Senior People Business Partner - Engineering Remote

About the Role

We are seeking a Senior People Business Partner (Engineering Remote) to join our dynamic team at GitLab. In this role, you will be a strategic partner to engineering leaders, helping them navigate organizational changes and build a high-performance culture. As a Senior People Business Partner, you will focus on engineering-specific challenges, supporting leadership transitions, and driving consistency in talent development across our globally distributed teams.

What You'll Do

• Partner with senior engineering leaders, including VPs, to understand their organizations, priorities, and challenges, translating these into clear people and business priorities.
• Drive and support job architecture changes in Engineering, including the introduction of new levels to help leaders adopt consistent role expectations and career paths.
• Lead and facilitate key Engineering people processes, such as calibrations, in close partnership with the PBP team and cross-functional partners like Talent Management.
• Advise and coach engineering leaders on organization design, change management, and navigating global teams, including EMEA considerations.
• Work closely with other PBPs and Talent partners to share insights, align on approach, and ensure a consistent, high-quality experience for Engineering leaders and their teams.
• Use data and qualitative feedback to identify trends in the Engineering organization and recommend actions that improve effectiveness, engagement, and performance.
• Support planning and execution of Engineering offsites and other key forums so leaders can align on priorities, make decisions, and move work forward efficiently.

Requirements

• Experience as a People Business Partner or similar role supporting engineering or technical organizations, ideally in fast-paced tech environments.
• Background working with senior leaders, including Senior Directors and Vice Presidents, with the ability to build trusted relationships and influence decision-making.
• Experience supporting globally distributed teams, with familiarity in navigating regional differences, especially in EMEA.
• Comfort operating in periods of organizational change, balancing strategic work with hands-on execution of core People processes.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, including working asynchronously and partnering cross-functionally.

Nice to Have

• Openness to learning GitLab’s ways of working and applying transferable experience from related domains.

What We Offer

• Flexible Paid Time Off
• Equity Compensation & Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Growth and Development Fund
• Parental leave
• Home office support

Join us as a Senior People Business Partner (Engineering Remote) and co-create the future with GitLab, where innovation flourishes and every voice is valued.