Product Design Director, IT

About the role

Rippling is dedicated to freeing smart people to work on hard problems, particularly in IT. Our mission is to simplify the employee lifecycle by bringing together all of the workforce systems into a single, automated system.

What you will do

• Set the vision and quality bar for Rippling’s IT management platform, ensuring it is powerful for IT leaders and intuitive for every employee.
• Unify fragmented workflows such as identity, access, device management, inventory, security, and compliance into a cohesive product with consistent patterns, policies, and reporting.
• Rethink IT workflows for an AI-first world, designing where the system should explain, recommend, automate, or ask for human judgment.
• Make the fundamentals effortless, so everyday tasks like provisioning access, shipping devices, enforcing MFA, managing role changes, and offboarding employees feel automatic rather than administrative.
• Mentor and grow a world-class design team, fostering a strong critique culture, sharpening judgment, and helping designers excel.
• Partner closely with Product, Engineering, and cross-functional partners to drive both strategy and execution, turning complex needs into clear priorities, fast decisions, and measurable business impact.

What you will need

• 8+ years of product design experience, including 5+ years managing and leading design teams.
• A track record of bringing relentless customer focus to high-impact projects and driving strategic business outcomes through design.
• Strong systems thinking, with experience leading the design of integrated suites or ecosystems.
• A strong personal practice using AI tooling to accelerate design thinking, clarify requirements, explore product directions, and improve the quality of your work.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to build alignment and influence stakeholders from individual contributors to executives.
• Deep collaboration experience with Product, Engineering, and cross-functional partners to drive both strategy and execution.
• Proven success hiring, leading, and scaling design teams at both startups and established companies.
• A history of developing designers and helping them grow to do the best work of their careers.

Qualifications

If you don't necessarily meet all of these requirements, we still encourage you to apply. Skills transfer in unexpected ways, and diverse perspectives often lead to the most innovative solutions.

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 accomodations@rippling.com.

This role is Hybrid (San Francisco, California, US), Hybrid (New York, New York, US), or Hybrid (Seattle, WA, US).

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.

Final offer amounts may vary from the amounts listed below.

Product Design