Head of Corporate Development and Investor Relations

Responsibilities

• Lead Rippling’s end-to-end M&A pipeline, including market mapping, thesis development, target sourcing, management engagement, diligence, negotiation, closing, and post-close integration planning.
• Build financial analyses, including DCF, comparable transactions, build-versus-buy scenarios, valuation models, and pro forma impact models.
• Coordinate diligence across product, engineering, legal, finance, HR, and customer channels, while conducting external market and customer research.
• Draft and negotiate term sheets and letters of intent, owning key commercial terms in coordination with Legal.
• Partner with senior executives on private fundraising rounds, secondary liquidity transactions, and long-term IPO planning.
• Prepare materials and performance analyses for Board meetings, investor presentations, and shareholder discussions.
• Lead Investor Relations strategy, communications, updates, and messaging about Rippling’s business model, AI strategy, and growth trajectory.
• Manage and scale high-performing Corporate Development and Investor Relations teams.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience; an advanced degree is a plus.
• 8–10+ years of experience in Corporate Development, Investor Relations, and/or Corporate Finance.
• Prior private equity investing experience is preferred.
• Experience managing high-performing teams and owning deal processes end-to-end.
• Strong financial modeling skills and experience negotiating complex commercial agreements.
• Ability to work cross-functionally with internal and external stakeholders to complete transactions.
• Excellent communication, finance, strategy, project management, and time management skills.
• Experience working with senior leadership.
• Organized, detail-oriented, intellectually curious, and self-directed.

Compensation and Benefits

• Competitive salary, benefits, and equity.
• US-based compensation is aligned with location-based salary ranges.