Cisco Stock Operations Manager 

United States, Alabama, Birmingham 

177425356

The application window is expected to close on 2/10/2025.

Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received.

You will play a key role within the team, responsible for administering stock services to Cisco acquisition employees and shareholders. Key to the success of this team is operations, compliance, customer service and collaboration. You will contribute to the design of acquisition strategies, acting as a deal lead for acquisition stock transactions. In addition, you will implement acquisition integration plans, as they relate to stock and stock incentives.

Deal analysis and implementation of the acquisition integration plan generally includes the following:

• Review due diligence analysis of target company stock spreadsheet: audit, issue resolution, and recommendations.
• Model the stock integration plan in Excel, including converting target stock and stock incentives to cash and/or stock, and modeling unique stock based incentive and retention mechanisms.
• Review and approve vest templates consistent with acquisition terms, and upload outstanding/assumed equity awards into stock management database.
• Define and coordinate processes to implement share exchanges and option assumptions.
• Present to target company employees' on terms of acquisition and ongoing equity.
• Post close responsibilities include managing the process of the delivery of cash and/or stock to target shareholders and employees, monitoring the implementation of the appropriate acquisition integration procedures, managing escrow release process, and addressing ongoing questions/issues pertaining to integration activities.
• Calculate and model re-vesting of shares, options and restricted cash, the cash-out of the merger, and process wires.
• Identify, recommend and lead implementation of process improvements and productivity enhancements relating to stock acquisition and integration activities.

• BA/BS Degree in Finance or related field
• 10+ years proven experience including sophisticated financial modeling skills and interpretation of contractual terms
• Knowledge of stock equity instruments
• Solid understanding of MS Office including Word, PowerPoint and Excel including file imports/exports, report design and creation, and data manipulation/formatting

• CEP designation
• Knowledge of M&A transactions and integrations
• Ability to work with and maintain confidential information, across functions and cultures and with multiple levels within the organization