# Senior Compensation Business Partner

**Company:** [Rippling](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/rippling)
**Location:** San Francisco, CA, New York, NY, Seattle, WA
**Role:** People Ops
**Salary:** $200k – $240k/yr
**Experience:** 8+ years
**Skills:** Compensation Analysis, Incentive Plans, Market Pricing, Job Architecture, Equity Compensation, Data Analysis, Financial Modeling, Benchmarking, Sales Compensation, ROI Analysis
**Posted:** 2026-02-23

> 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.

## Job Description

## 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.

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