Program Manager Systems (Remote)

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 $1.2B 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.

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About The Role

The Program Manager, Systems will play a crucial role in partnering with CX leadership as a thought partner, understanding and translating their initiatives into technical requirements. The Program Manager will work closely with our business systems, product, and engineering teams to implement these requirements. This role is essential for ensuring that our Implementation and Technical Account Management departments, comprising 400+ people, operate efficiently and effectively. The ideal candidate will have strong project management skills, the ability to prioritize, make sound decisions, think systematically, and thrive in an environment of ambiguity while delivering high-quality results quickly.

What You Will Do

• Partner with Leadership: Collaborate with CX leadership as a thought partner to understand their initiatives and translate them into technical requirements (Salesforce, JIRA).
• Cross-functional Collaboration: Work closely with business systems teams (primarily Salesforce), product, and engineering to ensure the seamless implementation of requirements.
• Project Management: Oversee the entire lifecycle of projects, from initiation to completion, ensuring they are delivered on time and within scope.
• Prioritization and Decision Making: Effectively prioritize initiatives and make informed decisions to drive the best outcomes for the support department.
• Systematic Thinking: Apply systematic thinking to identify and solve complex problems, ensuring the support department operates efficiently.
• Documentation: Maintain accurate documentation of systems configurations, processes, and project progress.
• Process Optimization: Continuously identify opportunities for process improvement and automation within the support department.
• Stakeholder Communication: Communicate effectively with all stakeholders, providing regular updates on project status and outcomes.
• Adaptability: Handle ambiguity and adapt to changing priorities while moving quickly and delivering high-quality results.

What You Will Need

• Bachelor’s degree with 3+ years in program or project management, or systems administration, preferably in an Implementation, Technical Account Management, or related environment.
• Experience with Salesforce and Jira; SQL knowledge is a plus.
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and deliver results.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams.
• A focus on maximizing efficiency and scalability through systematic thinking and process optimization.
• Ability to navigate a high-ambiguity environment.
• Strong attention to detail. You can dive into the weeds with the team and pick up on seemingly small yet important details.
• Willingness to roll up your sleeves. We’re still a startup, and you’ll be expected to roll up your sleeves and work hard to provide feedback and get the job done.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills. You’ll regularly communicate directly with executives and other senior leaders.

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 disability, 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, Rippling is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities who need assistance during the hiring process. 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 (employees who live within a 40 mile radius of a Rippling office), Rippling considers working in the office, at least three days a week under current policy, to be an essential function of the employee’s role.

This role will receive a competitive salary + benefits + equity. The salary for US-based employees will be aligned with one of the ranges below based on location; see which tier applies to your location here.

A variety of factors are considered when determining someone’s compensation–including a candidate’s professional background, experience, and location. Final offer amounts may vary from the amounts listed below.

The pay range for this role is:

108,000 – 189,000 USD per year(US Tier 1)

97,200 – 170,100 USD per year(US Tier 2)

91,800 – 160,650 USD per year(US Tier 3)