About the Role
Rippling's EOR Equity Services program supports global equity-related payroll, tax withholding, and country-specific reporting for EOR employees, covering NSOs and RSUs. The Program Manager will own operational excellence, compliance integrity, and strategic expansion of this live and growing program. This role combines equity compensation and tax expertise with program leadership, cross-functional collaboration, and client advisory, with potential for people management as the program scales.
Responsibilities
- Own end-to-end delivery of EOR Equity Services across all supported countries, ensuring accurate and timely payroll reporting, withholding, remittance, and statutory filings.
- Evaluate taxable events, reporting obligations, payroll implications, and operational feasibility for various equity instruments.
- Manage country-specific equity filing calendars.
- Partner with local tax professionals and third-party payroll providers.
- Serve as the subject matter expert on EOR equity compliance for internal teams and external customers.
- Advise customers on the unique implications of issuing equity through an EOR structure.
- Develop and maintain customer-facing documentation, training materials, and Help Center content.
- Clearly communicate the boundary between Rippling's responsibilities and customer responsibilities.
- Shape the product roadmap for equity-related features in partnership with Product and Engineering.
- Define data collection requirements, validation rules, and automation features.
- Collaborate with Payroll/Tax Operations, Legal, and EOR Operations teams.
- Translate complex guidance into clear, actionable recommendations.
- Partner with Sales, Account Management, and Implementation teams during pre-sales and onboarding.
- Track program adoption metrics and identify strategies to accelerate growth.
- Develop project plans, timelines, and accountability frameworks.
- Lead, mentor, and develop a small team of equity operations specialists.
- Implement process improvements and advocate for automation.
- Establish clear accountability and timelines for stakeholders.
- Track and document current capabilities, identifying areas requiring additional enablement, tooling, or headcount.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Tax, Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Human Resources, or a related field.
- 8-10+ years of experience in equity compensation administration, equity tax compliance, or a related role with increasing scope.
- Deep understanding of equity types and their global tax, payroll, and compliance implications in at least two different jurisdictions.
- Demonstrated experience managing equity compliance filings in at least one country.
- Proven ability to interpret legal and tax guidance and translate it into operational processes and client-facing communications.
- Strong project/program management skills with the ability to manage competing deadlines across multiple jurisdictions simultaneously.
- Experience collaborating with Product and Engineering teams to build or improve compliance workflows and tooling.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with a client-focused mindset.
- Experience managing or mentoring direct reports (formal or informal).
Skills
- Equity compensation administration
- Equity tax compliance
- NSOs
- RSUs
- Global tax implications
- Payroll implications
- Compliance
- UK ERS
- Ireland RSS1
- Australia ESS
- Singapore IR8A
- Project management
- Program management
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Client advisory
- Product roadmap
- Process improvement
- Automation
- Mentoring
Location
- Remote
Work Type
- Hybrid
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 8-10+ years
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree
About the Company
- Rippling is an equal opportunity employer.
- Rippling highly values having employees working in-office 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.
Equal Opportunity
- 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
