About Rippling

Rippling is the first way for businesses to manage all of their HR & IT—payroll, benefits, computers, apps, and more—in one unified workforce platform.

By connecting every business system to one source of truth for employee data, businesses can automate all of the manual work they normally need to do to make employee changes. Take onboarding, for example. With Rippling, you can just click a button and set up a new employees’ payroll, health insurance, work computer, and third-party apps—like Slack, Zoom, and Office 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, Bedrock, and Greenoaks—and was named one of America's best startup employers by Forbes (#12 out of 500).

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About the role

Rippling is rapidly expanding its global HR and payroll software product and services to serve the needs of employees and employers all over the world. We're looking for an experienced Compliance leader to join Rippling’s Global Compliance and Payroll Operations team for an initial 12 month contract, with view for permanent conversion.

The Global Compliance leader will own all payroll and tax compliance requirements for a specific country and partner closely with the R&D team to translate compliance requirements into software. Country-level Compliance leaders should have comprehensive first hand knowledge across pay rules, tax calculation structure, local tax filing requirements, time off/leave requirements, as well as exposure to best-in-class payroll software products. You will work hand-in-hand with Rippling’s Product team to review existing product behavior and proactively define requirements for upcoming changes. 

This is an exciting role that requires significant cross-departmental engagement across Product, Engineering, Operations, Legal, Sales, and CX, along with engagement with third party advisors and regulatory bodies. It is a leadership role that will have a significant impact on the product and customer experience. 

What you will do

• Establish global compliance as a function within a market
• Serve as the DRI for end-to-end compliance for your specific country’s payroll product   
• Define the compliance requirement for “how things need to work” in order to be a compliant end-to-end payroll software. Leverage deep personal expertise and external resources and partners to arrive at the right answer for Rippling and our customers  
• Work collaboratively with Product and Engineering to translate compliance requirements into technical software requirements. Execute all steps from research, prioritization, spec development, testing, and ongoing audit

What you will need

First and foremost, the Compliance Lead needs to bring deep expertise to accelerate the velocity and accuracy of our payroll software development for the New Zealand market. Specifically, there are several expertise areas that are relevant in this role. We understand Compliance leaders will necessarily draw from both their own expertise as well as that of third-party partners in order to advise R&D teams on the following:

• Tax calculation across earnings and employment types - you are responsible for defining how to calculate PAYE and applying the taxation rules for reporting through Inland Revenue (IR). Country-specific examples include, but are not limited to:
• • Tax treatment based on employment types, such as Full-time, Part-time, and Casual.
  • IR guidelines on reporting various allowances and benefits.
  • Pay types relevant to workers under New Zealand Employment Agreements and legislation.
  • Requirements around genuine redundancy payments, bonuses, and back pays.
• Time / off leave requirements and implications on payroll - you are responsible for defining how to calculate and compliantly pay out each major leave type (annual leave, sick leave, bereavement leave, public holidays, etc.), with the goal to minimize the risk of any under/overpayments. Country-specific examples include, but are not limited to:
• • Requirements around annual leave accrual and entitlement under the Holidays Act 2003.
  • Understanding of public holiday entitlements and calculations.

• Knowledge of critical payroll deduction types, including across pensions and savings - you are responsible for defining how each deduction type works, including but not limited to how they (employee and employer contributions) are calculated, how they are collected from customers, how they are reported and paid, whether they are pre/post tax, whether they are one-time or recurring. Country-specific examples include:
• • KiwiSaver rules and calculations for both employee and employer contributions.
  • Understanding of other voluntary deduction types and their payroll implications.

• Requirements of a payroll software provider - you are responsible for staying up to date on the latest legislative requirements to operate as a compliant payroll software provider in New Zealand. This may include understanding data security and privacy requirements relevant to payroll information.
• Knowledge of key regulatory timelines and proactive monitoring of changes in compliance requirements - you are responsible for proactively monitoring, documenting, prioritizing, and implementing changes to compliance requirements (e.g., tax rates, thresholds, leave entitlements, KiwiSaver contribution rates). While these changes are typically announced in advance, they can occur at any point due to new legislation.
• Relationships with and experience working with quality third-party advisors - this may include affiliation with and knowledge of New Zealand payroll associations or legal experts that can provide helpful insight into payroll requirements. You are responsible for executing both in-house research and leveraging experienced third parties to define the compliant answer for Rippling in New Zealand.

In addition to the technical expertise in the above areas, the Global Compliance Leader must have the following cross-functional and organizational experiences:

• Experience working closely with Product Managers and Engineers
• Strong project management and organizational skills: high attention to detail with excellent work product, time management, and project execution
• Proven track record of success managing multiple projects and stakeholders simultaneously in a fast-paced environment
• Stellar communication and presentation skills; the ability to simplify complex concepts for any audience
• 5+ years of experience in a Compliance function; 10+ years of experience in Payroll 
• Preferred, but not required: Hands-on experience using at least one payroll system. You understand the practicalities of running payroll for a large organization.

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, colour, 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 accomodations@rippling.com

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 40 mile 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.

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