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Principal Product Marketing Manager, Competitive

Remote, Canada; Remote, United StatesFull-time$168k2026-10-02 → 2026-11-10

Core

Own GitLab's competitive positioning for AI and agentic software development, translating market signals into narratives for sales, executives, and analysts.

Role type

Principal Product Marketing Manager (Competitive)

Builds

Competitive plays, objection handling assets, and thought leadership for the AI/agentic development market.

Domain

DevSecOps, AI, and agentic software development

Deliverable

product features

Required skills

Competitive intelligence, primary market analysis, strategic roadmap input, executive briefing, thought leadership, win/loss analysis, narrative development

Preferred skills

Experience with AI tools, industry recognition, data-driven mindset

Technologies

AI tools, agentic development platforms

Responsibilities

Define differentiated position against AI-native entrants, convert competitive signals into actionable positioning, provide opinionated roadmap recommendations to Product, build sales assets and plays, partner on competitor displacement campaigns, brief executives and analysts on competitive landscape

Seniority

Principal, strategic autonomy & cross-functional influence