Encamp knew it was about to kick off a hiring spree, but the company’s HR software, Justworks, couldn’t support its growth in the way it needed. Encamp wanted a vendor that had the tools and technology that could scale alongside its workforce.

According to Samantha Strube, Encamp’s VP of People, “We quickly realized that Rippling offered a superior product. Being a remote community without an in-house HR person, Rippling PEO just made sense. It provides a more complete, personal experience for our employees.”

“We needed a seamless tech solution,” Samantha said. “We’re a very tech-automation-oriented company. In addition to Rippling PEO automating our tax filings and giving us access to large group health benefits, Rippling’s device management and app provisioning made it much easier to manage a remote workforce.”

Rippling PEO just made sense. It provides a more complete, personal experience for our employees.

Samantha Strube

VP of People at Encamp

In April of 2021, Encamp received a $12M Series B investment in April of that year, helping its engineering team grow from 4 to 20 within months of the investment.

The combination of hiring a VP of HR, the Series B investment, and growing to a point at which it was eligible for large group health plans, meant that Encamp would be better served by transitioning from Rippling PEO to its Workforce Platform. (Unlike other PEOs, Rippling is the only PEO provider that also offers a full-fledged HR workforce platform.)

As to the decision to stick with Rippling, Samantha said, “It was always going to be Rippling. My colleagues and I tell each other on a weekly basis how much we love this tool and the things we can do with it.”

Jagoda Kocol, People Partner at Encamp, was initially charged with managing the transition to Rippling’s Workforce Platform. “We had an accelerated timeline to roll off the PEO and get running on the HR platform,” Jagoda said. A seasoned HR professional, Jagoda knew that such transitions could be a major undertaking.

“Rippling gave us an implementation manager who was invaluable. A real hands-on person. She guided me through the entire transition,” Jagoda said. With the Implementation Manager’s help, Jagoda and the Encamp team knew exactly what order to prioritize the steps of the process. These efficiencies, both technical and strategic, accelerated the timeline and helped Encamp switch off the PEO faster than the team thought possible.

Both Samantha and Jagoda noted that the transition process was as illuminating as it was efficient. The Encamp team leaned on Rippling’s vendor recommendations to help vet potential future integrations. “Knowing that Rippling believed in vendor X or vendor Y was exceptionally helpful. It allowed us to ask actionable questions and make sure that we were really buttoned up,” Samantha said.

At the time of writing, Encamp has been using Rippling’s Workforce Platform for three months. Of her experience, Jagoda said, “It is almost surreal. Sometimes I still think, ‘this cannot be it, what am I missing.’ The platform’s been that intuitive. With Rippling, I know we’re good. We can do everything for a new hire in one sitting—onboarding, device management, email setup, and app provisioning. Plus, it only takes 10 minutes to run payroll.”

With Rippling, I know we’re good. We can do everything for a new hire in one sitting.

Jagoda Kocol

People Partner at Encamp

• Seamless transition: “The transition from PEO to the Workforce Platform was seamless on the front end; zero downtime. Seriously, zero,” Jagoda said.
• Hyper growth: Encamp rode a wave of funding into quintupling its engineering staff—with Rippling supporting its quickly growing workforce.
• Remote workforce management made easy: Rippling helps Encamp compliantly hire, manage, and pay its employee base across the country.