About Rippling

Rippling gives businesses one place to run HR, IT, and Finance. It brings together all of the workforce systems that are normally scattered across a company, like payroll, expenses, benefits, and computers. For the first time ever, you can manage and automate every part of the employee lifecycle in a single system.

Take onboarding, for example. With Rippling, you can hire a new employee anywhere in the world and set up their payroll, corporate card, computer, benefits, and even third-party apps like Slack and Microsoft 365—all within 90 seconds.

Based in San Francisco, CA, Rippling has raised $1.4B+ from the world’s top investors—including Kleiner Perkins, Founders Fund, Sequoia, Greenoaks, and Bedrock—and was named one of America\'s best startup employers by Forbes. We prioritize candidate safety. Please be aware that all official communication will only be sent from @Rippling.com addresses.

About The Role

Rippling’s Design team is a 40+ person org spanning Product Design, Research, Content Design, and Design Systems. We partner closely with Product and Engineering across HR, IT, Finance, Growth, and beyond—working on both 0→1 product innovation and scaling existing products globally.

As a Director of Product Design, you’ll lead a team focused on high-impact, cross-functional work while staying close to the craft. You’ll help shape intuitive, flexible, and elegant experiences across complex problem spaces, guiding the team through fast-paced execution and deep collaboration. This is a key leadership role at a pivotal moment in our growth—with years of new product work ahead and a real opportunity to help shape the future of Rippling’s product and design culture.

What You Will Do

• Manage a business-critical team that’s a top company initiative to build out Rippling products, helping drive Rippling’s rapid growth and differentiation.
• Lead a team of designers working on critical product areas across Rippling.
• Incorporate systems thinking into the design of Rippling’s core capabilities so that they are both modular and stand-alone full-featured product experiences that are powerful and easy to use.
• Create a culture of craft, quality, and execution by inspiring, motivating, and leading product designers across experience levels to do the best work of their careers.
• Work closely with Product Management, Engineering, Marketing, and executive leadership to deliver best-in-class, innovative work that pushes the limits of possible.

What You Will Need

• 8+ years of professional design experience and 5+ years managing and leading design and creative teams.
• Relentless customer focus on high-impact, high-visibility projects.
• Systems thinker with experience designing an integrated suite of products or ecosystem of features.
• Excellent written and verbal communication to persuade and influence stakeholders toward innovative products that resonate with customers.
• Collaborative work style with Engineering, Product, and Marketing team members to drive strategy and design execution.
• Experience leading, recruiting, and scaling design teams at startups and established companies.
• Experience growing product designers' skills so they do their best work.

Additional Information

Rippling is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce and do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, disability, age, gender, gender identity, or any other legally protected characteristics. Rippling is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities who need assistance during the hiring process. To request an accommodation, please email accomodations@rippling.com.

Rippling highly values having employees working in-office to foster collaboration. For office-based employees, working in the office at least three days a week under current policy is considered an essential function of the role.

This role will receive a competitive salary plus benefits and equity. The salary for US-based employees will be aligned with location-based ranges. Final offers may vary based on candidate background, experience, and location.

The pay range for this role is:
186,000 - 325,500 USD per year (US)

Job Details

• Seniority level: Director
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Design, Art/Creative, and Advertising
• Industries: Software Development