Rippling · 4 hours ago
Senior Engineering Manager, HRIS Global Expansion Capabilities
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$198K/yr - $346K/yr
8+ years expRippling is a company that provides a unified platform for managing HR, IT, and Finance. They are seeking a Senior Engineering Manager to lead the Global Expansion Capabilities team, responsible for driving the Employer of Record platform and the Standard Global Payroll product, enabling international hiring and payroll management.
EmploymentHuman Resources
Responsibilities
Lead a senior, high-performing team: Manage and mentor a San Francisco–based team of senior and staff engineers, while partnering closely with an India-based expansion team responsible for repeatable country launches
Own core global expansion platforms: Drive strategy and execution for Rippling’s EOR platform, including third-party payroll integrations, entity management, global billing, and risk-based collateral calculation and collection systems
Launch and scale new products: Lead the evolution of Standard Global Payroll from early rollout to broader international expansion, setting the technical foundation for repeatable country launches
Architect for reliability and scale: Improve and modernize legacy third-party integration patterns to increase correctness, resiliency, and auditability across complex, multi-jurisdictional environments
Translate regulation into software: Partner deeply with Product, Legal, Tax Ops, Finance, and Regulatory teams to convert evolving international labor laws and tax requirements into clear technical roadmaps
Set technical direction: Establish architectural standards that reduce rework, prevent technical debt, and support reliable, global payroll and employment workflows
Grow the organization: Support thoughtful team growth over time as global payroll adoption expands, while maintaining a high bar for technical excellence and ownership
Qualification
Required
8+ years of software engineering experience, including 3+ years in a formal engineering management role leading backend-heavy teams through both early-stage and scaled systems
Deep experience with distributed systems, complex data modeling, and business-critical workflows
A track record of owning a product or platform end-to-end, with accountability for reliability, scalability, and customer impact
Demonstrated ability to partner with non-technical stakeholders (e.g., Legal, Tax, Finance) and translate ambiguous regulatory requirements into executable engineering plans
Experience managing third-party integrations at scale and maintaining high reliability in mission-critical environments
Sufficient technical depth to engage meaningfully in architecture and design discussions with senior engineers
Proven success managing senior engineers and collaborating effectively with globally distributed teams
Preferred
fintech, payroll, or compliance-driven domains are highly preferred
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
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2025 (2)
2024 (42)
2023 (70)
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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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