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# Principal, Leadership Development

- **Company:** GitLab
- **Location:** United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, HR Analytics, Gitlab
- **Published:** July 16, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.builtincolorado.com/auth/login?destination=/job/principal-leadership-development/10201274

## About the Role

* Experience designing and delivering leadership development strategies and programs at scale in a global organization.
 * The ability to set a multi-year roadmap while also designing and delivering focused learning experiences.
 * A product mindset, including experience using roadmaps, user feedback, prioritization, adoption measures, and data to improve people programs.
 * Knowledge of instructional design methods and adult learning principles, with experience selecting learning formats and designing for practical application.
 * Hands-on experience using artificial intelligence tools to address learning and development challenges, along with curiosity about emerging approaches.
 * Strong facilitation skills across virtual and live formats, including experience working with senior executives.
 * Experience defining meaningful measures, building dashboards, and translating complex data into clear recommendations.
 * Change management, communication, and influence skills, with Prosci certification preferred.
 * A self-directed, asynchronous-first working style grounded in clear documentation and precise communication across time zones.

## Description

You'll own this work end to end, from setting a multi-year strategy and building a learning portfolio to measuring outcomes and improving programs. This role is a strong fit for a builder who brings a product mindset to people challenges, works well with ambiguity, and believes great leadership can improve team and business performance.
What you'll do

 * Develop and drive a multi-year leadership development roadmap that spans the full leader lifecycle, from first-time managers to executives.
 * Conduct global needs analyses, focus groups, and other research to understand leaders' needs and turn those insights into experiences that change behavior and improve team performance.
 * Design and deliver scalable, blended learning experiences, including instructor-led and live-online programs, self-paced e-learning, playbooks, wiki tools, and cohort-based experiences.
 * Build trusted partnerships with People Business Partners, functional leaders, People Analytics, and Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging partners to diagnose needs and co-design solutions.
 * Partner with People Analytics to create dashboards and measurement frameworks for workforce health, program effectiveness, and return on investment.
 * Translate data into clear, executive-ready stories that support decisions and continuous improvement.
 * Own project management across the portfolio, including milestones, dependencies, risks, documentation, and ongoing iteration.
 * Build the communications, tools, and enablement needed to support adoption and lasting behavior change.


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