Tech Lead Manager, Growth Marketing Engineering San Francisco, CA - Rippling : Job Details

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 $1.2B 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.

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About the role The Growth Engineering team is dedicated to building best-in-class products, data infrastructure, and processes designed to give marketers the ultimate leverage for campaign execution. The team partners very closely with Go-To-Market and data teams, in a collaborative relationship, to build solutions that amplify the effectiveness of the Rippling GTM strategy – everything from ML recommendation algorithms to core data infrastructure/pipeline work, to creating marketing products and complex workflows, to proprietary data funnels, and much more. We are seeking a strategic and business-minded individual to lead a team of innovative software engineers dedicated to applying marketing principles with engineering methodologies to create models, algorithms, and systems that improve marketing strategies and outcomes.

What you will do

• Develop and execute data-driven growth strategies aligned with business goals
• Collaborate cross-functionally with key marketing, product, ops, sales, and data stakeholders
• Manage our marketing/growth data infrastructure and build a true internal CDP
• Build scalable internal growth products to disrupt 3rd party technology limitations
• Implement engineering processes/workflows to handle complex algorithmic jobs
• Collaborate closely with product management, sales, and marketing teams to understand business needs, growth objectives, and market dynamics
• Champion a culture of innovation and technical excellence, encouraging experimentation and exploring new opportunities for business growth
• Drive continuous improvement in engineering processes, tools, and methodologies to enhance efficiency and quality
• Provide strong leadership to the engineering team, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement
• Set clear goals, expectations, and performance metrics for the engineering team, holding individuals accountable for their deliverables

What you will need

• A minimum 3 years managing high-performing engineering teams
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
• Proven track record of success in leading and scaling engineering teams in a fast-paced, high-growth environment
• Strong business acumen and ability to translate business objectives into technical strategies and execution plans
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with diverse stakeholders
• Demonstrated experience in building and maintaining strong relationships with sales, marketing, and other cross-functional teams
• Solid understanding of software development lifecycles, agile methodologies, and modern engineering practices
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with a focus on data-driven decision-making.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously, ensuring timely delivery of high-quality results

The pay range for this role is:

162,000 - 283,500 USD per year (US San Francisco Bay Area)