Equity Administrator

Summary

Join Patreon as an Equity Administrator and play a key role in managing the company's equity programs. You will be responsible for the end-to-end equity grant process, working closely with various teams including HR, accounting, and tax. This role requires experience with equity management software (like Carta), strong Excel skills, and a deep understanding of equity accounting. The position is based in New York or San Francisco with a hybrid or remote work option. You will build and maintain equity best practices, manage a large cap table, and ensure compliance with international regulations. Patreon offers a competitive benefits package.

Requirements

• 5+ years of relevant work experience, ideally with both private and public companies
• Experience with stock options and restricted stock units
• Experience working in Carta or other similar equity management software
• Experience working in Excel with large amounts of data
• Experience with accounting for equity compensation, including the preparation of reconciliations and journal entries
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; able to effectively communicate across departments and at all levels
• Familiarity with legal, tax and compliance concepts relevant to equity
• Exceptional attention to detail

Responsibilities

• Serve as a key resource for building and maintaining equity best practices
• Manage the end-to-end grant process, including coordination with human resources to prepare equity grants for approval
• Process all equity grants, terminations, exercises, and secondary sale transactions in Carta
• Manage the health of a large cap table, and provide a high level of customer service in responding to inquiries from investors and employees
• Ensure that the structure of the equity plan and awards are appropriate for international jurisdictions through liaising with human resources and tax teams
• Create robust documentation of processes and maintain comprehensive documentation for employee education purposes
• Manage payroll-related and other reporting obligations relating to equity activity on a global basis
• Maintain regular reporting to management to provide insight into share transfer activities and manage all proposed share transfers
• Manage accounting for equity compensation and other equity related activities
• Build scalable systems for equity administration as we grow

Preferred Qualifications

CEP designation

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Unlimited paid time off
• Company holidays and recharge days
• Commuter benefits
• Lifestyle stipends
• Learning and development stipends
• Patronage
• Parental leave
• 401k plan with matching
• Equity plans