• Monitor employment law and regulatory changes across the countries where GitLab employs team members, and maintain a clear regulatory change log. • Lead People compliance programs across the People Division, ensuring tracking, execution, and audit-ready documentation for key jurisdictions, including the United States and EMEA. • Translate legal and regulatory requirements into practical system and process requirements, and use metrics to assess control effectiveness and reduce compliance risk. • Advise People Operations leaders, the Global Employment Manager, and People Business Partners on compliance implications for team member lifecycle actions such as relocations, policy exceptions, entity changes, and terminations. • Own People-related compliance audits and responses (including EEO-1, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) and Affirmative Action, SOX people controls, and internal and external audits), managing timelines, data collection, and submissions. • Partner with People Technology and Analytics to extract and report audit data, and keep compliance records organized and ready for review. • Own People data privacy and retention practices, including General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) compliance, data processing agreements, cross-border transfer mechanisms, privacy impact assessments, data subject access requests, and retention schedules across systems such as Workday, ServiceNow, and Greenhouse. • Document compliance workflows and procedures, and guide the People Compliance Analyst by delegating preparation work, reviewing output, and building their capability in areas like works council obligations.