Global Equity Programs Specialist — ESPP & LTI

TalentFish; Northbrook (IL); Hybrid; USD 83,000 - 102,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

TalentFish is seeking an Equity Administration Consultant in Northbrook, IL. This W2 contract role requires 5+ years in equity compensation within a public company, focusing on ESPP and LTI programs, and experience with RSUs, PSUs, stock options, and related lifecycle events.

You will manage global LTI and ESPP processes, ensure SOX compliance, and support executive disclosures. Strong Excel and Fidelity PSW experience are preferred, with hybrid onsite work three days per week.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of direct equity compensation administration experience within a publicly traded company.
• Hands-on experience administering ESPP and LTI programs.
• Experience with equity award types and lifecycle events including RSUs, PSUs, stock options, SARs, grants, vesting, releases, exercises, cancellations, and terminations.
• Experience with a stock plan administration platform; Fidelity PSW strongly preferred.
• Strong experience with equity data validation, reconciliations, SOX controls, and audit support.
• Experience supporting executive compensation disclosures, CD&A, or annual proxy preparation.
• Advanced Excel skills, including formulas, lookups, pivot tables, data comparisons, and complex reconciliations.

Responsibilities

• Administer global LTI programs, including grants, vesting and release events, exercises, cancellations, conversion, and other equity transactions.
• Support the ESPP lifecycle, including enrollment, payroll contributions, processing, reconciliations, exceptions, and reporting.
• Review and validate equity transactions, calculations, payroll files, participant data, and corrections.
• Maintain accurate participant and award data within the stock plan administration platform.
• Partner with Payroll and Finance on taxable events, funding, accounting support, reporting, and data validation.
• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and event-based reconciliations and maintain documentation for SOX controls and audits.
• Support annual proxy and executive compensation reporting, including data and schedules.

Skills

Equity administration

ESPP

LTI programs

RSUs

PSUs

Stock options

SOX controls

Audit support

Advanced Excel

Deadline-driven work

Education

Publicly traded Equity experience

Tools

Fidelity PSW

Job description

TalentFish is seeking an Equity Administration Consultant in Northbrook, IL. This W2 contract role requires 5+ years in equity compensation within a public company, focusing on ESPP and LTI programs, and experience with RSUs, PSUs, stock options, and related lifecycle events.

You will manage global LTI and ESPP processes, ensure SOX compliance, and support executive disclosures. Strong Excel and Fidelity PSW experience are preferred, with hybrid onsite work three days per week.