Global Stock Plan Administrator

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Planet is a global company with employees working remotely worldwide and joining us from offices in San Francisco, Washington DC, Germany, Austria, Slovenia, and The Netherlands.

The Global Stock Plan Administration will join our Accounting Team and is responsible for the successful administration and management of our global equity programs. This role will be responsible for maintaining database integrity, managing the processing of grants, stock option exercises, restricted stock releases, terminations and other transactions, and performing monthly and quarterly accounting‑related activities. The ideal candidate is an expert in global stock plans and has excellent customer service & communication skills, accuracy and attention to detail.

This position is an Individual Contributor and will report to the Director, Global Equity Programs.

This is a full‑time, remote position based in the United States. If located near an office, you are expected to work from that office 3 days per week.

• Partner with our external record‑keeper and consultants to execute employee equity transactions, ensuring accurate and timely record keeping
• Work with legal counsel to ensure timely creation of new grant agreements and necessary updates to existing grant agreements for equity plan changes as well as pertinent regulatory changes
• Ensure compliance with all stock‑based compensation reporting requirements, including Section 16, Proxy, and forms 10‑K/Q, including drafting and filing of all Forms 3, 4 and 5 for corporate officers and directors
• Assist with stock‑based compensation accounting, reporting and analysis;
  Generate recurring reports for multiple internal and external corporate partners (HR, Payroll, Finance, Accounting, Tax, etc.), and respond to both routine and ad‑hoc data requests on a timely basis.
• Ensure compliance with all domestic and international laws for income and tax with holdings for stock options, RSUs and other equity grants and ensure accurate reporting on W‑2s or other forms of participant tax reporting
• Assist in managing the insider trading compliance program, including managing the stock trading windows, as well as the pre‑clearance process and personnel
• Partner with our external transfer agent to settle transactions and maintain share reserves
• Manage the processing of grants, stock option exercises, restricted stock releases, terminations and other transactions
• Support the preparation of the annual proxy statement
• Provide excellent customer service to equity participants at all levels and to partners across departments
• Support the HR compensation team during the annual compensation planning process
• Assist in the preparation and maintenance of board and committee meeting materials
• Drive process improvements and scale the equity administration function
• Maintain internal control environment in accordance with Sarbanes‑Oxley (SOX) requirements
• Prepare monthly and quarterly employee equity transaction reconciliations
• Enhance the onboarding program for equity programs and participate in the onboarding process for new hires to ensure they are clear on the process
• Provide regular…