Senior Manager, R&D Strategic Finance (Infrastructure)FinanceSan Francisco, CA

Current Openings Senior Manager, R&D Strategic Finance (Infrastructure) Senior Manager, R&D Strategic Finance (Infrastructure) 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 We're looking to hire a Senior Manager to partner with the Research & Development (R&D) organization at Rippling and manage our rapidly growing infrastructure budget. Infrastructure costs at Rippling span third-party cloud services, observability and security tools, and AI platform costs. The role is based in San Francisco, CA (in-office only). This role will work directly with senior management, primarily within Engineering, and will have significant executive exposure.  R&D is critical to building the products that power Rippling’s growth and this position is fundamental to strategically managing our infrastructure investments. This role will be responsible for leading annual and quarterly financial planning activities for infrastructure costs, performance tracking against plan, analysis of new initiatives, and supporting Engineering in the ongoing journey to accurately attribute product-level costs across the Rippling portfolio.  What you will do Work closely with Engineering leadership, cross-functional partners, and colleagues across the Finance organization Drive the annual and quarterly planning processes and enable strategic decisions that optimize our significant infrastructure investment Lead the monthly close and re-forecast process, including monthly live reviews with Engineering leadership Coordinate with Accounting partners to ensure bi-directional flow of information during close cycles Become the Finance expert on our third-party cloud cost management platform Support the launch of new initiatives including modeling new products to support decision making Partner with the business and cross-functional team members to develop and maintain robust, scalable forecasting models Coordinate and prepare materials for executive review, including for board meetings What you will need Minimum 8+ years of experience in high-growth technology, strategic finance, investing, and/or investment banking.  Experience partnering with Engineering and Product teams strongly preferred. Expert-level financial modeling and analytical skills, with a demonstrated track record of owning complex models. Experience operating in a public company or public-company–ready environment is a plus Experience managing infrastructure costs in a high growth SaaS company preferred but not required Proven ability to operate independently at a senior level, managing multiple large workstreams, setting priorities, and driving outcomes through cross-functional influence rather than authority Familiarity with Anaplan or other FP&A planning tools SQL experience preferred but not required Organized, attentive to detail, and intellectually curious Ability to navigate a fast-paced, entrepreneurial work environment Excellent communication - written, verbal, and presentation Bachelor’s degree in quantitative field, MBA or equivalent preferred If you don’t necessarily meet all of the requi ... (truncated, view full listing at source)