Head of Equity Administration

You will own and scale global equity administration across the complete equity lifecycle. You will establish policies, controls, systems, reconciliations, and governance processes; support IPO readiness and public-company compliance; oversee global operations; and provide equity-related support to employees and executives.

Responsibilities

• Own day-to-day and strategic administration of equity compensation programs
• Manage grants, vesting, exercises, releases, cancellations, terminations, repurchases, transfers, and settlement
• Maintain equity records, capitalization data, participant information, and documentation
• Oversee equity administration platforms, workflows, integrations, and vendor relationships
• Establish scalable equity administration policies, procedures, controls, and service standards
• Lead equity-related IPO-readiness efforts and implement public-company systems and controls
• Support Section 16 processes, insider workflows, trading-window administration, and Rule 10b5-1 plans
• Partner on stock-based compensation reporting, reconciliations, audits, financial close, tax withholding, and payroll reporting
• Maintain internal controls and reconcile equity, general ledger, payroll, HR, and capitalization records
• Oversee global equity administration and cross-border compliance
• Support board and compensation committee equity governance and materials
• Monitor share utilization, plan reserves, dilution, burn rate, and equity metrics
• Develop employee equity communications and resolve employee inquiries
• Build and lead the equity administration function

Requirements

• 10+ years of progressive experience in stock administration, equity compensation, legal operations, compensation, finance, or a related field
• Experience supporting a late-stage private company, public company, IPO process, or major capital-markets transaction
• Knowledge of equity compensation vehicles, including stock options and RSUs
• Understanding of equity-related securities, tax, payroll, accounting, and governance considerations
• Experience with ASC 718 and equity-related financial reporting and controls
• Familiarity with Section 16, Rule 10b5-1 plans, insider trading controls, and SOX environments
• Experience with equity administration platforms such as Morgan Stanley at Work, Shareworks, Fidelity, Carta, E*TRADE, or Computershare
• Analytical skills for complex datasets and reconciliations
• Executive communication skills and cross-functional partnership skills
• Ability to build processes and controls in a rapidly scaling environment

Benefits

• Equity