Qais AlKhawaja

Regional Director | Gitlab 🦊

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

About

I believe that technology is only as powerful as the value it creates. For over 15 years, I have worked at the intersection of sales leadership and digital innovation, helping businesses in the Middle East & Africa region modernize their operations and customer experiences. Today, I am proud to drive that mission forward at GitLab. I work with strategic accounts to streamline their software development lifecycles, enabling them to ship faster and more securely. Previously, I led regional sales for Scandit, transforming how enterprises capture data, and managed advisory services at Gartner. My background in Electronics Engineering gives me the technical depth to understand the "how," while my sales experience ensures I never lose sight of the "why" helping organizations grow revenue, retain customers, and lead their industries.

Experience

  • GitLab (Full-time · 1 yr 6 mos)
    • Regional Director - MEA
      Mar 2026 - Present · 4 mos

    • Strategic Account Leader
      Jan 2025 - Mar 2026 · 1 yr 3 mos

      FY26 Presidents Club

  • Sales Manager - MEA at Scandit
    Sep 2021 - Dec 2024 · 3 yrs 4 mos

    Scandit gives superpowers to workers, customers and businesses by providing actionable insights and automating end-to-end processes. Our Smart Data Capture platform enables smart devices to interact with physical items through capturing data from barcodes, text, IDs and objects with unmatched speed, accuracy and intelligence. Scandit accurately scans up to 3x faster than dedicated scanners in challenging light or at angles, on damaged labels, across multiple codes on any smart device. We enable innovation that delivers significant cost savings, increases employee retention and customer loyalty. Scandit partners with customers at every step with trials, solution design, integration and customer success support included. Market leaders across retail, transport and logistics, healthcare and manufacturing like Instacart, Levi Strauss & Co, Sephora, NHS and FedEx, trust us with their digital transformation.

  • Gartner (Full-time · 5 yrs 5 mos)
    • Regional Area Manager - Middle East
      Jan 2019 - Aug 2021 · 2 yrs 8 mos

      Leading a great team of senior business development and sales executives who are value driven and client focused simultaneously growing and developing Gartner's research and advisory services business throughout the ME Region.

    • Senior Account Manager
      Jan 2018 - Dec 2018 · 1 yr

      FY18 Winners Circle Working with C-Level Executives across UAE & Oman to help them build strategies, improve decision making and execute to accelerate towards growth & success.

    • Account Executive
      Apr 2016 - Dec 2017 · 1 yr 9 mos

      FY17 Winners Circle Working with C-Level Executives across UAE & Oman to help them build strategies, improve decision making and execute to accelerate towards growth & success.

  • Hewlett Packard Enterprise (6 yrs 3 mos)
    • Country Channel Manager - Enterprise Group
      Jul 2013 - Mar 2016 · 2 yrs 9 mos

      Leading multiple geographies across all Enterprise lines of business. Working with system integrators and channel partners across the Middle East, helping them strategize, compete and grow their businesses. Upskilling their leaders and teams to have a positive impact on end users of technology and supporting them on the ground with major initiatives and projects.

    • Territory Sales Manager - Enterprise Group
      Dec 2011 - Jun 2013 · 1 yr 7 mos

      Supporting the team to develop major accounts across different industries. Working with top executives to grow, maintain and enhance sales channels.

    • Senior Territory Sales Rep - Enterprise Servers, Storage and Networking Division (ESSN)
      Jan 2010 - Dec 2011 · 2 yrs

      Working with IT Managers and teams across UAE & Levant to build, implement and modernize IT infrastructure to enable their businesses to grow and succeed.