Growth:Activation Group

The Growth:Activation group works on feature enhancements and growth experiments across GitLab projects

Vision

The Activation Group is part of the [Growth Stage]. We work on connecting our users with our product value.

  • I have a question. Who do I ask?

Questions should start by @ mentioning the Product Manager for the Activation group or creating a new issue in the Growth Product [Activation issues] list.

Mission

The Growth:Activation Group works on product priorities with our Growth product managers and contributes to Growth initiatives including the Registration Flow and Continuous onboarding.

Team Members

The following people are permanent members of the Growth:Activation team:

Name Role

Stable Counterparts

We work directly with the following team members in the Growth:Activation group:

Name Role
Buck O'LearyBuck O'Leary Senior Fullstack Engineer, Growth::Acquisition
Costel MaximCostel Maxim Senior Security Engineer, Application Security, Plan (Project Management, Product Planning, Certify), Create:Source Code, Growth, Fulfillment:Purchase, Fulfillment:Provision, Fulfillment:Utilization, Systems:Gitaly
Doug StullDoug Stull Staff Fullstack Engineer, Growth:Acquisition
Gayle DoudGayle Doud Principal Product Manager, Growth:Acquisition
Jay MontalJay Montal Senior Fullstack Engineer, Growth::Acquisition
Kamil NiechajewiczKamil Niechajewicz Engineering Manager, Growth
Nikhil GeorgeNikhil George Senior Security Engineer, Application Security, Secure (Static Analysis, Dynamic Analysis, Composition Analysis, Vulnerability Research), Growth (Acquisition, Activation).
Paige CorderoPaige Cordero Senior Product Manager, Growth:Activation
Philipp ZapfPhilipp Zapf Customer Success Manager, Growth (Enterprise EMEA)
Roy LiuRoy Liu Associate Fullstack Engineer, Growth:Acquisition
Serhii YarynovskyiSerhii Yarynovskyi Fullstack Engineer, Growth:Acquisition

How We Work

  • We’re data savvy
  • In accordance with our GitLab values
  • Transparently: nearly everything is public
  • We get a chance to work on the things we want to work on
  • Everyone can contribute; no silos

Prioritization

Prioritization is a collaboration between Product, UX, and Engineering.

Workflow

We use the Product Development workflow when working on issues and merge requests across multiple projects.

We use the Activation development workflow board for work in the build phase of the product development flow.