Senior Stock Plan Administrator

Box Box · Enterprise · Redwood City, CA · Controllership

This role is for a Senior Stock Plan Administrator at Box, an AI-first company. The primary responsibilities include managing global equity programs, processing equity transactions, coordinating ESPP enrollment, overseeing financial reporting and audits (SOX, ASC 718), and responding to employee inquiries. The role also involves identifying opportunities for process and system enhancements, including through automation and AI, and preparing equity-related materials for SEC filings. While the company emphasizes being AI-first and mentions leveraging AI, the core function of this role is stock plan administration, not direct AI/ML development or research.

What you'd actually do

  1. Serve as a subject matter expert in global equity compensation, including RSUs, ISOs, NSOs, and ESPP
  2. Manage the end-to-end processing of equity transactions (grants, releases, exercises, cancellations, etc.) in Charles Schwab EquiView
  3. Coordinate global ESPP enrollment and purchase cycles and ensure accurate processing and reconciliations in collaboration with Payroll and Schwab
  4. Oversee quarterly and year-end close and reporting, internal/external audits, including SOX and ASC 718 compliance
  5. Proactively plan and partner with stakeholders across Legal, HR, Tax, Payroll, and Finance to ensure data accuracy, alignment, and compliance with internal policies and external regulations

Skills

Required

  • 4+ years of hands-on experience in equity compensation, preferably within a public, global company
  • In-depth knowledge of equity platforms such as Charles Schwab EquiView (or equivalent systems) and managing platform processes end-to-end
  • Strong understanding and experience of equity programs (ISOs, NSOs, RSUs, ESPP) and related compliance, tax, and reporting requirements
  • Strong experience supporting internal/external audits and ensuring compliance with SOX and ASC 718
  • Experience managing complex reconciliations, close processes, and equity-related financial reporting

Nice to have

  • CEP certification (or active progress toward it) strongly preferred
  • Experience with mobile employee taxation and global equity considerations is a strong plus

What the JD emphasized

  • end-to-end Stock Plan Administration
  • end-to-end processing of equity transactions
  • end-to-end
  • SOX and ASC 718 compliance
  • SOX and ASC 718
  • AI-first company