Carlie Russell

About Carlie Russell

With over a decade of experience in human resources, I currently serve as Manager, People Business Partners at GitLab. I specialize in leadership development and talent analytics, leveraging these skills to streamline operations and support leaders in developing impactful people strategies. My role focuses on aligning organizational goals with a robust people-centric approach to foster growth and optimize employee engagement; ultimately driving business success. Passionate about creating exceptional workplaces, I collaborate with teams to develop data-driven strategies that empower individuals and advance organizational objectives. My work is guided by a commitment to fostering meaningful goals and cultivating environments where team members can thrive.

Experience

1. Manager, People Business Partners

   GitLab

   Feb 2024 — Present · Livermore, CA, US

   Manager, People Business Partner at GitLab supporting the Go-To-Market organization, partnering with the Chief Revenue Officer, Chief Customer Officer and 4 VPs across a client group of over 300 team members globally. Brings a programmatic, data-driven approach to talent programs, organizational change, and business partnership that has made me a trusted advisor across the Go-To-Market organization- Designed and launched the Individual Growth Plan (IGP) process in Workday — collaborating cross-functionally with People Tech and L&D to iterate on the form, build the workflow, and execute the launch plan; resulted in 133 IGPs created within the first month and nearly 500 within the first quarter- Led mid-year talent assessment and 360 feedback process for GitLab in FY24, including iterating on feedback questions to better align with values, extending the feedback window for global participation, and tracking lessons learned for future cycles- Drove change management for a shift in strategy in Customer Success, including communication and timeline tracker, redundancy decision framework, and a proactive legal engagement approach that became a template for future organizational changes- Created and owned the headcount redeployment process for the CRO organization, replacing ad hoc Slack-based coordination with a structured, transparent process that improved cross-functional alignment across recruiting, strategy, and sales leadership-Developed an in-person High Performing Teams(HPT) workshop for the Partner organization in partnership with L&D, setting the foundation for team evolution and driving deeper engagement with Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging initiatives including the Sales Sponsorship Program- Partnered with the sales commissions team to iterate on the leave of absence commissions policy, translating complex commission practices into clear team member guidance and resolving a longstanding pain point for both team members and the LOA team

Education

• San José State University

  Master of Science (M.S.), Industrial and Organizational Psychology

  2013 — 2016

• University of California, Riverside

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Psychology

  2009 — 2013