Senior Manager - Stock Administration
Job Description
- Prior IPO experience
- CEP designation
- Administer global equity programs
- Maintain equity administration database
- Manage and reconcile the Cap Table
- Prepare for IPO, including SEC filings
- Prepare monthly stock-based compensation expense analysis
- Ensure SOX compliance for equity procedures
- Stay current on U.S. and international stock plan regulations
- Minimum 10 years of equity administration experience
- Experience with privately held equity plans
- Strong understanding of U.S. GAAP accounting and SEC regulations
- Opportunity to build breakthrough AI platform
- Opportunity to publish and open source AI research
- Work on one of the fastest AI supercomputers
- Job stability with startup vitality
- Simple, non-corporate work culture that respects individual beliefs
About The Role
We are a pre-IPO, AI-native company seeking to hire our first in-house Senior Manager, Stock Administration. We are looking for a seasoned professional who will manage all aspects of our global stock plans and prepare us for the next stage of our company’s growth. This role will report to the VP, Corporate and Employment Legal.
Responsibilities
- Administer our global equity programs, including the processing of all awards, grants, exercises, cancellations and the issuance of all new grants.
- Maintain the equity administration database and assist other internal users, as needed.
- Manage and reconcile the Cap Table.
- Interact and work closely with accounting, payroll, HR, tax, legal, brokers, transfer agents and other departments/vendors, as needed.
- IPO preparation, including equity-related projects for public SEC filings such as 10-Ks, 10-Qs, proxy statements, Section 16 reports, etc.
- Prepare monthly expense analysis/forecasting to assist FP&A and accounting teams with stock-based compensation.
- Work with payroll to maintain current and accurate income and tax files
- Create and conduct employee education programs.
- Document all equity-related procedures and maintain SOX compliance.
- Stay current on all stock plan U.S. and international regulatory requirements.
- Provide reports to management and other departments, as requested.
- Support and respond to requests from external auditors.
Skills & Qualifications
- Minimum 10 years of equity administration experience.
- Previous experience administering a privately held equity plan.
- Prior IPO experience is desirable.
- Previous global stock administration experience.
- Strong understanding of U.S. GAAP accounting and relevant SEC regulations and extensive knowledge of stock administration.
- A true leader, focused on continuous process improvement.
- Detail-oriented and organized.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- CEP designation preferred.
Why Join Cerebras
People who are serious about software make their own hardware. At Cerebras we have built a breakthrough architecture that is unlocking new opportunities for the AI industry. With dozens of model releases and rapid growth, we’ve reached an inflection point in our business. Members of our team tell us there are five main reasons they joined Cerebras:
1. Build a breakthrough AI platform beyond the constraints of the GPU.
2. Publish and open source their cutting-edge AI research.
3. Work on one of the fastest AI supercomputers in the world.
4. Enjoy job stability with startup vitality.
5. Our simple, non-corporate work culture that respects individual beliefs.
Read our blog: Five Reasons to Join Cerebras in 2025.
Apply today and become part of the forefront of groundbreaking advancements in AI!
