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Senior People Business Partner, Engineering at GitLab

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  • Company: GitLab
  • Location: Remote, Canada
  • Job type: Full-time
  • Salary: $115,200 – $194,400 (United States Salary Range)

About the role

GitLab is seeking a Senior People Business Partner to serve as a strategic advisor to senior Engineering leaders, including VPs and Senior Directors. You will help these leaders navigate organizational changes, mature their teams, and build a healthy, high-performance culture. This role involves working globally with a focus on supporting leaders across different regions, particularly in the US and EMEA. You will report to the PBP organization and collaborate with peers to shape how GitLab’s Engineering function operates. The role requires significant working-hours overlap with US Central or East Coast time zones.

Responsibilities

  • Partner with senior Engineering leaders to translate business priorities into clear people strategies.
  • Drive job architecture changes, including the introduction of new levels, to ensure consistent role expectations.
  • Lead and facilitate key people processes such as calibrations in partnership with Talent Management.
  • Coach leaders on organization design, change management, and navigating global teams.
  • Use data and feedback to identify trends and recommend actions that improve engagement and performance.
  • Support the planning and execution of Engineering offsites and other key forums.

Requirements

  • Experience as a People Business Partner or in a similar role supporting Engineering or technical organizations.
  • A track record of partnering with senior leaders (Senior Directors and VPs) to influence decisions.
  • Experience supporting globally distributed teams across multiple regions and time zones.
  • Demonstrated ability to help organizations navigate change, such as job architecture updates or leadership transitions.
  • Strong coaching, communication, and collaboration skills, including working asynchronously.
  • Strong business acumen and openness to learning GitLab’s ways of working.

Pay and benefits

  • United States Salary Range: $115,200 – $194,400 USD.
  • Flexible Paid Time Off.
  • Equity Compensation and Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
  • Growth and Development Fund.
  • Parental Leave.
  • Team Member Resource Groups.

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