Job Description

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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 thirdparty apps like Slack and Microsoft365all within 90 seconds.

Based in SanFrancisco,CA, Rippling has raised $1.4B+ from the worlds top investorsincluding Kleiner Perkins, Founders Fund, Sequoia, Greenoaks, and Bedrockand was named one of Americas best startup employers by Forbes.

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About The Role

We are seeking an experienced, businessminded attorney to join our legal team as Lead Corporate Counsel. This is a hybrid role spanning both corporate matters and commercial contracting to support Ripplings rapidly growing needs as we scale globally, mature our governance processes, and continue to close increasingly complex commercial deals.

You will partner closely with Finance, Equity, Investor Relations, Business and Corporate Development, and Sales to help guide the company through continued growth and operational complexity. The ideal candidate is a versatile attorney with strong drafting and negotiation skills, excellent judgment, and the ability to manage multiple complex projects in a fastpaced environment.

What you will do

Corporate

• Draft and support preparation of Board of Directors and committee materials, including resolutions, minutes, and corporate governance policies
• Advise on corporate structuring, subsidiary management, and compliance with global governance and reporting requirements
• Support equity administration, including advising on equity plans, employee communications, and securities compliance
• Review and advise internal stakeholders on investor presentations, financing documentation, offering materials, and other public announcements
• Advise and assist on strategic transactions, including conducting due diligence, drafting and negotiating transaction documents, and advising on posttransaction matters

Commercial

• Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of commercial agreements, including enterprise SaaS agreements, strategic partnerships, channel and reseller arrangements, and customer negotiations
• Provide practical legal guidance on commercial strategy, risk allocation, product enablement, and crossfunctional gotomarket initiatives
• Develop and refine commercial tools such as templates, playbooks, positioning guidance, and operational processes to drive efficiency and consistency

What you will need

• 6+ years of combined legal experience, including at a law firm
• Law degree (J.D. or equivalent)
• Experience advising on corporate legal issues; prior commercial experience is helpful but not required
• Excellent drafting and communication skills, with the ability to distill complex legal issues into clear, actionable advice
• Entrepreneurial mindset, strong ownership mentality, and comfort operating in a highly dynamic, fastscaling environment
• Strong analytical, organizational, and program management skills with good attention to detail
• Collaborative, lowego working style and ability to build strong crossfunctional relationships
• Sense of humor

About The Team

Ripplings Corporate & Commercial Legal Team is a businessdriven group of attorneys and legal professionals who support the companys global growth. We lead corporate governance, equity and securities support, commercial negotiations, and strategic transactions. This role plays a key part in scaling both our corporate and commercial legal functions to meet Ripplings next phase of expansion.

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 accommodations@rippling.com.

Rippling highly values having employees working inoffice to foster a collaborative work environment and company culture. 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. A variety of factors are considered when determining someones compensationincluding a candidates professional background, experience, and location. Final offer amounts may vary from the amounts listed below.

The pay range for this role is:

171,000299,250USD per year (US)

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