Job Description
Overview
The Lead Product Manager for Data Catalog at Rippling will own the vision, strategy, and execution of the data catalog that powers AI-driven insights across the platform. This role defines semantic representations, governance, and interfaces to make data understandable for both humans and AI.
Salary
174,000 - 290,000 USD per year (US San Francisco Bay Area)
Experience
5+ yrs
Responsibilities
- Own product vision, strategy, roadmap, and execution for Rippling’s Data Catalog.
- Define semantic representation and governance of first‑party, third‑party, and customer‑generated data.
- Build catalog capabilities that enable Rippling AI to interpret natural‑language queries and return accurate answers or actions.
- Establish data access controls, permissions, and policy‑driven usage across payroll, HR, IT, finance, and external data sources.
- Collaborate with multiple engineering and product teams to drive adoption, gather feedback, and influence executive priorities.
Eligibility
- Senior product leadership experience with complex data, platform, analytics, or AI products at scale.
- Deep familiarity with data warehouses, semantic layers, metadata systems, and data governance.
- Proven ability to lead and influence cross‑functional teams and senior stakeholders.
- Strong product judgment and systems thinking in ambiguous technical domains.
- AI fluency, especially understanding of LLM context and grounding (production AI experience a plus).
Skills
Product ManagementData GovernanceAILLMSemantic LayerMetadataData Platforms
About Company
Rippling provides an all‑in‑one HR, IT, and Finance platform that unifies payroll, benefits, devices, and apps, enabling companies to manage the entire employee lifecycle from a single system.
