Life at Ripple
Ripple Effect is full of bright, multi-disciplinary lifelong learners who share a commitment to work smarter and perform better, both for ourselves and for our clients. Our promise is to be flexible with our people, essential to our partners, and exceptional for our clients, and we deliver on that by embracing an adaptable, authentic culture. From the moment we begin recruiting future Ripplers, through their onboarding and development paths, to how we support growth and reward performance, we care about and commit to our people. Explore the modules below to learn more about our careers, employee engagement efforts, benefits and rewards, and more.
Careers
Ripple Effect has built an employee-first culture that prioritizes lifelong learning, flexibility, and adaptability. We were recently named a Best and Brightest Company to Work For®, and that’s no accident. We support crucial, life-changing missions through our clients, and we wouldn’t be able to support them without an equally talented, passionate workforce. Wherever you are, whether you’re a communicator or scientist, researcher or analyst, or anything in between, there’s a place for you here. Sound interesting? View our Benefits & Total Rewards offerings and explore our career opportunities below.
Our People
Here, we’re authentic and real with one another. We ask lots of questions and challenge each other’s logic, whether that’s in the office or at a local trivia event. We’re all about recognition here: expressing gratitude for jobs well done, shouting out Ripplers on social media, and rewarding exceptional performance. We love to celebrate wins and share our successes together, from team happy hours to company-wide annual awards events. Click through the image carousel to see some of the fun we’ve had recently.
Social Media
Our culture extends far beyond the office.
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Benefits
& Total Rewards
We believe that a fulfilling work experience is much more than the salary you earn—it’s a combination of preferences and perks that work for you and your lifestyle. That’s why we offer a tailored total rewards package, from adjustable work statuses to personalized benefit structures and financial compensation options: to give you choice and flexibility.
Military Community
Former military service members, spouses, and families are some of the hardest working, adaptable, dedicated, and dependable people in the job market. Ripple Effect is a home for military service members and families, and that’s why we’ve partnered with Hiring Our Heroes and the Military Spouse Fellowship Program (MSFP)—to find talented people with the desire to serve that aligns with our desire to work smarter, perform better, and make our clients successful, no matter the challenge. If you’re looking for your next step, we encourage you to reach out and meet us.
Hiring Our Heroes
Military Spouse Fellowship Program
Military Skills Translator
Disability
& Accommodations
People with disabilities are a vastly under-employed and untapped resource of talent and adaptability. At Ripple Effect, our work culture welcomes and supports those with disabilities, from our thoughtful, universal design office space to flexible work arrangements and awareness campaigns to eliminate stigmas.
Flexible Work
Environment
Lots of companies say that they offer flexible work, at Ripple Effect, we really mean it!
We hire individuals to work in a variety of capacities – from full-time to part-time to on-call -and we provide maximum flexibility for work hours so employees can work when they’re most productive – during the day and during the month. We have some staff that work at a reduced schedule of 75-80% time, many that work outside of a traditional 9 to 5 schedule, and still others taking advantage of our remote work options.
How do we work at Ripple Effect?
We lean-in to async and save synchronous work for when it is needed. Async is short for asynchronous and is a working style in which the entire team rarely gets together for big agreements and discussions. Each individual team member generally works on their own and at their own pace, with collaboration and agreement being handled by asynchronous mechanisms such as email and shared online documents.
The pandemic forced many companies to move to asynchronous work overnight – not because it was their preference, but out of necessity. At Ripple Effect, we have always understood that some work is done best synchronously and some asynchronously.
What is our policy on telework?
Most of our roles are for mobile workers, which means that you may work remotely either completely or partially. A small number of our roles are for site workers, who are eligible for telework only on an ad-hoc basis. At Ripple, we make sure that each job posting clearly indicates the work location for the role.
What if the work location is listed as Remote?
What if the work location is not listed as Remote?
Who qualifies to apply based on location?
What can you expect?
What if you have questions during the vetting process?
Hiring Process
At Ripple Effect, we strive to provide a great candidate experience for everyone, so our approach relies on clear and frequent communication to keep candidates in the loop.
Our Assessment Philosophy
For most roles, we invite candidates to perform a work-related assessment as part of the vetting process, which gives us valuable information about how you would perform in the role.
Letter of Commitment
For certain positions, you may be asked for a Letter of Commitment. To learn more about what may be included in a Letter of Commitment, check out this article:
