Engineering Manager - Procurement

About Rippling

Rippling gives businesses one place to run HR, IT, and Finance. It brings together all of the workforce systems that are normally scattered across a company, like payroll, expenses, benefits, and computers. For the first time ever, you can manage and automate every part of the employee lifecycle in a single system.

Take onboarding, for example. With Rippling, you can hire a new employee anywhere in the world and set up their payroll, corporate card, computer, benefits, and even third-party apps like Slack and Microsoft 365—all within 90 seconds.

Based in San Francisco, CA, Rippling has raised $1.4B+ from the world’s top investors—including Kleiner Perkins, Founders Fund, Sequoia, Greenoaks, and Bedrock—and was named one of America's best startup employers by Forbes.

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About the role

We are seeking a technical and product-minded Engineering Manager to lead our Procurement engineering team and product through an exciting 1 → 100 growth phase. 

Following 2.5 years of incubation, the Procurement product officially launched in August as the strategic wedge designed to push our broader Finance suite upmarket into the enterprise sector. Early traction has proven commercial viability: Procurement was instrumental in securing two of the top five largest deals in the Finance suite’s history, driving major enterprise contracts.

What you will do

• Manage and mentor: Directly lead, mentor, and coach a balanced 6-person full stack engineering team ranging from senior to early-career engineers.
• Drive product strategy & commercial viability: Partner closely with Product, Design, cross-functional teams, and senior leadership to define product direction, delivery roadmaps, and business alignment.
• Engineering leadership: Lead technical design and system trade-offs, evaluating buy vs. build options, platform leverage vs. custom components, and database structures while safeguarding the team against irreversible "one-way door" architecture decisions.
• Remain hands-on: Rippling managers are expected to be technical and stay close to the daily engineering execution by shipping and reviewing code and getting involved in high-stakes projects to ensure flawless delivery.
• Establish high-leverage processes: Implement scalable operational workflows that enable a lean engineering team to maximize output and drive outsized revenue impact.

What you will need

• Engineering leadership experience: Proven track record managing and developing full stack engineering teams within fast-paced, high-leverage software environments.
• Pragmatic technical depth: Deep understanding of web technologies, database architecture, and software design principles, with sound judgment on when to move fast versus when to build for long-term stability.
• Commercial & product mindset: Strong passion for customer workflows, business metrics, and partnering with product teams to deliver measurable financial outcomes.
• Cross-functional communication: Clear, effective leadership voice capable of collaborating across executive stakeholders and technical peers.
• Location: Based in or willing to work hybrid/on-site in New York City alongside the local engineering team.

Additional Information

Rippling is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce and do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, or any other legally protected characteristics, Rippling is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities who need assistance during the hiring process. To request a reasonable accommodation, please email [email protected]

Rippling highly values having employees working in-office to foster a collaborative work environment and company culture. For office-based employees (employees who live within a defined radius of a Rippling office), Rippling considers working in the office, at least three days a week under current policy, to be an essential function of the employee's role.

This role will receive a competitive salary + benefits + equity. The salary for US-based employees will be aligned with one of the ranges below based on location; see which tier applies to your location here.

A variety of factors are considered when determining someone’s compensation–including a candidate’s professional background, experience, and location. Final offer amounts may vary from the amounts listed below.