Remote based or Hybrid at HQ Needham

We believe that we are better together, and at Tripadvisor we welcome you for who you are. Our workplace is for everyone, as is our people powered platform. At Tripadvisor, we want you to bring your unique identities, abilities, and experiences, so we can collectively revolutionize travel and together find the good out there.

What You'll Do

• Administers and manages all aspects related to communication and compliance of employee equity awards company-wide (RSUs, Stock Options, PSUs).
• Analyzes and communicates performance of equity plan and grant practices to executive staff and internal stakeholders, up to the CEO.
• Active participant to the preparation of the Board of Directors and Compensation Committee materials (Section 16 Officers and NEOs)
• Provide assistance in Executive Compensation matters
• Partners with Legal, Finance and Tax to ensure ongoing compliance with regulatory, internal and external reporting and requirements for equity plans and SEC disclosures: Proxy, form 10K, CEO pay ratio, etc.
• Prepares and distributes grant documentation and agreements globally for all active grants.
• Evaluates best practices and developments in applicable laws to drive changes in equity plan design and implementation.
• Assess equity tax implications and recommends actions globally, especially for countries where sub-plans are or could be in place like France, UK and for mobile employees.
• Support the Annual Compensation process on all questions related to Equity (budget, guidelines)
• In conjunction with internal partners, develops reporting and internal review processes and systems, employee communication and education programs, and grant recording and tracking mechanisms.
• Maintains employee equity database, updating information and running required and requested summary and detail reports (Fidelity)
• Answers employee and HRBP questions and resolves problems regarding equity plans and grants.
• Processes transactions with outsourced vendors and brokers for employee equity vehicles.
• Manages relationships with outsourced tax and securities vendors and brokers.

• Experience: Bachelors degree and 8-12 years of related work experience. Masters degree and 4-8 years of related work experience.
• Master level subject-matter expert
• Having wide-ranging experience, uses professional concepts and company objectives to resolve complex issues in creative and effective ways.
• Works on complex issues where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of variable factors. Exercises judgment in selecting methods, techniques and evaluation criteria for obtaining results.
• Networks with key contacts outside own area of expertise.
• Acts independently
• Experience with Fidelity and the PSW platform is a real plus
• Highly competent with Excel and other HR Analytics tools (Workday).
• Flexible