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Sarah Penland

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Director, Business Recruiting at Rippling
📍 Walnut Creek, California, United States

Sarah Penland is the Director of Business Recruiting at Rippling, where she leads a team of over 30 to hire more than 800 people quarterly. A graduate of California Polytechnic State University with a B.A. in Theatre Art, she is described by colleagues as a phenomenal recruiter with a strong sense of urgency and exceptional follow-through.

Outside of her demanding career in tech recruiting, Sarah has a background in the performing arts, reflected in her Theatre Art degree and courses in drama and rhetoric. This interest in expressive movement extends to her personal life, where she is also a certified instructor for a popular dance fitness program.

Unique fact: Sarah is a Zumba Certified Instructor, blending her leadership in the corporate world with a passion for dance and fitness.

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Experience
7 Years
Current Role
Director, Business Recruiting
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Walnut Creek, California, United States
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Scaling Talent Teams
Leads a team of 30+ recruiters at Rippling with the goal of hiring over 800 individuals per quarter during a period of hyper-growth.
Recruiting Technology
Actively promotes Rippling's own ATS and Talent Suite, highlighting its design by recruiters for recruiters, showing a belief in product-led talent acquisition.
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Career

Work history

8-2026
Director, Business Recruiting
Rippling
1-2024
Senior Manager, Business Recruiting: CX, Ops, G&A
Rippling
3-2023 - 1-2024
Senior Program Lead, Employee Experience & Talent Management
Okta
2-2023 - 1-2024
Co-Chair, Leader of Women@Okta Employee Resource Group
Okta
11-2021 - 10-2023
Senior Recruiting Manager, Customer First
Okta
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Education
2008 - 2012
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Theatre Art
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
2010 - 2010
International Study
Foundation for International Education
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