Senior Team Member Relations Partner

GitLab is the intelligent orchestration platform for DevSecOps. GitLab enables organizations to increase developer productivity, improve operational efficiency, reduce security and compliance risk, and accelerate digital transformation. More than 50 million registered users and more than 50% of the Fortune 100* trust GitLab to ship better, more secure software faster.

The same principles built into our products are reflected in how our team works: we embrace AI as a core productivity multiplier, with all team members expected to incorporate AI into their daily workflows to drive efficiency, innovation, and impact. GitLab is where careers accelerate, innovation flourishes, and every voice is valued. Our high-performance culture is driven by our values and continuous knowledge exchange, enabling our team members to reach their full potential while collaborating with industry leaders to solve complex problems. Co-create the future with us as we build technology that transforms how the world develops software.

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An overview of this role

As a Senior Team Member Relations Partner, you'll guide managers through complex team member relations matters across GitLab's global organization, including performance management, investigations, and policy compliance. You'll lead sensitive investigations, coach leaders through confidential workplace matters, and partner with Legal and People Business Partners on solutions that support a positive team member experience while reducing organizational risk. This is a senior-level individual contributor role that reports to the Team Member Relations Director. You'll work with a high degree of autonomy on sensitive and higher-risk matters, help shape GitLab's team member relations practices, and serve as a subject matter resource for leaders and partners across regions.

• Lead sensitive investigations from intake through resolution, including interviewing team members, analyzing data from internal systems, writing investigation reports, and recommending next steps based on findings.

• Coach and advise leaders on complex team member relations issues, including performance management, while helping them manage business and company risk.

• Support proactive programs that help prevent workplace issues and concerns before they escalate.

• Partner with Legal and People Business Partners to review and assess team member relations cases, add context, and support consistent decisions.

• Help develop, apply, and revise policies as GitLab scales, and review policies, procedures, and initiatives for alignment with applicable requirements and GitLab's values.

• Analyze case trends and share insights with Legal, People Business Partners, and leaders to inform programs, policies, and risk-reduction strategies.

• Contribute to Team Member Relations and organization-wide initiatives in partnership with cross-functional stakeholders.

• Support the global governance of team member relations policies and practices by interpreting employment laws and regulations and providing guidance across jurisdictions.

• Progressive employee or team member relations experience, including leading complex, multi-party workplace investigations and working with appropriate support on the most sensitive matters.

• Working knowledge of United States employment law relevant to