Director, Donor Experience & Stewardship

Core responsibilities:

• Lead strategy and execution of donor stewardship and engagement to drive sustained philanthropic investment and deepen long-term partnerships
• Build meaningful relationships with high-net-worth individuals, institutional funders, and strategic partners to advance the Foundation's mission
• Design and execute engagement opportunities such as convenings, briefings, and curated in-person and virtual experiences that strengthen alignment with the Foundation's work
• Manage donor relationships, support mobilization of additional values-aligned capital, and deliver thoughtful, high-quality donor experiences

This role creates positive change by building meaningful relationships with donors to mobilize additional values-aligned capital, which enables the Foundation to expand its work helping people grow their lifetime earnings through education, training, and systems change.

Required skills, experience, qualifications:

• 10+ years of experience in philanthropy, partnerships, or donor engagement, including work with high-net-worth individuals and/or institutional funders
• Major donor stewardship experience at the $1M+ gift level across multiple donor types (individual, corporate, and foundation)
• Exceptional writing ability in crafting personalized, warm, and credible donor communications
• CRM fluency and rigorous documentation habits, comfort with impact data and reporting
• High emotional intelligence, discretion, professionalism, and ability to handle sensitive relationship dynamics

Compensation, perks, culture highlights:

• Fully remote work environment
• High-performing team that values curiosity and is deeply results-oriented
• Culture grounded in CREDIT values with respect, humility, open debate, and strong bias for action
• Hands-on environment where priorities evolve and decisions move quickly
• Team members expected to take initiative without waiting for perfect clarity
• Operates with transparency and ownership

The GitLab Foundation is committed to helping people grow their lifetime earnings through education, training, access to employment, and systems change across workforce, employer, and policy ecosystems on a global scale. The Foundation drives impact via strategic grantmaking, advisory services, and donor engagement efforts to mobilize additional values-aligned capital.