Senior People Business Partner, Engineering

GitLab

1d•$115,200 - $194,400•Remote

About The Position

As the Senior People Business Partner, Engineering, you will be a strategic partner to senior Engineering leaders, including VPs and Senior Directors, helping them navigate change, mature their organizations, and build a healthy, high-performance culture. You will focus on Engineering-specific challenges such as evolving job architecture and leveling, supporting executive leadership transitions, and driving consistency in how Engineering talent is developed, calibrated, and grown across distributed teams. The role works globally, with particular focus on leaders across regions, and helps make complex transformations clear and manageable for leaders and teams. You will report into the PBP organization and work closely with peers, including current and former Engineering PBPs, to shape how GitLab's Engineering function operates as it grows. You will build trust with senior Engineering leaders, contribute to Engineering-wide processes such as calibrations and offsites, and help create cohesion across a leadership team of tenured and newer GitLab team members. The role suits someone comfortable with ambiguity and change in a fast-paced technology environment who wants to make a visible impact on how Engineering teams are structured and supported. The Engineering PBP team supports Engineering teams globally and partners with senior leaders whose teams are based across the US and EMEA. The team collaborates asynchronously with PBPs, Talent Management, and cross-functional partners on organization design, performance and calibration processes, culture, and leadership development. The position involves quarterly travel for Engineering and PBP offsites and collaborative forums, and significant working-hours overlap with US Central or East Coast time zones. GitLab roles are remote, though some may have location-based eligibility requirements. The listed US base salary range is $115,200–$194,400 USD and does not include bonuses, equity, or benefits.

Requirements

Experience as a People Business Partner or in a similar role supporting Engineering or technical organizations.
Experience partnering with senior leaders, including Senior Directors and VPs, building trusted relationships, influencing decisions, and providing clear, data-informed guidance.
Experience supporting globally distributed teams across regions and time zones and navigating regional differences such as those in EMEA.
Ability to help organizations navigate change or transformation, including job architecture updates, leadership transitions, or shifts in team structure and culture.
Ability to balance strategic work, such as organizational design, leadership effectiveness, and culture initiatives, with hands-on execution of core People processes.
Strong coaching, communication, and collaboration skills.
Ability to work asynchronously and partner cross-functionally with Talent Acquisition, Total Rewards, and other People teams.
Strong business acumen.

Nice To Haves

Experience in a fast-paced tech environment of comparable size and complexity.
Transferable experience from related domains such as Product or IT, with openness to learning GitLab's ways of working and Engineering needs.

Responsibilities

Partner with senior Engineering leaders, including VPs and Senior Directors, to understand their organizations, priorities, and challenges and translate these into people and business priorities.
Drive and support Engineering job architecture changes, including introducing new levels and helping leaders adopt consistent role expectations and career paths.
Lead and facilitate Engineering people processes, such as calibrations, in partnership with the PBP team and cross-functional partners such as Talent Management.
Advise and coach Engineering leaders on organization design, change management, and navigating global teams, including regional considerations in EMEA.
Collaborate with other PBPs and Talent partners to share insights, align approaches, and provide a consistent experience for Engineering leaders and teams.
Use data and qualitative feedback to identify organizational trends and recommend actions that improve effectiveness, engagement, and performance.
Support planning and execution of Engineering offsites and other forums to help leaders align on priorities, make decisions, and move work forward.
Drive talent initiatives aligned with business outcomes.