
*Fortune 500® is a registered trademark of Fortune Media IP Limited, used under license. Claim based on GitLab data. Fortune 100 refers to the top 20% ranked companies in the 2025 Fortune 500 list, published in June 2025. Fortune and Fortune Media IP Limited are not affiliated with, and do not endorse products or services of GitLab.
*This is a contract opportunity -- individuals must be based in EST timezone*
An overview of this role
As a Candidate Experience Specialist, you'll shape how candidates experience GitLab from first touch through offer and handoff to our People Operations team. You'll be a key partner to Recruiters, hiring managers, and recruiting leadership, helping them execute hiring plans, coordinate interviews, and maintain accurate, transparent processes in our applicant tracking system and GitLab repositories. You'll act as a brand ambassador who embodies our values in every interaction, ensuring candidates receive timely, thoughtful communication and a consistent, high quality experience across a high volume of roles. You’ll focus on building strong relationships with hiring teams, improving and standardizing coordination workflows, and supporting GitLab's goal of hiring a qualified, diverse, and motivated team in our all-remote, global environment.
What You’ll Do
- Collaborate with Recruiters, hiring teams, and Recruiting leadership to understand and execute the hiring plan for each job requisition.
- Coordinate with Recruiters to maintain accurate, up-to-date hiring process information in the applicant tracking system and GitLab repositories.
- Manage candidate scheduling and act as the Recruiting Coordinator to organize interviews and keep hiring processes running smoothly.
- Ensure candidates receive timely, thoughtful, and engaging communication at each stage of the hiring process.
- Help manage candidate traffic for all roles, monitoring pipelines and flagging issues or bottlenecks to the recruiting team.
- Create and stage employment contracts for candidates receiving offers on behalf of hiring managers and Recruiters.
- Partner with People Operations to create a seamless handoff for new team members joining GitLab.
- Promote GitLab's values, culture, and all-remote approach in every interaction, acting as a brand ambassador for potential team members.
What You’ll Bring
- Experience supporting end to end hiring processes in partnership with recruiters and hiring managers, ideally in a fast paced or high volume environment.
- Skill using an applicant tracking system to schedule, track, and move candidates through interview stages; Greenhouse experience is beneficial but not required.
- Proficiency with Google Workspace, scheduling tools, and a willingness to learn and use additional tools.
- Ability to communicate clearly and professionally in writing and verbally with candidates and internal stakeholders at all levels, including executives.
- Demonstrated strength in organization, time management, and prioritization, with a consistent focus on meeting deadlines and maintaining attention to detail.
- Ability to build collaborative relationships with team members across time zones and functions while maintaining a high level of confidentiality.
- Interest in learning about talent acquisition and contributing to an inclusive hiring process that attracts a qualified, diverse, and motivated team.
- Alignment with GitLab's values and comfort working in an all remote, asynchronous environment, including flexibility in your working hours to support candidates and hiring teams across multiple time zones, with openness to transferable experience from related coordination or operations roles.
About the team
The Candidate Experience team partners with Recruiters, hiring managers, and People Operations to run a smooth, consistent, and inclusive hiring process across GitLab's all-remote, global organization. You'll join a collaborative group that coordinates interview logistics, manages candidate flow in our applicant tracking system, and supports offer and onboarding handoffs so candidates and hiring teams have a clear, organized experience at every stage. The team works asynchronously across time zones, using GitLab and shared documentation to stay aligned while handling high-volume hiring. Our focus is on refining processes, maintaining accurate data, and acting as brand ambassadors for GitLab's values in every candidate interaction.
How GitLab Supports Full-Time Employees
- 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
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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