Senior Stock Plan Administrator

Your work will change lives, including your own.

The Stock Plan Manager role is a unique opportunity to join a dynamic and mission‑driven company at a critical growth stage. In this role, you will play a key part in ensuring the integrity, compliance, and equity of our stock‑based compensation programs while supporting employees’ understanding and access to these benefits. You will work cross‑functionally with Legal, People (HR), Payroll, Accounting, FP&A, and Internal & External Audit teams to maintain and improve our stock plans and processes.

• Manage Stock Plans with Legal & Compliance Oversight
  • Execute transactions involving stock options, RSU vesting, and ESPP purchases in close collaboration with Legal, HR, and Finance.
  • Ensure compliance with SEC, IRS, SOX, and global securities laws, as well as internal governance policies.
  • Monitor and interpret changing regulatory requirements that impact equity compensation programs.
• Ensure Accurate Equity Record‑Keeping & Reporting
  • Oversee and ensure database integrity and accurate record‑keeping of stock plan data using our stock plan platform.
  • Reconcile equity transaction records between stock administration, HR, and payroll systems to ensure data accuracy.
  • Support financial reporting, audits, and tax compliance efforts related to equity compensation.
• Enhance Accessibility & Equity in Stock Programs
  • Manage the expansion of stock‑based compensation programs internationally, ensuring fair and legally compliant implementation across different jurisdictions.
  • Support corporate transactions, including M&A, with a focus on integrating stock plans equitably and transparently.
  • Educate employees on stock benefits, tax implications, and plan participation to promote financial literacy and equitable access.

• 5+ years of experience in stock plan administration, with a strong understanding of equity compensation in both startup and public company environments.
  • OR experience in accounting with equity experience
  • OR paralegal with equity experience
• Experience managing international public company stock options, RSUs, and ESPP programs
• Background in legal, accounting, or compliance fields is a plus.
• Experience supporting corporate transactions, including mergers and acquisitions.
• Knowledge of SOX compliance and financial reporting related to stock compensation.
• Completed Certified Equity Professional (CEP) designation preferred.

This position is based at our U.S. headquarters located in Salt Lake City, UT, or at our office in New York City, New York. We are a hybrid environment and request that employees spend at least 50% of their time working from the office. The estimated annual base range for this role is $106,000 to $153,300 (USD). You will also be eligible for an annual bonus and equity compensation, as well as a comprehensive benefits package.

• We act boldly with integrity. We are unconstrained in our thinking, take calculated risks, and push boundaries, but never at the expense of ethics, science, or trust.
• We care deeply and engage directly. Caring means holding a deep sense of responsibility and respect—showing up, speaking honestly, and taking action.
• We learn actively and adapt rapidly. Progress comes from doing. We experiment, test, and refine, embracing iteration over perfection.
• We move with urgency because patients are waiting. Speed isn’t about rushing but about moving the needle every day.
• We take ownership and accountability. Through ownership and accountability, we enable trust and autonomy—leaders take accountability for decisive action, and teams own outcomes together.
• We are One Recursion. True cross‑functional collaboration is about trust, clarity, humility, and impact. Through sharing, we can be greater than the sum of our individual capabilities.

Recursion (NASDAQ: RXRX) is a clinical‑stage Tech Bio company leading the space by decoding biology to radically improve lives. Enabling its mission is the Recursion OS, a platform built across diverse technologies that continuously generate one of the world’s largest…