Director, People Business Partner

GitLab; United States; Remote; USD 174,000 - 308,000; Full time

Job summary

GitLab is searching for a Director, People Business Partner to support its Global Finance organization. This role will serve as a strategic advisor, collaborating with senior leadership to align business objectives with effective people solutions. The ideal candidate will have extensive HR experience, strong communication skills, and a proven ability to drive talent strategies that enhance organizational effectiveness.

Benefits

Flexible Paid Time Off

Team Member Resource Groups

Equity Compensation & Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Growth and Development Fund

Parental leave

Home office support

Qualifications

• 10+ years progressive HR experience as a business partner.
• Experience leading People Business Partner teams or similar.
• Ability to influence strategic decisions using data.

Responsibilities

• Develop talent strategy for Finance, including organizational design.
• Deliver quarterly talent reviews, partnering with People Group teams.
• Mentor and provide feedback to managers across multiple levels.

Skills

Data-driven decision making

Change management

Coaching

Talent management

Effective communication

Resourcefulness

Strategic thinking

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree and/or HR Certification

Job description

GitLab is an open core software company that develops the most comprehensiveAI-powered DevSecOps Platform, used by more than 100,000 organizations. Ourmissionis to enable everyone to contribute to and co-create the software that powers our world. When everyone can contribute, consumers become contributors, significantly accelerating the rate of human progress. This mission is integral to our culture, influencing how we hire, build products, and lead our industry. We make this possible at GitLab by running ouroperationson our product and staying aligned with ourvalues. Learn more aboutLife at GitLab.

Thanks to products likeDuo Enterprise, andDuo Workflow, customers get the benefit of AI at every stage of the SDLC. The same principles built into our products are reflected in how our team works: we embrace AI as a core productivity multiplier. All team members are encouraged and expected to incorporate AI into their daily workflows to drive efficiency, innovation, and impact across our global organisation.

An overview of this role We are seeking a dynamic Director, People Business Partner to support our Global Finance organization. You will be responsible for helping align business objectives with people solutions for the Finance organization across the the US, EMEA, and APAC regions. Your role will act as a trusted and strategic advisor, coach, and change agent to senior and C-level leadership, providing data-driven insights and expertise on people-related matters, to inform and support a tightly aligned business and talent strategy. You will contribute to the overall success of People Group driven initiatives by facilitating the engagement of other People Group Centers of Excellence (CoE) when appropriate, providing insights from client groups to inform new programs and iterations, and championing key initiatives.

What You’ll Do

• Partners with senior leaders across GitLab to develop a talent strategy for Finance, including organizational design and effectiveness, talent management, team member engagement, and other key people initiatives. Typically supports e-group members and multiple VPs across one or more functions
• Deliver quarterly talent reviews for Finance, partnering with other People Group teams to an aligned point of view
• Mentors, coaches and provides feedback to managers at all levels; also mentors other People team members
• Proactively provides insights, counsel and recommendations to leadership on organizational design and effectiveness
• Drives strategic People programs at scale partnering with other People Group CoE’s and across Divisional PBPs
• Partners with executives to lead through change with impact - Partners with e-group and senior leadership on matters critical to the success, engagement, and retention of our team members
• May set the vision, build, and lead a team of highly collaborative and effective People Business Partners, if applicable
• Takes on additional responsibilities as SME on company wide programs and initiatives when needed
• Partners with other People Group leaders to contribute to and influence our talent strategy and People programs to meet the needs of our team members through a demonstrated understanding of the business and deep knowledge of the organization they support
• Leverages understanding of multiple Divisions needs and goals to make connections across the business to increase collaboration, efficiency and results across teams
• Scope of influence may extend beyond immediately aligned client group at times
• Is a role model and champion of GitLab values themselves, and challenges leaders to maintain commitment to our CREDIT values through our People practices as we scale.

What You’ll Bring

• Relevant, progressive HR experience, with at least 10 years as a business partner supporting Senior Executive and/or C-level leaders
• Experience leading People Business Partner teams or other People teams
• Demonstrated ability to use data to influence strategic business and talent decisions with company wide impact
• Effective and concise verbal and written communication skills with the ability to influence even the most challenging stakeholders
• Resourceful and takes initiative to seek internal and external resources when problem-solving.
• Identifies opportunities and successfully implements Talent program development aligned to the business needs at scale
• Experience working with and leading Global Teams; remote experience strongly preferred.
• Very strong EQ, with fine-tuned instincts and problem-solving skills. Consistently demonstrates sound, trusted judgment
• Able to switch between strategic and tactical work daily and make recommendations to improve tactical processes for scale
• Bachelor’s degree preferred; Master’s degree and/or HR Certification strongly preferred.

About the team

People Business Partners (PBPs) are responsible for aligning business objectives with people solutions in the organizations they support. A PBP acts as a trusted and strategic advisor, coach, and change agent to senior leadership, providing data driven insights and expertise on people-related matters, to inform and support a tightly aligned business and talent strategy.

People Business Partners are aligned across all divisions and departments at GitLab to ensure dedicated partnership.

PBPs contribute to the overall success of People Group driven initiatives by facilitating engagement of other People Group DRI’s when appropriate, providing insights from client groups to inform new program and iterations, and championing key initiatives.

How GitLab will support you

• Benefits to support your health, finances, and well-being
• All remote, asynchronous work environment
• Flexible Paid Time Off
• Team Member Resource Groups
• Equity Compensation & Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Growth and Development Fund
• Parental leave
• Home office support

Please note that we welcome interest from candidates with varying levels of experience; many successful candidates do not meet every single requirement. Additionally, studies have shown that people from underrepresented groups are less likely to apply to a job unless they meet every single qualification. If you're excited about this role, please apply and allow our recruiters to assess your application.

The base salary range for this role’s listed level is currently for residents of listed locations only. Grade level and salary ranges are determined through interviews and a review of education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities of the applicant, equity with other team members, and alignment with market data. See more information on our benefits and equity . Sales roles are also eligible for incentive pay targeted at up to 100% of the offered base salary.

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