Discord
Senior Stock Plan Administrator
Job Summary
Discord is seeking a Senior Stock Plan Administrator to manage the company's global equity programs, including stock options and RSUs. The role involves ensuring accurate record-keeping, compliance, and reporting, as well as collaborating with legal, HR, payroll, and finance teams. The candidate will provide employee education on equity plans, handle filings such as Section 16 reports, and ensure SOX controls are maintained. Requirements include extensive experience in stock plan administration, familiarity with tools like Carta and Fidelity, and a certification as a Certified Equity Professional.
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Job Description
Discord is used by over 200 million people every month for many different reasons, but there’s one thing that nearly everyone does on our platform: play video games. Over 90% of our users play games, spending a combined 1.5 billion hours playing thousands of unique titles on Discord each month. Discord plays a uniquely important role in the future of gaming. We are focused on making it easier and more fun for people to talk and hang out before, during, and after playing games.
Discord is looking for an experienced Senior Stock Plan Administrator to join our team to support the day-to-day administration of Discord’s global equity programs, including equity grants, option exercises, RSU releases, and special projects. You will partner with key stakeholders in our Finance, Payroll, Tax, Legal, and HR teams to answer employee inquiries, educate employees on equity programs, improve processes, implement controls, and provide reporting as needed. You will also work directly with external auditors and third-party vendors. This position will report directly to the Senior Manager, Stock Administration. You can be based in any of our US offices or remotely within the US.
What you'll be doing:
- Administer Discord’s global equity programs and partner with other functional leads (including in Legal, HR, Payroll, Tax, and Finance) to develop processes which ensure the accuracy of all equity data including all aspects of record-keeping, withholding, reporting, reconciliation, and auditing.
- Manage the daily administration of our stock plans globally including eligibility, enrollment, approvals, processing stock options and restricted stock unit awards, exercises and settlements, tax withholdings, tax mobility file, expirations, cancellations, repurchases, terminations and other plan-related actions.
- Provide a superior level of service, prioritizing, and satisfying questions and requests from employees, management, and others to support the understanding of stock plan services. Design and implement educational sessions and communication regarding Discord’s equity programs.
- In partnership with Legal, prepare and timely file Section 16 reports (Forms 3, 4 and 5) including reporting, reviewing, and tracking of 10b5-1 trading plans. Manage the overall quarterly calendar of various stock administration related activities and preparation of year-end tax information for IRC 6039 reporting.
- Ensure SOX compliance and controls on all aspects of the equity plan including documentation, testing and audit support. Ensure that all forms of equity compensation are administered following the terms and conditions of the plan(s) under which they are granted.
- Assist with other projects as assigned.
What you should have:
- 4+ years in stock plan administration, with experience at a private and public company.
- Certified Equity Professional.
- Experience with global equity plans and managing an equity administration system.
- Experience with Carta and Fidelity.
- Experience with Form filings (Form 3, 4, and 5).
- A passion for equity and helping our employees understand it.
- Detailed oriented with a high degree of accuracy.
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The US base salary range for this full-time position is $132,000 to $148,500 + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role and level. Within the range, individual pay is determined by additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include equity, or benefits.
Why Discord?
Discord plays a uniquely important role in the future of gaming. We're a multiplatform, multigenerational and multiplayer platform that helps people deepen their friendships around games and shared interests. We believe games give us a way to have fun with our favorite people, whether listening to music together or grinding in competitive matches for diamond rank. Join us in our mission! Your future is just a click away!
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