Recruiting Operations and Programs Manager

At Ripple, we’re building a world where value moves like information does today. It’s big, it’s bold, and we’re already doing it. Through our crypto solutions for financial institutions, businesses, governments and developers, we are improving the global financial system and creating greater economic fairness and opportunity for more people, in more places around the world. And we get to do the best work of our career and grow our skills surrounded by colleagues who have our backs.

If you’re ready to see your impact and unlock incredible career growth opportunities, join us, and build real world value.

THE WORK

In this role, you will sit at the intersection of recruiting strategy and operational excellence - responsible for assessing our current state and systematically building the processes that enable our global recruiting team to hire at pace and scale. This is a hands-on role for someone with a builder's mentality who is excited to write the playbook, not just follow one. You'll work closely with the Senior Manager of Recruiting Operations and leaders across the business to drive end-to-end improvements in how we attract, evaluate, and land the best talent. From scaling tooling and optimizing workflows to partnering cross-functionally on hiring quality and data insights, you'll have a direct impact on one of Ripple's most critical business functions.

If you are ready to bring strategic vision, operational rigor, and a passion for continuous improvement to a high-growth global team, we can't wait to hear from you.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

Evaluate, implement, and own the end-to-end recruiting tech stack; build relationships with tool partners, integrate new features into existing workflows, and review usage quarterly to drive recruiter behavior

Lead cross-functional initiatives to scale recruiting processes, partnering closely with team members across People, Engineering, and the business

Develop and own automated reporting for recruiters and senior leadership - independently and in partnership with the internal BI team - to enable data-driven hiring decisions

Analyze recruiting data (pipeline health, pass-through rates, candidate experience signals) and translate insights into actionable recommendations for programs

Advise senior leadership/executives, telling a story with data and crafting hiring strategy

Build AI-enabled workflows that add efficiency to the recruiting function

Implement Workday position management for headcount planning, working closely with Finance and People Ops

Partner with the Media team to redesign and update Talent Brand collateral including video content

Design and maintain training programs and documentation for all recruiting processes, including new team member onboarding

Collaborate with the Early Talent team on analytics, talent brand, marketing initiatives, and recruiting events

WHAT YOU'LL BRING

Deep admin-level expertise across modern recruiting systems including Greenhouse, Gem, Workday, Textio; experience implementing Ashby or Ashby reporting and AI tools such as Juicebox and Metaview

Hands-on experience leading or playing a significant role in HRIS and ATS integrations; comfortable working with APIs and building automations to close process gaps

Strong background in people analytics or recruiting data management: able to visualize data and tell a compelling story to diverse audiences; basic SQL knowledge

Executive presence : confident bringing ideas, recommendations, and results to managers and department leaders

Passionate about systems, tooling, and finding creative solutions to operational challenges; has led full-cycle vendor procurement from market evaluation through implementation

Builds strong relationships with vendors and drives accountability for results

Experience with global hiring, including familiarity with GDPR, EEO/OFCCP compliance, and employment considerations for EMEA and APAC regions

Pro-actively and independently finds opportunities to improve process; thrives in fast-paced, ambiguous environments; brings strong change management instincts and organizational skills

4+ years in a senior recruiting operations or people operations role

Bonus: Experience managing or supporting a data warehouse implementation to enable automated reporting; has built Tableau dashboards from scratch

For positions that will be based in CA, the annual salary range for this position is below. Actual salaries may vary based on numerous factors including, among other things, an individual applicant’s experience and qualifications for the position. This range does not include equity or additional compensation, such as bonuses or commissions.

CA Annual Base Salary Range

$144,000 , $180,000 USD

WHO WE ARE

Do Your Best Work

The opportunity to build in a fast-paced start-up environment with experienced industry leaders

A learning environment where you can dive deep into the latest technologies and make an impact. A professional development budget to support other modes of learning.

Thrive in an environment where no matter what race, ethnicity, gender, origin, or culture they identify with, every employee is a respected, valued, and empowered part of the team.

In-office collaboration for moments that matter is important to our culture, and we give managers and teams the flexibility to decide which 10+ days a month they come in.

Bi-weekly all-company meeting - business updates and ask me anything style discussion with our Leadership Team

We come together for moments that matter which include team offsites, team bonding activities, happy hours and more!

Take Control of Your Finances

Competitive salary, bonuses, and equity

Competitive benefits that cover physical and mental healthcare, retirement, family forming, and family support

Employee giving match

Mobile phone stipend

Take Care of Yourself

R&R days so you can rest and recharge

Generous wellness reimbursement and weekly onsite & virtual programming

Generous vacation policy - work with your manager to take time off when you need it

Industry-leading parental leave policies. Family planning benefits.

Catered lunches, fully-stocked kitchens with premium snacks/beverages, and plenty of fun events

Benefits listed above are for full-time employees.

Ripple is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We’re committed to building a diverse and inclusive team. We do not discriminate against qualified employees or applicants because of race, color, religion, gender identity, sex, sexual identity, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, marital status, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, military status, or any other characteristic protected by local law or ordinance.

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