LATAM Channel Director

Who we are: Motive empowers the people who run physical operations with tools to make their work safer, more productive, and more profitable. For the first time ever, safety, operations and finance teams can manage their drivers, vehicles, equipment, and fleet related spend in a single system. Combined with industry leading AI, the Motive platform gives you complete visibility and control, and significantly reduces manual workloads by automating and simplifying tasks. Motive serves nearly 100,000 customers – from Fortune 500 enterprises to small businesses – across a wide range of industries, including transportation and logistics, construction, energy, field service, manufacturing, agriculture, food and beverage, retail, and the public sector. Visit gomotive.com [http://gomotive.com] to learn more. ABOUT THE ROLE: The Director of New Markets at Motive leads the strategy, launch, execution, reporting, and scale of Motive's presence across Mexico, the United Kingdom, and Canada — and drives the evaluation and expansion into the next wave of international markets, including LATAM, the EU, and beyond. This role owns the go-to-market roadmap for these markets end-to-end: from opportunity sizing and entry strategy through localized demand generation, sales enablement, and long-term growth. The Director operates as both strategic owner and hands-on leader, building the team, partnerships, and playbooks needed to establish Motive as a category leader in each region. This individual sets the vision for new market expansion and is accountable for commercial outcomes, not just program execution. Success requires a true startup mentality — comfort with ambiguity, a bias toward action, and a willingness to get their hands dirty. This is a builder's role: one day you're presenting expansion strategy to the executive team, the next you're on the ground running discovery calls, drafting localized collateral, or standing up an in-market process from scratch because no one has built it yet. There is no existing playbook to inherit; the Director writes it. The role requires strong executive presence, the ability to build and lead cross-functional and in-market teams, and the judgment to make high-stakes prioritization calls across distinct regulatory, cultural, and competitive environments — often with incomplete information and limited local infrastructure. WHAT YOU'LL DO: * Own the go-to-market strategy and P&L-adjacent growth targets for Motive's expansion across Mexico, the UK, and Canada * Define market entry and scaling plans for each region, including prioritization, sequencing, localization requirements, and investment cases presented to executive leadership. Act as the glue across the Marketing team, aligning demand gen, product marketing, brand, and ops behind a single regional roadmap. * Build, lead, and develop a small team of regional marketers and/or agency partners to execute campaigns, events, and demand generation programs tailored to each market * Set the operating cadence and strategic direction for Field Marketing, Sales, Partnerships, Demand Generation, Communications, and Product Marketing as they localize and activate programs in-region * Lead market research and competitive analysis to identify whitespace, regulatory considerations, buyer behavior, and regional needs that shape strategy * Establish and manage strategic partnerships (channel, technology, and regional partners) that accelerate credibility and pipeline in each market * Partner directly with regional and global Sales and Marketing leadership to build and drive pipeline coverage models, account targeting, and territory strategy * Own messaging and positioning adaptation for each market, ensuring brand consistency while addressing local buyer needs, language, and competitive dynamics * Define success metrics and reporting frameworks for market maturity, pipeline contribution, and ROI in partnership with Rev Ops and Marketing Ops; present results and recommendations to executive stakeholders. * Run structured test-and-learn programs across markets, using data to decide where to double down, pivot, or exit * Manage budget allocation across markets and vendors, ensuring efficient use of investment against growth targets * Build repeatable, scalable playbooks for market entry, corporate announcements, product announcements, and marketing and sales growth strategies that can be applied to future geographic expansion beyond Mexico, the UK, and Canada * Represent new markets strategy in leadership and board-level discussions and presentations as needed WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR: * 10+ years of experience in B2B marketing, with significant experience in international, regional, or new market leadership roles * 3+ years of experience directly managing people and/or leading cross-functional or matrixed teams * Proven track record of building and scaling go-to-market strategy in international markets, ideally including experience in LATAM, the EU/UK, Canada, or comparable regions * Demonstrated experience translating market strategy into measurable commercial outcomes (pipeline, revenue, market share) * Experience partnering with senior Sales, Marketing, and executive leadership to align marketing strategy with revenue goals * Strong command of budget management, vendor negotiation, and resource prioritization across multiple markets * Excellent executive communication and presentation skills, with experience presenting to senior leadership  * Energized by ambiguity, comfortable shifting between competing regional priorities, and quick to adapt as the business evolves. Builds where nothing exists rather than waiting for direction. * Ability to travel internationally quarterly and as needed to support in-market execution and relationship-building * Bachelor’s degree required; MBA or equivalent advanced experience preferred PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS * Direct experience launching or scaling a company’s presence in LATAM, the EU/UK, and/or Canada * Fluency or working proficiency in Spanish, in addition to English * Experience in B2B enterprise tech, SaaS, technology; logistics, fleet, or related industrial sectors a nice to have but not mandatory  * Experience with account-based marketing and sales-led go-to-market motions at scale * Background in management consulting, corporate strategy, or international expansion functions * Experience establishing regulatory, compliance, or localization requirements for new-market launches Creating a diverse and inclusive workplace is one of Motive's core values. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome people of different backgrounds, experiences, abilities and perspectives.  Please review our Candidate Privacy Notice here [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1X9AbvQHki8zZCyjDjip1g0NtdZHcykJc/view?usp=drive_link]. UK Candidate Privacy Notice here [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nqdWTJ7WJJikhj1Yhlo4jxDRA_6yXZbd/view]. The applicant must be authorized to receive and access those commodities and technologies controlled under U.S. Export Administration Regulations. It is Motive's policy to require that employees be authorized to receive access to Motive products and technology.  All job postings are for existing vacancies. Please note; some interviews or new-hire training sessions may be held in person at one of our global offices.

