JOB BOARD - Stock Plan Administrator @ AOL Inc.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Title: Stock Plan Administrator

Functional Area: HR

FLSA Status: E

Department: Total Rewards, Payroll and Compliance

Level: H

Passionate, curious, creative? Our employees have helped to create popular and engaging online products and destinations that attract over 150 million unique visitors each month globally. As a result, AOL is a leading global web services company with a substantial worldwide audience, a suite of powerful web brands and industry leading products, and one of the largest advertising networks in the United States. We look for people that are exceptionally imaginative, collaborative, and truly psyched about our mission to inform, entertain and connect the world.

This position would be a working member of the Total Rewards team located in New York City or Dulles, VA, performing all tasks necessary to administer our equity compensation programs for all eligible employees worldwide.

II. PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• 1. Administer domestic and international equity programs, ensuring compliance with state, federal and foreign regulations and securities laws.


• 2. Manage relationship with the third-party administrator and captive broker.


• 3. Partner with SOX, Payroll, Legal, Finance and Human Resources on all stock reporting needs.


• 4. Responsible for preparing the semi-monthly grant files for new equity grants.


• 5. Provide input in the design and delivery of equity incentive plans and awards.


• 6. Conducts analysis and review of systems and processes for improving efficiency.


• 7. Stays current with legislation changes and external trends to proactively plan and adapt stock compensation programs.


• 8. Assists with processing of daily, monthly, quarterly and annual processes (processing option exercises, annual vesting and granting, etc.)


• 9. Handles all SEC reporting for Section 16 Officers including Board of Directors. Develops communication strategy and partners with internal communication experts to execute.


• 10. Handles all inquiries via phone and email from employees, retirees and financial advisors.


• 11. Conducts education seminars on Stock compensation.


• 12. Assists with Proxy and Compensation Committee materials.


• 13. Accomplishes various compensation projects.

III. QUALIFICATIONS: EDUCATION AND SKILLS

Education

• BA/BS degree required, preferably in Business, HR or related field. Certified Equity Profession (CEP) required.


• Working knowledge of administration best practices, as well as legal, tax and accounting rules associated with equity compensation programs.


• Project management skills with an emphasis on time-bound and highly detailed deliverable management.


• Familiarity with Fidelity PSW administration tool and reporting is a plus.

Skills

• Analytics and Modeling: Knowledge in compensation modeling and analytics especially the ability to convey data to an executive level audience, experience with MS Excel required and Tableau a plus.


• Consulting: Ability to assist or advise client organizations or HR partners on department functions

and/or responsibilities.

• Communication: Ability to explain clearly the equity compensation plans and features to participants.


• Compliance: Expertise in recognizing and discerning legal issues and requirements of US Federal and

state laws governing employee compensation as well as global implications; ensuring that the organization develops compliant policies.

• Conflict Management: Can successfully handling and resolving issues, disagreements and disputes

that impact or impede relationships with partners.

• Project Management: Expertise in project management skills to include planning, estimating,

managing and delivering projects to maximize benefit with minimize risk.

• Program/Process Improvement: Can assist in analyzing existing programs to identify gaps and

inconsistencies that hinder effectiveness and efficiency, and ability to make recommendations and implement solutions that will improve overall process performance.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, Please contact: Donna Hill at donna.hill@teamaol.com