Manager IT Implementation

Rippling; Bengaluru; Hybrid; INR 2,400,000 - 3,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Rippling is seeking a Manager, IT Implementation to lead a global team of product specialists focused on IT product offerings such as Identity and Access Management, Device Management, and more. You will guide client-facing implementations in a fast-paced B2B SaaS environment.

The role requires coordinating with product and engineering teams and ensuring successful adoption and customer lifetime value across projects. Hybrid work from Bangalore is expected, with EST/PST shift alignment.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of leading teams in a customer-facing org (Professional Services / Customer Implementation / Technical Client Support).
• 5+ years in customer onboarding or software implementation with external client relationships and timelines.
• Track record of developing and optimizing operational metrics, team capacity, and timelines.
• Bias for action, thrives in ambiguity and fast-paced settings.

Responsibilities

• Direct a global team of IT Product Specialists, driving accountability and development.
• Lead front-line IT implementations from kickoff to go-live to maximize adoption.
• Identify and mitigate risks; escalate complex client implementations and issues.
• Collaborate with Sales, TAM, and Support to ensure a seamless customer journey.
• Work with Product & Engineering to improve functionality based on feedback.
• Monitor KPI-driven performance and refine playbooks for efficiency.

Skills

Team Leadership

Client-facing

IT Implementations

SaaS

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in a technical field

Tools

SSO (SAML/OIDC)

MDM

Google Workspace

Azure AD

Okta

Job description

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 worlds top investors -including Kleiner Perkins, Founders Fund, Sequoia, Greenoaks, and Bedrock and was named one of America's best startup employers by Forbes.

We prioritize candidate safety. Please be aware that all official communication will only be sent from @Rippling.com addresses.

About the role

Rippling's Product Specialist team ensures customers see incredible business transformation through Rippling's most complex products.

Our engagements are consultative. Our specialists deeply understand the customers' unique pain points, offer creative solutions, and build/set up their Rippling environment to address their needs. Hence, our specialists serve as a bridge between the customer and product teams. They are instrumental in driving adoption.

As a Manager, IT Implementation, you will lead a team of ~7/8 specialists to drive the exponential impact of adoption and customer lifetime value (LTV) across Rippling's IT product offerings (Identity and Access Management, Device Management, Inventory Management, and Third-Party IdP).

The ideal candidate has a proven track record of leading client-facing implementation, professional services, or technical client support teams in a fast-paced B2B SaaS environment, combined with the technical ability needed to guide specialists through complex customer environments.

What you will do

• Direct a global team of IT Product Specialists, fostering accountability, continuous professional development, and execution excellence.
• Lead the front-line execution of IT implementations from client kickoff through go-live, ensuring your team hits key milestones and maximizes product adoption.
• Identify and mitigate risks associated with implementation projects, act as an escalation point for complex client implementations and technical issues
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Rippling Sales, Technical Account Management, and Support teams to create a seamless customer journey
• Collaborate with Product & Engineering to continuously improve product functionality based on customer feedback in Implementation
• Monitor key performance metrics and continuous improvement on KPIs while helping to optimize playbooks and frameworks for increased simplicity and efficiency

What you will need

• 2+ years of professional experience directly managing teams within a customer-facing organization, such as Professional Services, Customer Implementation and Technical Client Support.
• Strong foundational knowledge of corporate IT landscapes. You must be comfortable coaching a team that works daily with MDM, identity provisioning (SSO, SAML/OIDC), Zero Touch deployment, and Endpoint Lifecycle Management (e.g., Google Workspace, Azure AD, Okta).
• 5+ years of overall experience in customer onboarding or software implementation, with a clear understanding of managing external customer relationships and project timelines.
• A track record of developing, tracking, and optimizing operational metrics, team capacity, and project timelines.
• Self-starter with a bias towards action, energized by ambiguity and a fast-paced environment, with a strong desire to build.

Note

• This is a hybrid role and will require you to work out of our Bangalore office three days a week.
• This job requires you a to work in the EST/PST shift.

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 [e-mail]

Rippling highly values having employees working in-office to foster a collaborative work environment and company culture. For office-based employees (employees who live within a defined radius of a Rippling office), 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.