# Director of Product, IT

**Company:** [Rippling](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/rippling)
**Location:** San Francisco, CA, New York, NY
**Role:** Product Management
**Experience:** 8+ years
**Skills:** Device Management, Identity And Access Management, Ai Governance, It Service Management, Automated Compliance, Inventory Management, Product Strategy, Product Management, Systems Thinking, Artificial Intelligence
**Posted:** 2026-08-13

> Leads strategy and execution for Rippling’s IT product portfolio, spanning devices, identity, governance, compliance, and inventory. The role manages and develops product managers while partnering with engineering, design, and go-to-market teams to scale complex products.

## Job Description

## 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.

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