Compliance Governance Lead in London

About Rippling

Rippling is the first way for businesses to manage all of their HR & IT, payroll, benefits, computers, apps, and more, in one unified workforce platform. By connecting every workforce system to a single source of truth for employee data, businesses can automate all the manual work they normally need to do to make employee changes.

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.

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About The Role

Rippling is seeking a Compliance Governance Lead to join the Compliance Risk Office within the Legal and Compliance team. This role will play a critical leadership position in shaping, embedding, and operating Rippling's global compliance governance framework across regulated entities.

The Compliance Governance Lead will act as a strategic partner to senior compliance leadership, supporting the design and execution of governance structures, compliance risk frameworks, committee orchestration, and management reporting. This role will work closely with Regulatory Compliance, Financial Crime, Risk, Legal, and operational teams to ensure compliance risk is clearly articulated, effectively monitored, and consistently governed across the business.

This is an opportunity to help scale Rippling's compliance risk and governance capabilities in a fast-growing, global environment, while maintaining high regulatory standards and strong executive and board-level engagement.

What You Will Do

• Support the design, implementation, and ongoing operation of Rippling's global compliance governance framework, including policies, standards, risk ownership models, and oversight structures.
• Own and maintain core compliance governance artefacts, including compliance risk taxonomies, governance maps, committee charters, and escalation frameworks.
• Coordinate and support compliance risk committees and forums, including agenda planning, materials preparation, action tracking, and follow-up.
• Partner with compliance risk owners to ensure risks, issues, and remediation plans are clearly documented, monitored, and reported.
• Develop high-quality management and board-level reporting on compliance risk posture, themes, trends, and emerging risks.
• Act as a central point of coordination between Regulatory Compliance, Financial Crime, Entity Compliance, Regulatory Operations, ERM, and Legal teams.
• Contribute to regulatory readiness activities by ensuring governance evidence, decision trails, and risk documentation are complete, accurate, and audit-ready.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of compliance governance processes to ensure they remain scalable, practical, and aligned with business growth.

What You Will Need

• 10+ years of experience in compliance, risk management, or governance roles within regulated financial services, fintech, or technology-enabled SaaS businesses.
• Strong understanding of compliance risk management frameworks, governance models, and regulatory expectations across multiple jurisdictions.
• Experience supporting leadership, committees, etc. with high-quality governance materials and risk reporting.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate complex compliance concepts into clear, actionable insights.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to manage multiple workstreams and stakeholders simultaneously.
• Proven ability to operate with autonomy, sound judgment, and discretion in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience contributing to the development or enhancement of compliance policies, frameworks, or operating models is strongly preferred.
• BA/BS degree required; professional certifications (e.g., ICA, CAMS, CRCM, CISA, or similar) are a plus.

About The Team

Rippling's Compliance Risk Office sits within the Legal and Compliance department and is responsible for overseeing compliance risk across Rippling globally. The team partners closely with Regulatory Compliance, Financial Crime, Entity Compliance, Regulatory Operations, ERM, Legal teams and the business to ensure compliance risks are effectively identified, governed, and monitored.

We are building a modern, scalable compliance risk function that supports innovation while meeting high regulatory standards. The Compliance Governance Lead will play a key role in shaping how compliance risk is governed as Rippling continues to grow globally.

At Rippling, we believe compliance can be proactive, pragmatic, and impactful; helping the business move fast while staying safe. Join us and help build the next generation of compliance governance.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Rippling is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

Even if you don't meet all of the requirements listed here, we still encourage you to apply. Skills can be used in many different ways, and your life and professional experience may be relevant beyond what a list of requirements will capture.