Senior Director, People Business Partner - Gitlab - Remote - Global
People Business Partner
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Job Description
The role involves serving as a strategic business partner to C-level executives, leading organizational transformation, advising global engineering teams, and partnering across HR functions to support a high-performing, remote technical organization. The role emphasizes driving change management, talent development, and organizational design to support rapid AI-driven shifts and long-term growth. The team collaborates closely with senior leadership to shape talent strategy, organizational effectiveness, and leadership development.
Company Information
| Location | Active listings |
|---|---|
| Remote - Global | 161 |
| Remote - North America | 14 |
| Remote | 9 |
| Remote - EMEA | 5 |
| Remote - Canada | 3 |
| Remote - United States | 3 |
| Remote - Europe | 1 |
| Role type | Active listings |
|---|---|
| Backend Engineer | 23 |
| Solutions Architect | 9 |
| Product Manager | 8 |
| Software Engineer | 7 |
| Commercial Account Executive | 6 |
| Customer Success Manager | 5 |
| Sales Representative | 5 |
| Human Resources Specialist | 5 |
| Program Manager | 4 |
| Account Executive | 4 |
| Engineering Manager | 4 |
| Customer Success Engineer | 4 |
| New Business Account Executive | 4 |
| Regional Marketing Manager | 3 |
| Data Analyst | 3 |
| Regional Sales Director | 3 |
| Strategic Account Executive | 3 |
| Business Development Representative | 2 |
| AI Engineer | 2 |
| Data Scientist | 2 |
| Site Reliability Engineer | 2 |
| Senior Manager | 2 |
| Manager | 2 |
| Engagement Manager | 2 |
| Field CTO | 2 |
| Candidate Experience Specialist | 2 |
| Customer Experience Services Manager | 2 |
| Sales Development Representative | 1 |
| Procurement Analyst | 1 |
| Enterprise Applications Engineer | 1 |
| Infrastructure Security Engineer | 1 |
| Researcher | 1 |
| Commercial Legal Counsel | 1 |
| Project Manager | 1 |
| Corporate Security Engineer | 1 |
| Senior FP&A Analyst | 1 |
| Accounts Receivable Analyst | 1 |
| People Operations Partner | 1 |
| Security Risk Management Engineer | 1 |
| Executive Assistant | 1 |
| Architect | 1 |
| Data Architect | 1 |
| Executive Business Partner | 1 |
| Support Manager | 1 |
| Technical Writing Director | 1 |
| Vice President of Engineering | 1 |
| Stock Administrator | 1 |
| Backend Developer | 1 |
| Field Strategist | 1 |
| Enablement Lead | 1 |
| Sales Development | 1 |
| Customer Relationship Manager | 1 |
| CPQ Developer | 1 |
| Software Engineering Manager | 1 |
| Senior UX Researcher | 1 |
| Application Security Manager | 1 |
| Customer Success Architect | 1 |
| Senior Engineering Manager | 1 |
| Vulnerability Researcher | 1 |
| Ecosystem Sales Manager | 1 |
| Legal Engineer | 1 |
| Database Engineer | 1 |
| Business Development Executive | 1 |
| Product Design Manager | 1 |
| Sales Manager | 1 |
| Product Management Specialist | 1 |
| Corporate Development Analyst | 1 |
| Principal Engineer | 1 |
| Technical Program Manager | 1 |
| Solutions Architect Manager | 1 |
| Product Marketing Manager | 1 |
| Data System Architect | 1 |
| Renewals Director | 1 |
| Security Engineer | 1 |
| Customer Service Representative | 1 |
| G&A Engineer | 1 |
| Senior Recruiter | 1 |
| Infrastructure Security Manager | 1 |
| Pricing Director | 1 |
| Public Sector Solutions Architect | 1 |
| Software Security Engineer | 1 |
| Product Security Architecture Director | 1 |
| Vice President | 1 |
| Security Architect | 1 |
| Professional Services Engineer | 1 |
| Vice President, Data & Insights | 1 |
| Contract Manager | 1 |
| Public Sector Strategic Account Executive | 1 |
| Financial Analyst | 1 |
| Program manager | 1 |
| Vice President, Legal Commercial | 1 |
| Infrastructure Platforms Engineer | 1 |
| Legal | 1 |
| HRIS Analyst | 1 |
| Director | 1 |
| Engineer | 1 |
| Major Account Executive | 1 |
| Role level | Active listings |
|---|---|
| Mid-Level | 141 |
| Manager | 8 |
| Senior | 8 |
Gitlab appears in 196 indexed job postings in JobCrawls' Finland dataset since October 2023. In that historical index, the strongest location signals for this employer are Remote - Global, Remote - North America, and Remote.
Data shown is based on historical job postings from our database.
Job Details
Responsibilities
- Serve as a strategic business partner to C-level executives.
- Lead organizational transformation including design and change management.
- Advise global engineering teams with on-call responsibilities.
- Drive talent reviews, succession planning, and leadership pipeline development.
- Bring people analytics to leadership and provide strategic insights.
- Coach and counsel executives on leadership and organizational challenges.
- Partner with HR functions to align talent programs.
Requirements
- Proven track record of leading people strategy through organizational transformation, including AI-driven workforce shifts, rapid scaling, or major technology pivots.
