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As the Senior Partner, Stock Administration, you will be responsible for delivering Equity administration and services that will support and enable Cruise as we scale and work towards the attainment of our ambitious mission!

This role reports to the Head of Compensation, and we are open to this role being performed remotely.

What you’ll be doing:

Stock Administration core activities:

• Lead administration of the RSU, Stock Option programs, and any equity programs including any tender offers
• Maintain integrity of data in the stock administration database (Solium Shareworks), working across departments and with executive management
• Develop improvements in process and automated solutions for the stock administration function
• Lead new grant process, documentation and compliance requirements

Compliance & Reporting:

• Own and maintain SOX compliance related to the equity process
• Ensure compliance with all domestic and international laws for income and tax withholdings for stock options/ RSUs
• Monitor the compliance of equity transactions with the documented terms, ensuring wires are prepared, legal documents are received, and work with external brokers
• Complete control steps in support of stock-based compensation accounting entries
• Prepare applicable tables and provide appropriate information for use in the annual statements
• Provide external reporting and tax support for quarterly reporting requirements
• Work with payroll to ensure taxes are properly withheld for exercises and W-2s are accurate
• Generate recurring reports for multiple internal and external corporate partners (HR, Payroll, Finance, Accounting, etc.), and respond to ad-hoc data requests on a timely basis
• Day to day responsibilities include trading, reporting and coordinating with other functional teams and external parties

Enablement & Support:

• Provide excellent customer service to all equity participants and respond timely to employee questions
• Provide regular training and education to participants in our stock plan.
• Develop onboarding program for equity and participate in the onboarding process for new hires to ensure they are clear on the process
• Develop and maintain communications and education materials for the company

What you must have:

• You have significant experience (8+ years) building and handling equity administration for private and publicly traded companies
• You have implemented and managed an equity platform to ensure all equity plan transactions (grants, exercises, etc.) are correctly processed in a timely manner, and to maintain data integrity and ensure accuracy of equity plans.
• Experience with sophisticated M&A equity deal consideration
• You have a solid understanding of the U.S. Federal and state taxation for equity compensation to ensure global equity reporting and compliance with international tax and regulatory requirements.
• You can coordinate the day-to-day including: loading of new equity grants, ensuring accurate approvals and controls are in place; prepare reports on a periodic basis for tracking of the equity; promptly answer questions related to the equity plan; reconcile transactions, termination dates, tax withholding and reporting, and other items as required; generate and analyze recurrent and ad-hoc equity reports for multiple internal and external corporate partners (e.g., HR/Total Rewards, Payroll, Tax, Legal, Finance, etc.).
• You have in-depth knowledge of equity administration including: SEC filings, Directors and Officers compliance & reporting including Section 16 compliance and related Proxy reporting requirements.
• Ideally, you have experience with Google Suite, Workday, and Shareworks
• Certified Equity Professional (CEP) and/or CPA preferred

Why Cruise?

• Our benefits are here to support the whole you:
  • Competitive salary and benefits 
  • 401(k) Cruise matching program 
  • Medical / dental / vision, AD+D and Life
  • One Medical membership
  • Flexible vacation and company paid holidays
  • Healthy meals and snacks provided for non-remote employees
  • Paid parental leave
  • Fertility Benefits 
  • Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account, subsidized by Cruise
  • Flexible Spending Account 
  • Monthly wellness stipend
  • Pre-tax Commuter Benefit Plan for non-remote employees

• We’re Integrated
  • Through our partnerships with General Motors and Honda, we are the only self-driving company with fully integrated manufacturing at scale.

• We’re Funded
  • GM, Honda, Microsoft, SoftBank, & T. Rowe Price, have invested billions in Cruise. Their backing for our technology demonstrates their confidence in our progress, team, and vision and makes us one of the leading autonomous vehicle organizations in the industry. Our deep resources greatly accelerate our operating speed.

• We’re Independent
  • We have our own governance, board of directors, equity, and investors. Our independence allows us to not just work on the edge of technology, but also define it.

• We’re Vested
  • You won’t just own your work here, you’ll have the potential to own equity in Cruise, too. We are competing in a market that is projected to grow exponentially, which gives our company valuation room to grow.

Cruise LLC is an equal opportunity employer. We strive to create a supportive and inclusive workplace where contributions are valued and celebrated, and our employees thrive by being themselves and are inspired to do the best work of their lives. 

We seek applicants of all backgrounds and identities, across race, color, ethnicity, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or parental status, or disability. Applicants will not be discriminated against based on these or other protected categories or social identities. Cruise will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, in accordance with applicable laws.

Cruise is committed to the full inclusion of all applicants. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process please let our recruiting team know or email HR@getcruise.com.

We proactively work to design hiring processes that promote equity and inclusion while mitigating bias. To help us track the effectiveness and inclusivity of our recruiting efforts, please consider answering the following demographic questions. Answering these questions is entirely voluntary. Your answers to these questions will not be shared with the hiring decision makers and will not impact the hiring decision in any way. Instead, Cruise will use this information not only to comply with any government reporting obligations but also to track our progress toward meeting our diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging objectives.

Vaccine Mandate. 

At Cruise, we’re tasked with leading in the communities we serve — and doing our part to help keep our communities and our teams safe. Our #StaySafe culture transcends and informs all we do, and because of this, as of October 31, 2021 Cruise will be mandating COVID-19 vaccinations for all US-based Cruisers who need or want to access any of our US Cruise facilities and engage in any business travel — including attending any in-person Company-sponsored event. 

If you are unable to get a vaccine due to a medical condition, disability, or a strongly-held religious belief, Cruise will consider requests for an accommodation.

Note to Recruitment Agencies: Cruise does not accept unsolicited agency resumes. Furthermore, Cruise does not pay placement fees for candidates submitted by any agency other than its approved partners.