# Job van der Voort

> Job van der Voort is the Dutch co-founder and CEO of Remote. Previously VP of Product at GitLab, he founded Remote with Marcelo Lebre in 2019 to simplify hiring and paying people across borders. His public work focuses on distributed teams, employment infrastructure and widening access to opportunity.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at Remote
- **Organizations:** Remote, GitLab
- **Nationality:** Dutch
- **Education:** Bachelor of Science in Psychonomics, University of Amsterdam, Master of Science in Cognitive Neuroscience, University of Amsterdam
- **Known for:** Helped grow GitLab from roughly five people to more than 450 during his tenure., Co-founded Remote in 2019., Won the LOEY Award 2022.

## Career timeline

- **2012** — Moved from research toward full-time software development at the end of the year.
- **2014** — Joined early-stage GitLab; later led product as VP of Product.
- **2019** — Co-founded Remote with Marcelo Lebre.
- **2022** — Remote announced a $300 million Series C at a nearly $3 billion valuation; van der Voort won the LOEY Award.
- **2026** — Outlined a deeper global-payroll focus in May and announced the Pay the world brand in October.

## Achievements

- Helped grow GitLab from roughly five people to more than 450 during his tenure.
- Co-founded Remote in 2019.
- Won the LOEY Award 2022.
- Led Remote through its April 2022 $300 million Series C, bringing disclosed funding to $495 million.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — On October 13, announced Remote’s Pay the world mission and brand identity, emphasizing payroll infrastructure and reliable payments.
- **2026-05** — On May 14, outlined a deeper global payroll focus and Remote MCP connections for tools and AI agents.
- **2026-03** — Discussed direct communication, employee ownership and using short videos to clarify his meaning in an interview with Adam Bryant.

## Links

- Website: https://jobv.gitlab.io/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jobvo/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/jobvo
- GitHub: https://github.com/JobV

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Last updated: 2026-10-24