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Western Digital · 3 hours ago

Global Stock Administrator

Irvine, CA

Full-time

Remote

Mid Level

$88K/yr - $125K/yr

4+ years exp

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Responsibilities

Manage day-to-day activities relating to the company’s stock incentive and employee stock purchase plans

Partner with HRIS to maintain the stock database (Equity Edge Online)

Coordinate with transfer agent and brokers to settle transactions timely, reconcile with transfer agent (issuance and shares outstanding)

Prepare recurring monthly/quarterly and ad-hoc reports, including forecasts, for HR, accounting, payroll and treasury teams, ensure compliance with federal/state regulations and securities laws

Maintain the company’s intranet page for Global Stock Administration

Maintain and update the company’s online Insider Trading Clearance Request application and related clearance processes and trading blackout windows

Maintain and update list of insiders pursuant to the company’s insider designation policy and distribute and track acknowledgement of the related insider materials

Prepare and distribute year-end tax statements and materials to participants

Prepare, distribute online grant agreements and deliver timely communication to participants

Administer the Company’s global Employee Stock Purchase Plan and all related activity (e.g., record keeping, manage enrollment activity and communication, communicate contribution changes to Payroll teams weekly, review wage codes, contribution collection, education trainings, post-purchase reporting, disposition tracking, etc.)

Assist with processing global equity activity, including grants and releases and report applicable income and tax withholding to global Payroll teams

Manage impact on global equity pursuant to global mobility cases including intra-company transfers

Perform quarterly and annual reconciliation and audit of data sets (W-2 income records between Equity Edge Online and Payroll, ESPP contributions received, tax jurisdictions, tax withholding rates, YTD tax accrual, etc.)

Prepare, mail and process tax-disposition surveys at year end

Prepare year-end equity reports for international locations

Coordinate and report 1099-MISC income for non-employees at year end

Review equity tables for inclusion in the proxy statement

Assist with drafting and/or reviewing Forms 3, 4, 5 (Section 16 filings)

Manage variety of country specific regulatory filings and compliance (e.g., Malaysia IM filings; China SAFE)

Provide excellent customer service to equity participants in answering questions relating to RSUs and the ESPP

Keep current with regulatory, legal and other developments (e.g., SEC, FASB, IRS and non-U.S. tax rules and regulations) affecting the treatment of equity compensation

Qualification

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Global stock administrationRestricted stock unitsEmployee stock purchase plansEquity Edge OnlineMS WordMS ExcelCertified Equity Professional

Required

4+ years of experience in global stock administration with a global, public company including experience with restricted stock units, performance-based stock units, employee stock purchase plans

Follows departmental and organization policies and procedures

Requires a Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience

Maintain confidentiality

Conduct business in a professional manner with a strong sense of personal accountability

Able to work independently in a fast-paced environment

Strong attention to detail and accuracy

Communicate effectively, both orally and in written form

Advanced knowledge of Equity Edge Online

Proficient with MS Word and MS Excel

Preferred

Certified Equity Professional (CEP) designation preferred

Benefits

Paid vacation time

Paid sick leave

Medical/dental/vision insurance

Life, accident and disability insurance

Tax-advantaged flexible spending and health savings accounts

Employee assistance program

Other voluntary benefit programs such as supplemental life and AD&D, legal plan, pet insurance, critical illness, accident and hospital indemnity

Tuition reimbursement

Transit

The Applause Program

Employee stock purchase plan

Western Digital Savings 401(k) Plan

Company

Western Digital

Glassdoor

3.6

Western Digital helps customers capture, preserve, access, and transform an ever-increasing diversity of data.

Founded in 1970

Milpitas, California, USA

10,001+ employees

https://www.westerndigital.com

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