Product Design Lead, HRIS

Rippling is hiring a Product Design Lead for HRIS to shape and scale the core HR platform through end-to-end product experience and AI-first design.

Responsibilities

• Define long-term direction and AI-first strategies across the HRIS portfolio.
• Design 0-1 product experiences, improve and expand existing workflows, and deliver on tactical project commitments.
• Create experiences for employees and HR leaders, balancing ease-of-use with the control, compliance, and visibility needed at scale.
• Collaborate closely with Product and Engineering to support fast, high-velocity decision-making and timely shipping.
• Partner with Product Research to support research efforts and apply findings to design work.
• Maintain a consumer-grade quality bar, elevating craft across the portfolio.
• Mentor designers in systems thinking, interaction design, and visual polish.
• Work with other designers to develop and expand the design system.

Requirements

• 8+ years of end-to-end product design experience shipping complex, high-impact products from concept to launch, then iterating based on learning.
• Portfolio demonstrating ability to turn messy, ambiguous problems into simple, intuitive workflows, especially in complex domains.
• Active use of LLMs (Claude, ChatGPT, or similar) in the design workflow for research, requirements, copy, or exploration.
• Comfort using AI-assisted prototyping tools (Cursor, Claude Code, or similar), even without writing production code.
• Strong interaction and visual design craft, including the ability to deliver polished work across edge cases and states, with clear, build-ready specs.
• Relentless customer focus, including a habit of examining real behavior, identifying pain points, and designing for meaningful outcomes.
• Excellent communication and storytelling, from crisp async write-ups to persuasive presentations that drive alignment and decisions.
• Proven effectiveness partnering with Product and Engineering, moving quickly while maintaining high quality.
• Comfort operating in fast-moving environments, juggling multiple work-streams, unblocking dependencies, and owning timelines with minimal oversight.

Technologies

• Claude
• ChatGPT
• LLMs
• Cursor
• Claude Code

Compensation

• USD 153,000 - 255,000 per year
• Pay range: 153,000 - 255,000 USD per year (US Tier 1)

Benefits

• Competitive salary + benefits + equity

Location and Work Model

• Seattle, WA (onsite)
• In-office work is highly valued to foster collaboration and culture.
• For office-based employees (within a defined radius of a Rippling office), in-office work at least three days a week is considered an essential function.

Equal Opportunity and Accommodation

• Equal opportunity employer.
• Reasonable accommodations are available for candidates with disabilities who need assistance during the hiring process.
• To request accommodations, email [email protected].