Senior Talent Development Manager, GitLab
$112-240k
Offers Equity Compensation & Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Salary shown applicable to California/Colorado/Hawaii/New Jersey/New York/Washington/DC/Illinois/Minnesota - may vary in other locations
One DevOps platform
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One DevOps platform
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$112-240k
Offers Equity Compensation & Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Salary shown applicable to California/Colorado/Hawaii/New Jersey/New York/Washington/DC/Illinois/Minnesota - may vary in other locations
1001+ employees
Company mission
To make it so that everyone can contribute. When everyone can contribute, users become contributors and we greatly increase the rate of innovation.
Role
Who you are
- Learning Technology Expertise
- 10+ years in talent development, performance management, learning experience design, or relevant experience
- Deep fluency with LXP/LMS ecosystems (Cornerstone, EdCast, Workday or similar platforms)
- Hands-on experience with AI-enabled learning technologies and adaptive learning systems
- Instructional Design Excellence
- Mastery of ADDIE, SAM methodologies and adult learning science principles
- Proven track record designing and shipping learning experiences for global, distributed teams
- Portfolio of complex program rollouts with measurable business impact
- Leadership & Influence (Essential for Future Growth)
- People leadership experience managing teams, even though this role starts as individual contributor
- Exceptional stakeholder influence across Product, Engineering, Field Enablement, People Analytics, and GitLab Executive leadership teams
- Strategic facilitation skills to drive alignment and decision-making in complex, multi-stakeholder environments
- Vision-to-Execution Operator
- Strategic thinking with proven ability to set multi-quarter and multi-year vision and translate into tactical execution
- Program management excellence delivering complex initiatives on time
- Managing ambiguity mastery - you thrive even when you don't have every piece of context, understanding that perfect information isn't required to make meaningful progress
- Exceptional decision quality - consistently making sound decisions with incomplete data, balancing speed with thoughtfulness
- Innovation & AI-Forward Mindset
- AI openness and proficiency with willingness to experiment and lead by example
- Creative problem-solving with appetite for calculated risks and innovation
- Growth mindset that embraces continuous learning and iteration
- Advanced Analytics & Data Fluency
- Advanced analytics skills that turn learning data into executive-level recommendations
- Experience with experimentation and A/B testing in learning environments
- Comfort with learning analytics platforms and building measurement frameworks
- Strategic Communication & Executive Storytelling
- Experienced storyteller who translates learning metrics and development outcomes into board-ready narratives that secure investment and champion support
- Leadership presence with ability to facilitate senior leader discussions, lead strategic planning sessions, and influence executive leadership through data-driven storytelling
- Expert at crafting multi-modal communications—from concise executive briefings to immersive quarterly business reviews—that inspire action and demonstrate clear ROI on talent investments
What the job involves
- Shape the future of how GitLab's global team grows and thrives. You'll architect and execute a comprehensive talent development ecosystem that accelerates every team member's career trajectory while driving measurable business impact
- This is a high-visibility, high-impact role where you'll lead strategic initiatives from vision to execution, working directly with senior leaders across divisions
- Strategic Vision & Execution
- Craft the near and long-term roadmap aligned to company OKRs and workforce insights, translating bold vision into executable annual plans and quarterly deliverables
- Lead quarterly business reviews and strategic alignment across People Business Partners, Field Enablement, Engineering, People Tech, DIB, and Analytics teams
- Anticipate future talent needs before they become urgent, positioning GitLab ahead of industry trends and skill gaps
- Learning Experience Innovation
- Establish design excellence standards using Universal Design for Learning (UDL), inclusive design principles, and AI-integration —leveraging generative AI to rapidly prototype learning content and create adaptive experiences
- Ship high-impact learning experiences through ADDIE/SAM methodologies enhanced with AI-assisted content creation—from AI-generated micro-learning modules to intelligently curated cohort journeys and dynamically personalized program
- Performance Revolution: Growth & Impact
- Re-imagine continuous performance as an evolved and innovative assessment approach that replaces traditional annual reviews and integrates personalized growth and development into enhancing performance
- Launch and scale a new process and elevated culture around team and team member growth and impact
- Create insight-driven dashboards that turn performance data into actionable team and individual development plans
- AI Skills Revolution
- Embed AI proficiency into day-to-day productivity (across job profiles), GitLab Success Profiles, and career development frameworks
- Curate and deploy adaptive AI curricula that meets teams where they are
- Achieve ambitious targets: org-wide AI proficiency, division-specific proficiency standards
- Technical Horsepower and Design Thinking
- Set functional and data strategy for GitLab's talent enablement technology (LMS/LXP and Talent Experience Platform-TXP) as it relates to our broader talent tools ecosystem with planned integration alongside Workday and other People Group technology
- Drive adoption and engagement by strategically deploying quality content and interactive experiences
- Configure advanced features: skills taxonomy, skills tagging, learning analytics, and telemetry
- Cross-Functional Partnership Excellence
- Partner with DIB, Compensation, and People Analytics to bolster inclusive learning experiences that directly link skill development to career progression and compensation
- Collaborate with Field Enablement, Digital Success, and Product teams to align talent development initiatives with customer needs and product roadmap priorities
- Influence executive stakeholders across divisions to champion learning culture transformation and secure investment in development programs
- Succession Planning & Leadership Pipeline
- Architect development-focused succession planning that identifies high-potential talent and creates targeted acceleration pathways for key talent
- Establish succession readiness dashboards - in partnership with Talent Management - giving leadership real-time visibility into talent pipeline health and development ROI
- Data-Driven Innovation
- Build comprehensive analytics stack with experimentation frameworks
- Run continuous A/B tests and feed insights back into strategic roadmap decisions
- Create executive dashboards that translate learning metrics into business impact
Our take
GitLab is an open-source collaboration platform for developers. It enables teams to build code quickly from anywhere without compromising on security or quality. GitLab already has an estimated 30M+ users from all over the world.
According to a 2021 GitLab report, 60% of developers can release code 2x faster with DevOps platforms that bring teams together and accelerate processes. It stands out by catering to programmers of all experiences. Gitlab's version control system helps streamline the process of creating, maintaining, and deploying code, whoever you are.
GitLab was in the right place to capitalize on the recent trend toward rapid digital transformation and remote working. This trend is expected to continue to grow, and with it, GitLab's popularity. With its successful 2021 IPO and the patronage of major brands such as Nasdaq and Jaguar Land Rover, GitLab is expected to solidify its position as the go-to platform for development teams.
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Insights
15% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 8 rounds)
Sep 2019
$268m
SERIES E
Dec 2018
$20m
SERIES D
Total funding: $434.5m
Company benefits
- We offer benefits to manage your health, wealth, and well-being regardless of location
- Flexibility in schedule to be there for life’s important moments
- Equity compensation & Employee Stock Purchase Plan offered
- Generous Paid Time Off
Company HQ
Financial District, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Sid Sijbrandij
(CEO)Studied Physics at the University of Twente. Interned at P&G and IBM. Was Lead Architect at the Netherlands' Ministry of Justice from 2009 to 2012. Founded app store Comcoaster in 2008, and then co-founded GitLab in 2012.
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