Director of Product, IT

Responsibilities

• Own product strategy and execution for major parts of Rippling’s IT suite across device management, identity and access management, AI governance, IT service management, automated compliance, and inventory management.
• Hire, develop, and lead a high-performing team of product managers, raising the bar for product judgment, customer empathy, velocity, and craft.
• Define the next generation of IT products for a world shaped by AI, automation, distributed work, and increasing security and compliance expectations.
• Partner deeply with engineering and design to build products that solve complex customer problems through simple, powerful workflows.
• Work closely with go-to-market teams to understand customer needs, sharpen positioning, drive adoption, and scale the business.
• Advise the IT GM and senior leadership on product strategy, organizational design, sequencing, and long-term platform investments.
• Develop a clear perspective on how AI will change IT, security, governance, and workforce-systems management.

Requirements

• Deep product leadership experience building and scaling complex products.
• Track record of hiring, growing, and leading high-performing product teams.
• Excellent product judgment and systems thinking, with the ability to turn complex workflows, edge cases, and platform constraints into elegant customer experiences.
• High clock speed, strong ownership, and a bias toward action.

Nice to Have

• Strong empathy for IT, infrastructure, security, or compliance buyers, including IT administrators, CIOs, CISOs, and teams operating mission-critical systems.

Compensation and Benefits

• Competitive salary, benefits, and equity.
• Compensation varies based on professional background, experience, and location.
• Office-based employees within a defined radius of a Rippling office are generally expected to work in the office at least three days per week under current policy.