Stock Administrator - Pandora, San Francisco Bay Area

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Stock Plan Administrator

Pandora Media is seeking an experienced Stock Plan Administrator. The position is very visible as the Company is in the process of completing an IPO and equity awards are a significant component of compensation. This role will be involved in the dynamic business environment of the Company as it continues to grow at a rapid rate. This role involves complex issues related to delivering equity compensation and requires a highly organized and efficient leader to support the needs of the business while creating a simple and positive experience for employees. This role will also serve as the primary backup for our payroll administrator and finance liaison to our 401K provider.

Responsibilities:

Management of all Stock Option grants and exercises, Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) and Employee Stock Purchase Plans (ESPP).
Prepare and distribute electronic and paper grant agreement packages.
Serves as backup to payroll administrator, which involves processing and reviewing day-to-day payroll transactions.
Coordinate day-to-day 401K administration, reporting and support annual 401K audit.
Daily, monthly, quarterly and annual reporting, including year-end proxy reporting.
Prepare and distribute financial disclosure and FAS 123R reports as needed.
Create and maintain SOX 404 compliance.
Manage the Company's stock administration vendors, including daily interaction when handling day-to-day exercise and release activities, coordinating system updates and monitoring service.
Work with various corporate departments to provide required reporting for payroll, tax and accounting.
Answer employee inquiries and resolve problems regarding stock awards.
Partner with legal on management of employee trading plans and open trading windows.
Partner with human resources on management of grants for new hires and merit grants.
Assist with transition to external equity service providers.
Ad hoc research and problem/dispute resolution.
Ad-hoc tax reporting audit requests for subsidiary and tax contacts.
Desired Skills & Experience

Experience:

3-5 years of experience in equity compensation or equivalent specific related field such as finance or accounting in a public company, with significant exposure to stock management.
High degree of accuracy and attention to detail.
The ability to work independently and handle multiple priorities under deadlines.
Bachelor's degree is required, a graduate degree or certification (CPA, CCP, CEP) is preferred.
Company Description

PANDORA®, the leading internet radio service, gives people music they love anytime, anywhere, through a wide variety of connected devices: laptop and desktop computers, smartphones, connected Blu-ray players, connected TVs, etc. Personalized stations launch instantly with the input of a single "seed" - a favorite artist, song or genre. The Music Genome Project®, a deeply detailed, hand-built musical taxonomy, powers the personalization of PANDORA by using musicological "DNA" and constant listener feedback to craft personalized stations. PANDORA makes up more than half of all Internet radio in the U.S. and is one of the one of the top five most popular apps across all smartphones platforms (Nielsen, Q2 2010 App Playbook). Its advertising platform applies its best practices to ensure campaigns run effectively on multiple platforms. Over the years, listeners have provided billions of pieces of feedback on music they hear in the form of a "thumbs-up" or "thumbs-down," with each piece of data enriching the Music Genome Project and enabling PANDORA to better recommend music based on listener preferences.
Additional Information

Posted:
August 17, 2011
Type:
Full-time
Experience:
Mid-Senior level
Functions:
Finance
Industries:
Internet
Job ID:
1874283