Stock Compliance Manager

Cisco•Atlanta, GA

11d•$115,000 - $178,300•Hybrid

About The Position

An excellent opportunity is now available to join The Cisco Global Stock Plan Services (GSPS) team. You will be an integral part of GSPS compliance team. You will report to the Director of Global Stock Plan Services/M&A Stock and be responsible for ensuring compliance for the Americas, Vietnam, Malaysia as well as completing operational activities. You think big and apply critical thinking to understand the downstream impact of the work and decisions you make. You are organized, flexible, and can prioritize work with a sense of urgency. You are curious and have a strong sense of improvement in execution and operational efficiency, adhering to controls and compliance into processes and procedures. You are a self-starter, who thrives in a team environment and willing to step in to assist other team members (as needed).

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
CEP designation (or ECA designation with willingness to acquire CEP)
Minimum 8-10 years of global stock plan administration including RSUs, PSUs, and ESPP
Ability to work with and maintain confidential information
Run concurrent projects and detail associated
Ability to communicate with all levels of the company

Nice To Haves

Project management experience including ability to establish and meet critical timelines
Problem solving skills
General and statistical analysis
Familiarity with accounting, compensation, and tax concepts related to equity plans
Proven understanding of MS Office including Word, PowerPoint and Excel
Prior experience with third-party vendor systems
EEO experience preferred
Accounting experience advantageous

Responsibilities

Handle the securities filings and compliance tasks for assigned countries/region along with internal partners and external vendors
Act as key point of contact for assigned region/countries (primarily within the Americas, Vietnam and Malaysia)
Handle tolling of vesting due to leave of absences with external vendor
Handle accelerations, prorations and cancellations due to separation agreements in a timely manner with internal partners and external vendor
Provide required reports for Section 16s
Partner with transfer agent on escheatment
Reconcile share pools
Initiate wire transfers for India and China
Coordinate with external vendors regarding proxy information
Drive discussions with People & Communities and Payroll on international stock strategies and updates
Comply and adhere to SOX and operational controls
Audit US payroll records with US payroll team
Partner with external vendor on 6039s
Handle qualifying and disqualifying dispositions from ISOs and ESPP and liaise with internal partners for reporting
Resolve ServiceNow cases in accordance with agreed upon SLAs
Cross-train GSPS team members and ensure documentation is up-to-date

Benefits

medical, dental and vision insurance
a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution
paid parental leave
short and long-term disability coverage
basic life insurance
grants of Cisco restricted stock units
10 paid holidays per full calendar year
1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees
1 paid day off for employee’s birthday
paid year-end holiday shutdown
4 paid days off for personal wellness
16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year (non-exempt)
flexible vacation time off program (exempt)
80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter
up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward
Additional paid time away may be requested to deal with critical or emergency issues for family members
Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer
annual bonuses (non-sales roles)
performance-based incentive pay (sales roles)