Regulatory Licensing & Compliance Ops Associate

Rippling; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 113,000; Full time

Job summary

Rippling, based in San Francisco, is building the engine that powers workforce management worldwide. We’re seeking a sharp, process-minded Legal & Compliance Ops Associate to design and own regulatory licensing across markets, manage complex regulatory landscapes, and drive expansion with high ownership.

You’ll create scalable playbooks, streamline compliance tasks, and partner with internal teams and regulators.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in paralegal work, legal operations, or a dedicated compliance role.
• Relentless attention to detail; you notice small issues before they become problems.
• Strong project management and organizational skills across multiple moving parts.
• Self-starter who thrives in ambiguity and takes initiative.

Responsibilities

• Drive Licensing & Expansion: Own end-to-end applications and renewals for regulatory licenses, focusing on Insurance and Travel products.
• Build Ops Infrastructure: Turn compliance requirements into scalable processes and track compliance across markets.
• Author the Playbooks: Create and maintain documentation for regulatory processes.
• Manage Stakeholder Relationships: Serve as the point of contact for internal teams and regulators.
• Tackle Uncharted Territory: Lead special legal and compliance projects as opportunities arise.

Skills

Paralegal experience

Legal operations

Compliance

Project management

Attention to detail

Job description

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.

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

Most legal roles ask you to follow the playbook. At Rippling, we want you to write it. We’re building the engine that powers workforce management worldwide, and our Legal & Compliance team is right at the center of that growth. We’re small, mighty, and fast-moving. We’re looking for a sharp, process-minded Legal & Compliance Ops Associate to build critical legal infrastructure, manage complex regulatory landscapes, and keep our expansion running smoothly. If you want an environment with high ownership, and direct impact on how a multi-billion-dollar startup scales, this is it.

What You’ll Do

You won’t just be maintaining systems, you’ll be designing them from scratch. Standardizing procedures, solving operational bottlenecks, and serving as the primary owner of our regulatory licensing footprint.

• Drive Licensing & Expansion: Own end-to-end execution, applications, and renewals for regulatory licenses, with a heavy focus on our rapidly growing Insurance and Travel products.
• Build Ops Infrastructure: Turn complex, manual compliance requirements into streamlined, scalable processes. Track, report, and continuously optimize how we stay compliant across all markets.
• Author the Playbooks: Create, organize, and maintain clean, reliable documentation for critical regulatory processes.
• Manage Stakeholder Relationships: Serve as the direct point of contact for internal teams and external bodies, including state insurance, and travel regulators.
• Tackle Uncharted Territory: Step up to lead special legal and compliance projects as new challenges and opportunities emerge.
  
  

What We’re Looking For

• 3+ years of experience in paralegal work, legal operations, or a dedicated compliance role.
• Relentless attention to detail: You notice the small things before they become big problems.
• Mastery over chaos: Exceptional project management and organizational skills, you know how to prioritize, track, and execute across multiple moving parts.
• An entrepreneurial edge: You are a self-starter who thrives in ambiguity, works hard, and figure things out without needing a step-by-step guide.
• Sense of humor: Legal compliance is serious work, but we don’t take ourselves too seriously.
  
  

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 one to three days a week under current policy, to be an essential function of the employee's role.

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:

75,000 - 113,000 USD per year(US)