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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.\nTake 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.\nBased 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.\nWe prioritize candidate safety. Please be aware that all official communication will only be sent from @Rippling.com addresses.\nAbout the Role\nDesign plays an essential role in this by ensuring the product is intuitive and easy to use. 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