Overview Rippling gives businesses one place to run HR, IT, and Finance. It brings together workforce systems such as payroll, expenses, benefits, and computers, enabling management and automation of the employee lifecycle in a single system.

The following information provides an overview of the skills, qualities, and qualifications needed for this role. Take onboarding, for example. Rippling lets you hire a new employee anywhere in the world and set up payroll, corporate card, computer, benefits, and third‑party apps like Slack and Microsoft 365—often within 90 seconds. Based in San Francisco, CA, Rippling has raised 1.4B+ from top investors and was named one of America\u2019s best startup employers by Forbes. We prioritize candidate safety and communicate only from @Rippling.com addresses. About The Role At Rippling, design is core to our mission: freeing smart people to tackle hard problems. Managing spend is one of the hardest—and most important—challenges companies face. Finance teams need visibility, control, and compliance without slowing people down. Rippling is building a Spend Management Platform where corporate cards, bill pay, expenses, travel, and global spend live in one product, connected to the HR and payroll system that already knows your people and policies. Policies enforce themselves. Approvals are immediate with the right context. Reconciliation and reporting are accurate because spend is tied to headcount, departments, and budgets. For admins, it\u2019s real‑time control without manual chasing. For employees, it just works. The Role As Product Design Director for Spend, you\u2019ll set the vision and quality bar for this platform. You\u2019ll create experiences powerful enough for finance leaders to run their business, yet intuitive enough for anyone to submit a receipt or book a trip seamlessly. You\u2019ll unify fragmented workflows into one coherent product, design the systems that scale globally, and build a team of designers who ship at speed without compromising craft. What You Will Do Set the vision and quality bar for Rippling\u2019s Spend management platform, making it powerful for finance leaders and intuitive for every employee Unify fragmented workflows—cards, expenses, bill pay, travel, and global spend—into one coherent product with consistent patterns, policies, and reporting Design for global scale, ensuring workflows adapt to different markets, currencies, and compliance needs Make the fundamentals effortless, so tasks like reimbursements, approvals, and reconciliation feel automatic Raise the craft bar, shaping experiences that communicate trust and clarity through every interaction Mentor and grow a world‑class design team, leading critiques, sharpening judgment, and helping designers do their best work Partner with Product, Engineering, and cross‑functional leaders to make fast, high‑quality decisions and turn constraints into competitive advantages Stay close to customers, translating pain points into priorities that improve adoption, trust, and measurable business impact What You Will Need 8+ years of product design experience, including 5+ years managing and leading design teams A track record of customer focus on high‑impact projects and driving business outcomes through design Strong systems thinking with experience designing integrated suites or ecosystems Excellent written and verbal communication skills, able to align and influence stakeholders from individual contributors to executives Deep collaboration experience with Product, Engineering, and cross‑functional partners Proven success hiring, leading, and scaling design teams at startups and established companies A history of developing designers and helping them grow Additional Information Rippling is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce and do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, or any other legally protected characteristics. To request a reasonable accommodation, please email accomodations@rippling.com. Rippling highly values having employees working in-office to foster a collaborative work environment and company culture. For office‑based employees, Rippling considers in‑office work, at least three days a week, to be an essential function of the role. The pay range for this role is: 186,000 - 325,500 USD per year (US).

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