Senior Executive Business Partner

GitLab GitLab · Enterprise · United States · CIO

This role supports the Chief Information Officer (CIO) of GitLab, a DevSecOps platform company. The Senior Executive Business Partner will manage administrative and operational tasks, including scheduling, communications, planning, and execution. The role involves proactively managing inbound requests, preparing meeting materials, tracking follow-ups, and coordinating travel and expenses. A key aspect is supporting leadership cadences and acting as a partner to the CIO in a dynamic public company environment, utilizing AI tools to enhance productivity and streamline work.

What you'd actually do

  1. Support the Chief Information Officer with day-to-day administrative and operational needs across scheduling, communications, planning, and execution.
  2. Manage complex calendars by vetting requests, prioritizing meetings, recommending tradeoffs, and aligning schedules with GitLab meeting norms and practices.
  3. Proactively manage inbound requests to the CIO by framing issues, offering recommendations, and helping drive timely decisions instead of simply escalating questions.
  4. Own and strengthen leadership cadences across the broader Office of the CIO, including staff meetings, team meetings, planning rhythms, and other recurring operating mechanisms.
  5. Prepare detailed agendas, briefing materials, and meeting content far enough in advance to support thoughtful review and meaningful discussion in internal and external meetings.

Skills

Required

  • Experience supporting senior executives in a fast-moving business environment
  • Ability to manage complex calendars, travel, and expenses for multiple stakeholders
  • Strong executive communication skills

Nice to have

  • Experience working with technology or Information Technology organizations

What the JD emphasized

  • AI tools to manage competing demands
  • anticipate needs before they become urgent
  • sound judgment
  • comfort with ambiguity
  • quick responsiveness
  • highly proactive approach to problem-solving
  • organized
  • resourceful
  • calm under pressure
  • build an authentic partnership
  • AI tools to streamline routine work and information synthesis
  • judgment to manage shifting priorities
  • sensitive matters
  • competing demands
  • proactive, partnership-oriented working style
  • anticipate needs
  • move quickly
  • adapt thoughtfully
  • ever-changing environment
  • Comfort operating in ambiguity
  • managing complexity
  • sound judgment
  • calm execution
  • strong problem-solving skills
  • manage complex calendars
  • travel
  • expenses for multiple stakeholders
  • maintaining accuracy
  • clear communication
  • understanding of how to support cross-functional operational work
  • synthesize information
  • prepare recommendations
  • ensure the right conte