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About the Role
Rippling is seeking a Head of Corporate Development & Investor Relations to drive business growth through M&A and lead investor relations. This role involves working directly with leadership on strategic initiatives, deal execution, and managing investor communications. The position offers significant responsibility and growth opportunities within a rapidly scaling company.
Responsibilities
- Lead the end-to-end M&A pipeline, including market mapping, thesis development, target sourcing, and management engagement.
- Build strategic cases for the CEO, CFO, and Board, driving the M&A process from initial contact to deal closure.
- Develop comprehensive financial analyses, including DCF, comparable transactions, build vs. buy scenarios, and pro forma impact modeling.
- Advise the CEO, CFO, and Board on strategic decisions using financial modeling and analysis.
- Manage structured diligence processes across product, engineering, legal, finance, HR, and customer channels.
- Coordinate internal workstreams and conduct external research to validate strategic and commercial theses.
- Draft and negotiate term sheets and LOIs, owning key commercial terms in coordination with Legal.
- Build post-close integration frameworks to ensure realized value from deals.
- Partner with senior executives to execute future private fundraising rounds, secondary liquidity transactions, and long-term IPO planning.
- Prepare high-impact materials and performance analysis for Board meetings, investor presentations, and shareholder discussions.
- Drive regular investor communications, updates, and messaging to convey Rippling’s business model, AI strategy, and growth trajectory.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience; an advanced degree is a plus.
- 8-10+ years of experience in Corporate Development, Investor Relations, and/or Corporate Finance.
- Prior PE investing experience is ideal.
- Leadership experience managing high-performing teams.
- Demonstrated ability to own a deal process end-to-end (from sourcing, thesis development, to close).
- Strong financial modeling skills.
- Experience negotiating complex commercial agreements.
- Demonstrated ability to work cross-functionally with internal and external stakeholders.
- Self-starter with excellent time management, project management, finance, and strategy skills.
- Excellent communication skills with demonstrated experience working with senior leadership.
- Organized, attentive to detail, and intellectually curious.
Skills
- M&A
- Investor Relations
- Corporate Development
- Financial Modeling
- Valuation
- Deal Execution
- Negotiation
- Strategic Planning
- Communication
- Project Management
- Team Management
Location
- US-based
Work Type
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- 8-10+ years
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience
- Advanced degree is a plus
Salary/Compensations
- Competitive salary + benefits + equity
Benefits
- Benefits
- Equity
About the Company
- Rippling is one of the fastest-growing enterprise software companies in history, with a compound platform covering HR, IT, and Finance across 100+ countries.
- The company is scaling on an accelerated basis with Rippling AI and its use of AI tools internally.
Equal Opportunity
- 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.