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RipplingRipplingSan Francisco, CA

Senior Compensation Business Partner

Designs and delivers compensation programs including salary structures, incentive plans, and variable pay for Customer Experience teams. Partners with leadership, Revenue Operations, and Finance to align with business goals; requires 8+ years compensation experience.

200k – 240k
Hybrid8+ YOEPeople Ops

About the role

What you will do

  • Partner closely with Revenue Operations and Finance to design, implement, and govern salary structures, incentive plans, and other compensation frameworks.
  • Benchmark compensation practices against competitive companies and apply insights to strengthen Rippling’s pay positioning.
  • Serve as a trusted advisor to leaders, providing consultation on pay-for-performance strategies, quota alignment, and competitive practices.
  • Partner with product, sales and engineering teams to contribute to the development of variable compensation software that empowers Sales, Finance, Recruiting, to manage their incentive programs.
  • Develop models for incentive cost, ROI, and scenario planning to support Finance and executive decision-making.
  • Lead communications and enablement to ensure managers and employees clearly understand how their compensation programs work.
  • Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to ensure compensation programs are consistent, compliant, and scalable globally.

What you will need

  • At least 8 years of compensation-related work experience, preferably within the tech industry, with at least 4 years managing Compensation Programs.
  • Experience with Incentive Plans in the US (or Private company equity preparing for IPO) preferred
  • Substantial command of compensation fundamentals: job matching, market pricing, Leveling and Job Architecture, equity mechanics at private and public companies, cyclical programs, etc.
  • Ability to manage change and ambiguity, and influence cross functional stakeholders effectively. Collaborate with diverse teams, communicate complex information clearly and concisely to a variety of audiences, build strong relationships with stakeholders, and influence decision-making through data-driven insights and persuasive communication.
  • Prior experience working with large amounts of data, utilizing strong analytical skills to interpret compensation trends and build intelligence through reporting, with high attention to data validity.
  • Excellent communication and presentations skills, with the ability to effectively translate complex compensation concepts/models into digestible plans to the executives.

Compensation: Salary Range: $200,000 - $240,000 (USD), plus benefits and equity.

Skills

Compensation AnalysisIncentive PlansMarket PricingJob ArchitectureEquity CompensationData AnalysisFinancial ModelingBenchmarkingSales CompensationROI Analysis

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