Product Lead, Workflow Studio

Rippling; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 174,000 - 304,500; Full time

Job summary

Rippling is seeking a Product Lead for Workflow Studio in Seattle to guide the evolution of a next‑generation agentic automation platform across its product lines.

You will own the cross‑product automation engine, shape event‑driven architectures, and partner with engineering to apply AI to workflows while driving adoption with product, design, and customer teams.

Ideal candidates bring platform ownership, revenue responsibility, and a strong point of view on the future of workflow automation.

Qualifications

• Own a public-facing platform or infrastructure product customers rely on.
• Manage revenue from a platform or infrastructure product.
• Deep technical background in infrastructure; navigate event-driven architectures and pipelines.
• Shape how AI changes workflow automation and has a strong point of view.

Responsibilities

• Own Workflow Studio – the cross-product automation engine used to build multi-step workflows across Rippling’s product lines.
• Own the reliability and quality of the platform while advancing AI-powered automation.
• Define triggers, logic, approvals, and escalations across Rippling’s products; build primitives for teams.
• Collaborate with engineering on event-driven architectures and data pipelines for AI in workflow automation.
• Work cross-functionally with product, engineering, design, and customer teams to drive adoption and successful launches.

Skills

Platform ownership

Revenue ownership

Event-driven architecture

AI in workflows

Leadership alignment

Workflow platforms

Tools

Zapier

n8n

Temporal

Airflow

Job description

Product Lead, Workflow Studio

Location: Seattle, Washington, United States.

About the role

Rippling's mission is to free smart people from the administrative burden of running their business. At the core of this vision is automation, enabling companies to orchestrate complex workflows across every part of their organization. The Product Lead will guide the next evolution of Workflow Studio into a next‑generation, agentic automation platform that spans all of Rippling’s product lines.

What you will do

• Own Workflow Studio – the cross‑product automation engine customers use to build multi‑step workflows spanning Payroll, Recruiting, Benefits, IT, Finance, and third‑party apps.
• Own the reliability and quality of the platform customers have built their operations on while advancing it into AI‑powered, agentic automation.
• Define how triggers, conditional logic, approvals, and escalations work across Rippling’s product surface area, building primitives for every product team.
• Work directly with engineering to navigate event‑driven architectures and pipeline infrastructure, shaping how LLMs transform workflow automation.
• Work cross‑functionally with product, engineering, design, and customer‑facing teams to drive adoption and ensure workflows are properly launched, sold, and supported.

Qualifications

• Has owned a public‑facing platform or infrastructure product that customers built on and depended on – PaaS, automation, integration, or workflow orchestration.
• Has been responsible for revenue from a platform or infrastructure product – understands how platform capabilities translate to pricing, packaging, and growth.
• Demonstrated technical depth from owning infrastructure; can navigate event‑driven architectures and pipeline systems, and has an informed point of view on how AI changes workflow automation.
• Strong opinions about where workflow automation is going, shared freely.
• Strong alignment with Rippling's leadership principles, particularly "Push the limits of possible", "Are right, a lot", "Challenge each other directly", and "Change their minds".
• Nice to have: experience with workflow or automation platforms (Zapier, n8n, Temporal, Airflow, or internal equivalents), navigating a V1‑to‑V2 platform migration, or shipping AI‑powered features in production.

Benefits

Rippling is an equal‑opportunity employer committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We 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 characteristic. Rippling is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities who need assistance during the hiring process.

Salary Information

The pay range for this role is: 174,000 - 304,500 USD per year (US Tier 1)