Global Equity Programs Lead

The role

The Global Equity Programs Lead will own the equity function end to end by building the operating model, controls, and systems. This person will partner with Legal, Tax, Payroll, Compensation, and Accounting to manage equity as the company scales.

What you will do

• Build the operating model for equity administration across countries and entities.
• Run the recurring equity calendar including grants, vesting, exercises, and terminations.
• Own the integrity of equity records and establish recurring reconciliations.
• Translate compensation and plan decisions into workflows and communications.
• Partner with cross-functional teams on international hiring, mobility, and corporate events.
• Coordinate the operational execution of equity refreshes.
• Evaluate award structures for operational, tax, compliance, and accounting risks.
• Design a control environment for financial reporting and audits.
• Develop reporting for Finance and People leadership regarding dilution and grant activity.
• Own the equity platform, configurations, and integrations.

Required qualifications

• 8+ years of progressive equity administration or equity operations experience.
• Demonstrated ownership of complex equity operations.
• Strong knowledge of stock options, RSUs, vesting and settlement events, tax withholding, and employee mobility.
• Hands-on experience administering a leading equity platform and working with HRIS, payroll, accounting, and reporting systems.
• A strong control mindset including experience designing reconciliations, approval workflows, and audit support.
• Ability to diagnose data issues and establish repeatable processes.
• Strong cross-functional judgment to drive decisions across Legal, People, Tax, Payroll, and Finance.
• Clear written and verbal communication.
• Strong discretion when handling compensation, ownership, transaction, and employee data.
• Ability to manage several time-sensitive workstreams.

Nice to have

• Certified Equity Professional certification or meaningful progress toward it.
• Experience supporting international equity programs and cross-border employee mobility.
• Experience with significant corporate transactions affecting equity.
• Working knowledge of stock-based compensation accounting.
• Familiarity with insider trading policies and equity compliance in highly regulated environments.
• Experience building or expanding an equity operations team.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation, including meaningful equity
• (U.S. only) 100% coverage of medical, dental, and vision insurance for employee and dependents
• Flexible PTO policy including company wide Winter Break
• Paid parental leave
• Fertility and family-building stipend through Carrot
• (U.S. only) Company-facilitated 401(k)
• Exposure to a variety of ML startups

About the company

Baseten powers mission-critical inference for AI companies by uniting applied AI research, flexible infrastructure, and developer tooling. The company recently raised a $1.5B Series F.