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 third-party apps like Slack and Microsoft 365—all within 90 seconds.
Based in San Francisco, CA,
Rippling has raised $1.4B+
from the world’s top investors—including Kleiner Perkins, Founders Fund, Sequoia, Greenoaks, and Bedrock—and was named one of America's best startup employers by Forbes.
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About The Role
Rippling is rapidly expanding its global HR and payroll software product and services to serve the needs of employees and employers all over the world. We're looking for an experienced Compliance Partner to join Rippling’s General Compliance and Payroll Operations team.
The Payroll Compliance partner will own all payroll and tax compliance requirements for a specific country and partner closely with the R&D team to translate compliance requirements into software. Country-level compliance partners should have comprehensive first hand knowledge across pay rules, tax calculation structure, local tax filing requirements, time off / leave requirements, as well as exposure to best-in-class payroll software products. You will work hand-in-hand with Rippling’s Product team to review existing product behavior and proactively define requirements for upcoming changes.
This is an exciting role that requires significant cross-departmental engagement across Product, Engineering, Operations, Legal, Sales, and CX, along with engagement with third party advisors and regulatory bodies. It is a partnership role that will have a significant impact on the product and customer experience.
This is a Contract role that will last from 3-6 months.
What you will do:
Own and drive payroll compliance for Mexico, ensuring Rippling’s payroll product is compliant, scalable, and accurate from end to end
Define local payroll and tax compliance requirements, including pay rules, tax structures, filing obligations, and leave mandates, to build a compliant payroll software experience
Leverage your personal expertise, regulatory knowledge, and third-party partnerships to identify the right compliance approach for Rippling and its customers
Translate complex compliance rules into clear, actionable product requirements in collaboration with Product and Engineering teams
Lead the full compliance development lifecycle, including research, prioritization, specification writing, testing, QA, and ongoing audits
Participate in early product testing, ensuring that system inputs and outputs meet accuracy and compliance standards
Provide strategic input to help Rippling prioritize development resources by identifying:
Which compliance features are mandatory
Which scenarios can be handled as one-offs or manually
Which cases are rare and not worth building for
Operate effectively in high-ambiguity, fast-paced environments, delivering quality results on short timelines
Proactively monitor regulatory updates, ensuring timely adaptation of Rippling’s product to new or evolving requirements
What you will need:
10+ years of payroll experience
with over 5 years in payroll operations, compliance, and finance administration
Strong grasp of Mexican:
Taxation rules (across employment types: salaried, hourly, contractor)
Payroll deductions (pensions, savings, pre/post-tax treatment)
Employer obligations (e.g., payroll tax, workers’ compensation)
Payroll software certification or registration requirements (if applicable)
Ability to interpret and monitor legislation changes and translate them into actionable technical requirements
Ability to interface effectively with Product, Engineering, Legal, Finance, and HR stakeholders
Strong project management and organizational skills: high attention to detail with excellent work product, time management, and project execution
Proven track record of success managing multiple projects and stakeholders simultaneously in a fast-paced environment
Stellar communication and presentation skills; the ability to simplify complex concepts for any audience
Preferred, but not required: CPA, NPI Certification or country-equivalent credential
Auditing and reconciliation skills with working knowledge of Google Sheets, including formulas and related features.
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