Director of Equity Administration & Compensation

Location: San Jose, California, United States

Salary: $166.9K–$238.0K USD annually for the Bay Area, California.

Company

hirify.global operates a global organization with equity and compensation programs spanning multiple jurisdictions.

What you will do

• Lead end-to-end administration of global equity programs, including partnership or profits interests, RSUs, ESPPs, and other equity-based compensation.
• Manage grants, vesting, settlements, forfeitures, cancellations, and ESPP elections and purchases.
• Establish scalable processes, policies, controls, and governance for equity administration and financial reporting.
• Partner with Finance, HR, Legal, Payroll, Tax, senior management, and the Compensation Committee on equity and executive compensation matters.
• Manage equity platforms and external providers while ensuring accurate participant, award, ownership, vesting, and transaction data.
• Build and lead the equity administration team, develop reporting and analytics, and support employee education.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Human Resources, or a related field.
• 10+ years of experience in equity administration, stock plan administration, compensation, or related areas.
• Significant experience administering complex global equity programs and working with equity administration platforms.
• Strong knowledge of partnership or profits interests, RSUs, ESPPs, internal controls, data integrity, and cross-functional governance.
• Experience partnering across Finance, HR, Legal, Payroll, and Tax, with strong executive communication, analytical, and project management skills.
• Applicants must be eligible for any required U.S. export authorizations.

Nice to have

• Public company, IPO, pre-IPO, private equity-backed, or newly public company experience.
• Experience with E*TRADE Equity Edge Online or a similar platform.
• Familiarity with equity compensation accounting, including ASC 718.
• Experience supporting executive compensation and Compensation Committee processes.
• CEP certification or experience building and transforming an equity administration function.

Culture & Benefits

• Regular full-time employment.
• Incentive opportunities based on individual and company performance.
• Cross-functional collaboration with Finance, HR, Legal, Payroll, Tax, and senior management.