Senior Vice President, Employee Share Plans

Equiniti; Greater London; On-site; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading fintech firm in Greater London seeks a Senior Vice President for Employee Share Plans. In this role, you will manage global employee share plan services, ensuring seamless client experiences and regulatory compliance. You need significant experience in employee share plans and client servicing, combined with excellent project management skills. The position offers competitive benefits including pension contributions, health support, and flexible working options.

Benefits

Equiniti Pension Plan - up to 10% matching

All Employee Long Term Incentive Plan

Employee Assistance Programme

Employee discounts through EQ Wins Platform

Flexible Benefits Plan

Typically 29 days holiday + bank holidays

Investment in LinkedIn Learning

Qualifications

• Significant experience in employee share plans and client servicing.
• Experience in a global leadership role preferred.
• Strong project management and regulatory compliance skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead global plan administration and processing for employee share plans.
• Oversee participant support and client service quality.
• Manage client implementations and ensure seamless onboarding.
• Champion digital transformation and compliance across regions.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams for integrated solutions.

Skills

Employee share plan operations

Client servicing

Project management

Regulatory compliance

Leadership

Communication

Strategic thinking

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, or related field

Job description

Management Level

Equiniti is a leading international provider of shareholder, pension, remediation, and credit technology. With over 6000 employees, it supports 37 million people in 120 countries.

EQ is a fintech that connects the future of capital, communications, and governance, building trust and confidence in every market we serve. We are TRUSTED to deliver on our commitments, COMMERCIAL in building long term value, COLLABORATIVE in our approach and we IMPROVE by continually enhancing our skills and services. There has never been a better time to join EQ.

About EQ Shareholder Services

Equiniti is undergoing a bold transformation, powered by a dynamic, newly formed leadership team that began their journey in 2025. This Leadership team is steering EQ into the future by leveraging state-of-the-art technology and data-driven strategies to drive customer satisfaction and unlock new growth opportunities. EQ is not just supporting organisations – EQ is revolutionising how it engages with shareholders and manage their corporate lifecycle. From energising shareholder engagement and streamlining stock registers to facilitating seamless ownership transfers, dynamic shareholder meetings and efficient dividend payments, EQ is the backbone of global equity administration.

But that’s just the beginning. EQ’s mission is to digitize every aspect of shareholder interaction, making investments more accessible, transparent and more engaging than ever before. EQ is leading the charge in dematerialisation, empowering issuers and shareholder to embrace a digital-first experience. The acquisition of Notified has supercharged the organization’s capabilities in investor relations and communications, making EQ the only global technology partner dedicated to both public relations and investor relations solutions. EQ’s commitment to agility and a #ClientObessedApproach means they act fast, deliver exceptional service and always put their clients first.

The Opportunity

The Senior Vice President, Employee Share Plans leads the global administration and delivery of employee share plan services, overseeing plan processing, participant support, client implementations, event services, platform operations, and client engagement initiatives. This role drives operational excellence, digital transformation, and data-driven engagement across regions, ensuring seamless client experiences and regulatory compliance in a rapidly evolving global environment.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Lead global plan administration and processing for employee share plans
• Oversee participant support and ensure high-quality client service
• Manage client implementations and event services, ensuring seamless onboarding and delivery
• Supervise platform operations and drive client engagement initiatives
• Champion digital transformation and data-driven engagement strategies
• Ensure compliance with global and regional regulations
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver integrated solutions
• Drive continuous improvement and operational excellence across all regions

Skills, Capabilities and Attributes

• Significant experience in employee share plans, compensation, or client servicing, with some of this achieved in a global leadership role.
• Employee share plan operations and client servicing
• Project management and implementation
• Regulatory compliance and governance
• Leadership of cross-regional teams
• Communication and client relationship management
• Strategic thinking and continuous improvement
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Business, Finance, or related field.

What We Offer

Save For Your Future - Equiniti Pension Plan; Equiniti matches your pension contributions up to 10%

All Employee Long Term Incentive Plan (LTIP) – Gives all EQ Colleagues the opportunity to benefit if the current owners successfully sell the company for a profit.

Health and Wellbeing – Employee Assistance Programme: counselling, legal & wellbeing support for colleagues and their households. Life assurance cover at 4x salary with the ability to purchase enhance cover.

Employee discounts – Discounts and cashback at your favourite high street stores through our EQ Wins Platform.

Flexible Benefits – The ability to purchase a wide variety of benefits through our flex plan; gadgets, travel insurance, will writing, holiday trading and more.

Time Off – Typically 29 days holiday + bank holidays. 2 volunteer days to get involved with a charity of your choosing.

Winning together – Equiniti ICON award vouchers; recognising the individuals going above and beyond to help the business succeed.

Learning & Development – Investment in LinkedIn Learning for all colleagues.

We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

Please note any offer of employment is subject to satisfactory pre-employment screening checks. These consist of 5 year activity & GAP verification, DBS or Access NI, Credit, Sanctions & CIFAS checks.