Legal and Compliance Ops Associate

Rippling; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 113,000; Full time

Job summary

Rippling is seeking a Legal and Compliance Ops Associate to scale our legal infrastructure. You will own the lifecycle of global entities, support governance, and drive filings and records management across jurisdictions.

This is a generalist role with a focus on building standardized processes to improve efficiency. You will collaborate with outside counsel, manage board materials, and assist with KYC/AML requests while liaising with international authorities to ensure compliance.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of paralegal or legal/compliance experience
• Exceptional attention to detail
• Strong project management, time management and organizational skills
• Entrepreneurial mindset, flexible, self-starting and hard-working
• Ability to execute tasks at high speed
• Sense of humor

Responsibilities

• Manage the lifecycle of our global legal entities, including entity formations, dissolutions, inter-company funding transactions, changes to directors and officers, and other corporation actions.
• Support corporate governance processes by coordinating subsidiary board meetings, including drafting agendas and preparing board and committee materials, resolutions and minutes.
• Manage annual statutory filings, including the preparation, approval and filing of annual reports and financial statements, while ensuring adherence to applicable compliance requirements.
• Collaborate with outside counsel on subsidiary governance matters, including drafting various corporate documents, such as formation documents, board and shareholder resolutions, and powers of attorney, as well as coordinating notarizations and legalizations of documents, as needed.
• Assist with Ultimate Beneficial Ownership disclosures and filings, as well as with KYC / AML requests.
• Maintain accurate corporate records and update internal entity management systems.
• Liaise with internal stakeholders, outside counsel, and various international government authorities regarding compliance-related matters.
• Support other legal and compliance projects as needed.

Skills

Paralegal experience

Attention to detail

Project management

Analytical skills

Entrepreneurial mindset

Fast execution

Sense of humor

Job description

About this position

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.

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

About the role

We are looking for a Legal and Compliance Ops Associate to join our small, but mighty Legal and Compliance team to accelerate the development of our legal and compliance programs. This is a generalist role, with an emphasis on maintaining and supporting our global portfolio of legal entities. You will create and maintain legal entities around the world, coordinate the approval and filing of annual reports and financial statements, support the administration of board meetings and corporate records, and help with other compliance matters. You will develop processes from the ground up to create standardized procedures that help the Legal and Compliance team and Rippling operate more efficiently and effectively. If you are looking for an opportunity to join a fast-growing company and take ownership in the creation of legal infrastructure, this role is for you.

You Will

• Manage the lifecycle of our global legal entities, including entity formations, dissolutions, inter-company funding transactions, changes to directors and officers, and other corporation actions.
• Support corporate governance processes by coordinating subsidiary board meetings, including drafting agendas and preparing board and committee materials, resolutions and minutes.
• Manage annual statutory filings, including the preparation, approval and filing of annual reports and financial statements, while ensuring adherence to applicable compliance requirements.
• Collaborate with outside counsel on subsidiary governance matters, including drafting various corporate documents, such as formation documents, board and shareholder resolutions, and powers of attorney, as well as coordinating notarizations and legalizations of documents, as needed.
• Assist with Ultimate Beneficial Ownership disclosures and filings, as well as with KYC / AML requests.
• Maintain accurate corporate records and update internal entity management systems.
• Liaise with internal stakeholders, outside counsel, and various international government authorities regarding compliance-related matters.
• Support other legal and compliance projects as needed.

You Have

• 3+ years of paralegal experience or experience in a legal and/or compliance function. (Prior experience with corporate or subsidiary management matters is a plus)
• Exceptional attention to detail.
• Strong project management, time management, and organizational skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Entrepreneurial mindset (flexible, self-starting and hard-working).
• Ability to execute tasks at high speed.
• Sense of humor.

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.

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.

#LI-Hybrid

This role will receive a competitive salary + benefits + equity. A variety of factors are considered when determining someone’s compensation–including a candidate’s professional background, experience, and location. Final offer amounts may vary from the amounts listed below.

The pay range for this role is: 80,000 - 113,000 USD per year (US)

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.

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

About the role

We are looking for a Legal and Compliance Ops Associate to join our small, but mighty Legal and Compliance team to accelerate the development of our legal and compliance programs. This is a generalist role, with an emphasis on maintaining and supporting our global portfolio of legal entities. You will create and maintain legal entities around the world, coordinate the approval and filing of annual reports and financial statements, support the administration of board meetings and corporate records, and help with other compliance matters. You will develop processes from the ground up to create standardized procedures that help the Legal and Compliance team and Rippling operate more efficiently and effectively. If you are looking for an opportunity to join a fast-growing company and take ownership in the creation of legal infrastructure, this role is for you.

You Will

• Manage the lifecycle of our global legal entities, including entity formations, dissolutions, inter-company funding transactions, changes to directors and officers, and other corporation actions.
• Support corporate governance processes by coordinating subsidiary board meetings, including drafting agendas and preparing board and committee materials, resolutions and minutes.
• Manage annual statutory filings, including the preparation, approval and filing of annual reports and financial statements, while ensuring adherence to applicable compliance requirements.
• Collaborate with outside counsel on subsidiary governance matters, including drafting various corporate documents, such as formation documents, board and shareholder resolutions, and powers of attorney, as well as coordinating notarizations and legalizations of documents, as needed.
• Assist with Ultimate Beneficial Ownership disclosures and filings, as well as with KYC / AML requests.
• Maintain accurate corporate records and update internal entity management systems.
• Liaise with internal stakeholders, outside counsel, and various international government authorities regarding compliance-related matters.
• Support other legal and compliance projects as needed.

You Have

• 3+ years of paralegal experience or experience in a legal and/or compliance function. (Prior experience with corporate or subsidiary management matters is a plus)
• Exceptional attention to detail.
• Strong project management, time management, and organizational skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Entrepreneurial mindset (flexible, self-starting and hard-working).
• Ability to execute tasks at high speed.
• Sense of humor.

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.

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.

#LI-Hybrid

This role will receive a competitive salary + benefits + equity. A variety of factors are considered when determining someone’s compensation–including a candidate’s professional background, experience, and location. Final offer amounts may vary from the amounts listed below.

The pay range for this role is: 80,000 - 113,000 USD per year (US)