Compensation Business Partner

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.
• 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 6 years of compensation-related work experience, preferably within the tech industry, with at least 3 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.
• 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: $160,000 - $210,000 USD (varies by location)