Director, Executive & Equity Compensation

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The Director, Executive & Equity Compensation leads the development and administration of executive compensation, as well as equity compensation philosophies and programs across GitLab. In partnership with the People leadership team, senior business leaders, and external partners, this role will develop meaningful compensation practices that are effective in attracting, rewarding and retaining key talent.

What you’ll do 

• Lead, implement, and communicate executive and equity compensation philosophies, practices and strategies including base salary, bonuses, long-term incentives, and equity awards
• Provide thought leadership to internal partners around industry best practices to motivate and retain top talent globally and serve as a subject matter expert to executives, People partners, and the Compensation Committee 
• Prepare documentation, present to, and where necessary, guide GitLab’s Compensation Committee 
• Manage the annual compensation review process for executives
• Partner with internal stakeholders to assess and analyze compensation trends, regulations, and market data to inform compensation decisions.
• Develop clear and effective communication strategies for compensation programs that impact the GitLab leadership team
• Monitor the effectiveness of existing compensation practices, policies, and procedures, making adjustments as necessary to maintain competitiveness
• Manage relationships with external consultants 

What you’ll bring 

• Deep and progressive experience designing and managing executive and equity compensation programs, ideally at rapidly growing, global companies in a relevant industry
• Previous experience in both public and startup companies; IPO experience is ideal
• A forward thinking, creative, and open-minded approach with sound technical skills, analytical abilities, and seasoned judgment
• Comfortability and enthusiasm about working in a fast-paced, high growth, constantly changing, geographically dispersed, transparent environment
• An ability to drive consensus and engagement across a wide variety of stakeholders in multiple parts of the business
• A strong ability to analyze and turn data into insights and action …