Rippling · 3 hours ago
Director, Search Engine Marketing
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
$186K/yr - $310K/yr
6+ years expRippling is a company that provides a unified platform for HR, IT, and Finance, enabling businesses to manage various workforce systems efficiently. As the Director of Search, you will lead a team to develop demand generation strategies, manage substantial budgets, and collaborate cross-functionally to enhance marketing efforts across Rippling's product lines.
EmploymentHuman Resources
Responsibilities
Develop the worldwide, multi-channel strategy for capturing demand across all of Rippling's products. This will be comprised of a mix of paid and organic efforts and it’s up to you to balance the mix to drive maximum output
Manage 8-figure annual budgets efficiently, hitting or exceeding targets and continuously optimizing channel and campaign allocations to maximize revenue
You’ll build an experimentation engine within your team that fuels scale and efficiency gains; you’ll optimize via test and learn
Establish the structure and processes to operate a centralized worldwide paid search team with stakeholders across geographies and product lines
Build, mentor, and manage a high caliber team of paid marketers that can consistently meet or exceed their (ambitious) targets. Effectively manage vendors to achieve our goals
Collaborate cross-functionally to build and iterate on campaigns. Partner closely with growth stakeholders (including GM’s of each product line) to share learnings, brainstorm, and report out on results
Partner with analytics to create a measurement ecosystem that allows us to track leading indicators and KPIs throughout the funnel through revenue retention
Although this is a leadership role, like every leader at Rippling (including Parker), you’ll pick up IC initiatives to maximize your team’s impact. You’re not afraid to roll up your sleeves and do things yourself; in fact, you relish the opportunity to go to ground zero of execution, knowing it makes you a better coach and cross-functional partner
Qualification
Required
6-12 years of experience, with at least 6 in SEM
3+ years managing a team of > 4 marketers
End-to-end ownership. You execute flawlessly (directly & via others) and take your projects across the finish line. You own mistakes and learn from them
You naturally communicate clearly, because you think clearly. You know how to modulate your communications, whether talking to an IC on your team or an executive
Collaboration; you have a track record of delivering outsized results by partnering with others cross-functionally
Strong analytical skills to uncover insights that you incorporate into your team's initiative roadmap
Ability to think outside the platforms. How are your domains actually capturing incremental value for Rippling
Deep marketing channel expertise spanning Google SEM, SEO, GEO, affiliate marketing, and/or landing page optimization
Agility and speed. You'll constantly try new ideas in this role. When things don't work, you pivot; when they do, you move fast to scale them. You thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with shifting priorities and tight deadlines
Benefits
Competitive salary
Benefits
Equity
Company
Rippling
Rippling is a workforce management platform that unifies HR, IT, and finance operations into a single system.
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2025 (2)
2024 (42)
2023 (70)
2022 (81)
2021 (33)
2020 (6)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$2.44BKey Investors
CoatueGreenoaksFounders Fund
2025-05-09Series G· $450M
2024-04-22Series F· $200M
2024-04-22Secondary Market· $590M
Leadership Team
Albert Strasheim
Chief Technology Officer
Adil Syed
CFO
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