Palo Alto Sr Director Global Equity Programs 

United States, California 

291074550

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Your Impact

• Lead all (global) areas of equity administration: Grants, RSU releases, Deferred Compensation, ESPP, Employee Education, Country Enablement, and Compliance
• Lead, develop, mentor, and provide ongoing feedback to the team and our global vendors, to foster continuous learning for the team and facilitate highest levels of career growth. Define annual initiatives for the team. Enable opportunities for growth for our team
• Formulate recommendations for granting equity globally by considering advice from external legal and tax advisors vis-a-vis operational capabilities and program effectiveness. Lead new country equity enablement/launch, and manage ongoing compliance
• Deliver outstanding service to internal collaborators, address inquiries from management, business partners, and employees with responsiveness and integrity
• Drive formulation of global taxation policies, and manage ongoing compliance
• Define integration strategies (deal specific) for equity, lead M&A integration process for our team and work with the team to execute on integration strategies
• Ensure global equity plans compliance (regulatory, tax, SOX), and maintain a fully reconciled share pool
• Develop and deliver employee educational materials and communications
• Continuously bring in new ideas, and define and lead/launch strategic initiatives to evolve our global equity programs offerings, by involving team members and key stakeholders and ensuring operational excellence (efficiencies, scalability, compliance), and enabling equity plan compliance.
• Be the face and the voice of the team

Your Experience

• Expert knowledge of public company equity administration at company(ies) with complex global equity programs
• 10+ years of experience developing and leading high performance teams in a global setting
• Embracing challenges and coming up with strategic solutions. Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities, eagle eye for details
• Communicating (verbal and written) clearly and articulately at all levels of the organization. Excellent project management skills
• Defining innovative strategies, plans, and flawless execution. Continuous process improvements and innovation: identifying new opportunities
• Deep understanding of equity platform(s) and capabilities
• Working within collaborative team environments. Ability to influence and navigate in a fast-paced environment
• Self-motivated, flexible, deadline-oriented, collaborative, and a great team leader and tactical manager

Compensation Disclosure

The compensation offered for this position will depend on qualifications, experience, and work location. For candidates who receive an offer at the posted level, the starting base salary (for non-sales roles) or base salary + commission target (for sales/commissioned roles) is expected to be between $216000/YR - $297000/YR. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus. A description of our employee benefits may be found .

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.