Enhanced Due Diligence Specialist

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.

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About the role

Rippling is seeking an Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD) Specialist to join our Financial Crime Unit  within the Legal and Compliance team. This hybrid role combines operational investigations with second-line compliance responsibilities. You’ll conduct deep-dive EDD reviews on high-risk customers while also helping to scale Rippling’s EDD program—refining policies and procedures and partnering with technical teams to embed controls into onboarding workflows and internal tools.

This role involves close collaboration with cross-functional teams to identify and mitigate financial crime risks while continuously improving EDD processes. It’s an exciting opportunity to make a direct impact by supporting Rippling’s commitment to maintaining a strong and effective compliance program in a fast-paced, innovative environment.

What You Will Do

• Conduct EDD reviews on high-risk customers, analyzing ownership structures, adverse media, PEPs, and complex entities.
• Assess financial crime risks, including exposure to money laundering, sanctions, and fraud.
• Compile and maintain detailed risk profiles and documentation to meet AML/KYC standards.
• Support development and enhancement of Rippling’s EDD framework, including policies, procedures, and control documentation.
• Partner with product and engineering to integrate EDD requirements into onboarding and ongoing monitoring workflows
• Collaborate on the development of internal tools and automation that streamline EDD execution and improve data access and decision-making.

What You Will Need

• 4+ years of AML/KYC compliance experience, including 2+ years focused on Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD) or high-risk customer reviews.
• Experience in both first-line investigations and second-line compliance program development.
• Strong understanding of financial crime typologies, regulatory obligations (e.g., BSA, FinCEN), and conducting risk assessments for complex entities.
• Excellent research, analytical, and communication skills, and the ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.
• BA/BS degree required; professional certifications such as CFCS, CFE, or CAMS are a plus.
• Technical fluency and experience advising on or integrating compliance into product/engineering workflows is highly desirable.

About the Team

Rippling’s Financial Crime Unit is a small but mighty team within the Legal and Compliance department, dedicated to protecting the company from financial crime risks across the globe. Our team is made up of experts in AML, KYC, and sanctions who work together to build scalable, innovative solutions that keep Rippling secure and compliant.

The KYC team plays a key role in this mission by leading customer due diligence efforts and strengthening Rippling’s overall financial crime prevention strategy.

At Rippling, we believe compliance can be dynamic and impactful—we’re building smart, efficient processes that protect the business while enabling growth and innovation. Join us and help shape the future of compliance in a rapidly growing, innovative company.

Additional Information

Rippling is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce and do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, or any other legally protected characteristics, Rippling is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities who need assistance during the hiring process. To request a reasonable accommodation, please email accomodations@rippling.com

Rippling highly values having employees working in-office to foster a collaborative work environment and company culture. For office-based employees (employees who live within a defined radius of a Rippling office), Rippling considers working in the office, at least three days a week under current policy, to be an essential function of the employee's role.

This role will receive a competitive salary + benefits + equity. The salary for US-based employees will be aligned with one of the ranges below based on location; see which tier applies to your location here.

A variety of factors are considered when determining someone’s compensation–including a candidate’s professional background, experience, and location. Final offer amounts may vary from the amounts listed below.