How Rippling Empowered Morning Consult to Scale with Seamless Automation
Rippling: Unified Global Workforce Management Across HR, IT, and Finance
Rippling is transforming how businesses manage their HR, IT, and Finance operations by delivering an all-in-one workforce platform. From payroll and benefits to expense management and IT provisioning, Rippling simplifies every aspect of workforce administration by connecting systems to a single source of truth for employee data.
Since its launch in 2016, Rippling has grown into a trusted partner for over 15,000 companies worldwide, serving industries ranging from technology to healthcare. With its unified platform, businesses can automate critical processes, reduce administrative burden, and eliminate inefficiencies that plague siloed systems.
Rippling’s global workforce platform enables businesses to:
- Streamline Onboarding: Set up payroll, benefits, corporate cards, computers, and apps like Slack and Zoom in 90 seconds.
- Automate Compliance: Simplify local, state, and global compliance for payroll and employee management.
- Enhance IT Operations: Securely configure and manage devices, apps, and workflows remotely.
- Optimize Financial Operations: Automate expense management, reimbursements, and vendor payments.
Recognized as a leader in HR tech by HR Executive, USA Today, and TechRepublic, Rippling continues to innovate, ensuring businesses have the tools they need to scale efficiently.
Rippling is a winner in the 2024 HR Tech Awards program. The following case study was a major contributor to Paycor’s recognition. For more information, please visit HRTechAwards.org.
Morning Consult: Scaling People Operations with Rippling
The Challenge: Managing Rapid Growth with Manual Systems
Morning Consult, a leading global decision intelligence company, faced exponential growth, expanding its workforce from 200 to over 500 employees in under two years. Amanda Perry, Director of People Ops & Technology, was tasked with creating a scalable people operations infrastructure to support this growth.
However, Morning Consult’s existing HR and payroll solution, Paycor, lacked the integrations and automation necessary to handle such rapid expansion. Key challenges included:
- Manual Processes: Teams were burdened by repetitive tasks like updating employee information across multiple systems.
- Limited Integrations: Critical tools like Okta for authentication could not connect seamlessly with Paycor.
- Administrative Overload: Onboarding, offboarding, and payroll processes required hours of manual effort each week.
With ambitious hiring targets and a small People Ops team, Morning Consult needed a solution that could automate workflows and eliminate inefficiencies.
The Solution: Rippling’s Unified Workforce Platform
Morning Consult selected Rippling for its robust integrations and automation capabilities. The platform’s ability to connect seamlessly with tools like Okta and automate key processes transformed their operations:
- Automated Onboarding and Offboarding: Rippling’s Workflow Automator eliminated repetitive tasks, saving 500+ hours of administrative work annually.
- Streamlined Payroll: Payroll processing time dropped from three hours to just 30 minutes, saving an entire workday each month.
- Integrated Identity Management: Integration with Okta enabled automatic provisioning and deprovisioning of accounts, enhancing security and efficiency.
- Self-Service Reporting: Managers and executives gained direct access to reports and analytics, reducing People Ops’ reporting requests by five hours per week.
Breakthrough Results: Efficiency, Accuracy, and Growth
Rippling delivered measurable improvements for Morning Consult:
- 500+ Hours Saved Annually: Administrative tasks like onboarding, offboarding, and reporting became automated, freeing the team to focus on strategic initiatives.
- 66% Faster Payroll Processing: Time spent on payroll shrank dramatically, boosting productivity.
- Enhanced Security and Compliance: Automatic account provisioning and deprovisioning ensured data security and compliance across systems.
- Scalable Operations: With Rippling, a team of two efficiently supported 500+ employees and growing.
Amanda Perry remarked, “Rippling has allowed us to run lean and work smart, meeting the demands of rapid growth without simply adding headcount.”
A Culture of Automation and Empowerment
Rippling didn’t just streamline operations—it empowered Morning Consult’s leaders with easy-to-use tools and actionable insights. Managers and executives were trained in just 10 minutes to use Rippling for data access and reporting, eliminating reliance on the People Ops team for routine requests.
By centralizing and automating their HR, IT, and Finance functions, Morning Consult has built a resilient, scalable infrastructure that supports both their current needs and future growth.
Conclusion: Scaling Smart with Rippling
Rippling’s unified workforce platform enabled Morning Consult to eliminate inefficiencies, automate critical processes, and support rapid growth with a lean team. For businesses facing similar challenges, Morning Consult’s success story demonstrates how Rippling delivers measurable ROI and empowers organizations to scale with confidence.
Ben Eubanks is the Chief Research Officer at Lighthouse Research & Advisory. He is an author, speaker, and researcher with a passion for telling stories and making complex topics easy to understand.
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