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. An overview of this role As the Area Vice President, LATAM, you'll build and lead a high-performing second-line enterprise sales organization that helps customers adopt GitLab's single DevSecOps platform to power their software delivery. You'll manage a strategic account team focused on enterprise accounts. You'll set and execute the strategy to land new enterprise customers and expand existing accounts in a predictable, purposeful way. Reporting to the Area Vice President, Enterprise Sales - AMER, you'll recruit and develop diverse sales managers and own the sales process and forecasting for the region. You'll also shape how we partner with marketing, channel, alliances, product, and engineering to drive strong annual recurring revenue growth in core markets in your first year and beyond. What you’ll do * Lead, coach, and inspire a high-performing team of Regional Sales Directors and Strategic Account Executives focused on Enterprise accounts. * Develop and execute a clear go-to-market strategy to land new enterprise customers and expand existing relationships, driving predictable year-over-year annual recurring revenue growth. * Recruit, onboard, and develop a diverse, inclusive, and effective enterprise sales organization, with a focus on building strong managers and team members. * Maintain and deepen executive-level relationships with key customers, shaping joint visions for long-term adoption of GitLab's DevSecOps platform. * Manage the overall enterprise sales process, setting and monitoring metrics for pipeline health, forecast accuracy, and funnel management. * Partner closely with marketing, channel, alliances, product, and engineering peers to align on account plans, campaigns, and customer value delivery. * Provide detailed, accurate sales forecasts and insights to the Area Vice President, Enterprise Sales and other stakeholders, informing territory planning and investment priorities. * Plan and operate at both strategic and tactical levels, ensuring operational rigor, effective territory coverage, and consistent execution across the region. What you’ll bring * Experience leading and developing strategic enterprise sales teams, including managing managers in complex field sales environments. * Demonstrated success leading enterprise software sales teams to drive strong, predictable annual recurring revenue growth across large, complex deals. * Deep experience selling into large enterprise accounts in core markets. * Track record of partnering closely with channel, marketing, alliances, product, and engineering to align on account strategies and deliver customer value. * Experience maintaining executive-level customer relationships and creating strategies to land new customers and expand existing accounts. * Ability to manage forecasting and sales funnel metrics with accuracy, and operate effectively at both strategic and operational levels. * Demonstrated ability to take ownership, exercise sound judgment, and communicate clearly in a fast-paced, distributed environment. About the team The LATAM - Brazil team focuses on adoption and expansion of GitLab's AI-powered DevSecOps platform with our largest and most strategic customers in the region. We are a distributed group of Strategic Account Leaders focused on complex sales cycles and long-term customer success. We work asynchronously across the region, using GitLab to plan, collaborate, and forecast, while focusing on predictable annual recurring revenue growth and purposeful expansion in core markets.   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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Country Hiring Guidelines: GitLab hires new team members in countries around the world. All of our roles are remote, however some roles may carry specific location-based eligibility requirements. Our Talent Acquisition team can help answer any questions about location after starting the recruiting process.   Privacy Policy: Please review our Recruitment Privacy Policy. Your privacy is important to us. GitLab is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. 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