Global Payroll Compliance Researcher

Job Description

Location: Remote (Brazil)
Duration: 36 months

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 365all within 90 seconds.

Based in San Francisco, CA, Rippling has raised $1.4B from the worlds top investorsincluding Kleiner Perkins, Founders Fund, Sequoia, Greenoaks, and Bedrockand 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 Ripplings Global Compliance and Payroll Operations team. The Global 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 firsthand 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 Ripplings 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.

What you will do

• Own and drive payroll compliance for your assigned country, ensuring Ripplings 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 Ripplings product to new or evolving requirements.

What you will need

• 5 years of experience in payroll operations, compliance or finance administration; 10 years of experience in Payroll
• Strong grasp of:
  • 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.

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

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.

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