Product Design Lead, Data Cloud

Overview

Ripping provides a unified platform for businesses to manage HR, IT, and Finance operations. It consolidates various workforce systems into a single system, enabling seamless management and automation of the entire employee lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end Data Cloud experience from custom reports and dashboards through semantic models, query interfaces, and warehouse integrations.
• Design how customers move from a plain-language question to a validated answer grounded in Rippling's underlying data graph.
• Build primitives that make complex data approachable: visualizations, filtering, drill-downs, schema explorers, and permissions for sensitive workforce and financial data.
• Design for two audiences at once: business users who want fast, trustworthy answers, and data teams who want pipelines, models, and parity with their warehouse.
• Use LLMs to accelerate your process. Use them to clarify problem spaces, generate requirements, and pressure-test designs before they reach production.
• Prototype using AI-assisted tools to explore data flows and validate solutions with real interactions, not just static mocks.
• Share patterns, tooling discoveries, and AI workflows across the design organization to raise the bar for everyone.

Requirements

• A portfolio of high-impact products delivered from concept through launch, ideally including analytics, BI, query builders, or other data-heavy surfaces.
• Some comfort with the language of data: schemas, joins, aggregations, semantic layers, warehouses.
• Active use of LLMs (Claude, ChatGPT, or similar) in your design workflow.
• Comfort with AI-assisted prototyping tools (Cursor, Claude Code, or similar).
• A strong eye for craft, both interaction and visual, with the ability to make dense information feel calm and legible.
• Exceptional communication skills, making abstract concepts understandable and guiding cross-functional partners through tough decisions.

Qualifications

• Portfolio of high-impact products delivered from concept through launch, ideally including analytics, BI, query builders, or other data-heavy surfaces.
• Some comfort with the language of data: schemas, joins, aggregations, semantic layers, warehouses.
• Active use of LLMs (Claude, ChatGPT, or similar) in your design workflow.
• Comfort with AI-assisted prototyping tools (Cursor, Claude Code, or similar).
• A strong eye for craft, both interaction and visual, with the ability to make dense information feel calm and legible.
• Exceptional communication skills, making abstract concepts understandable and guiding cross-functional partners through tough decisions.

Skills

• Highly skilled in designing and implementing data-driven solutions.
• Experience with LLMs and AI-assisted prototyping tools.
• Strong understanding of data visualization and user interface design principles.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Equity in the company.
• Flexible work arrangements, including the option to work in-office at least three days a week.
• Equal opportunity employment policy.
• Comprehensive benefits package, including health insurance, retirement plans, and paid time off.

Pay

• The pay range for this role is:
• 174,000 - 290,000 USD per year (US Tier 1)
• 156,600 - 261,000 USD per year (US Tier 2)
• 147,900 - 246,500 USD per year (US Tier 3)

Schedule

• Full-time position.

About the Role

This role is located in San Francisco, CA, New York, NY, and Seattle, WA.

Application Instructions

To apply, please visit our careers page and submit your resume and cover letter.

Contact

If you have questions about the role, please contact us at careers@rippling.com.