Kraken Digital Asset Exchange

Director of Equity Administration

Kraken Digital Asset Exchange

full-time

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Origin:  • 🇺🇸 United States

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Lead

About the role

  • Lead and oversee the global equity administration function, establishing strategy, scalable processes, and best-in-class practices to support company growth and maturity.
  • Drive cap table migration from one administrator to a new system, including system implementation, data reconciliation, controls documentation, and end-user training.
  • Own and maintain the company’s capitalization table, ensuring accuracy and compliance across all equity-related records.
  • Oversee all participant equity plan transactions (grants, exercises, releases, secondary transactions, and modifications), ensuring accuracy, compliance, and timely processing.
  • Partner with Finance, Legal, HR, and Payroll to ensure equity-related reporting, accounting, and compliance meets PCAOB audit standards, SOX controls, and SEC requirements.
  • Lead the equity audit and uplift process, coordinating with internal stakeholders and external auditors to achieve audit readiness.
  • Provide analysis and reporting to the Compensation Committee, Board, and executive leadership on dilution, equity spend, and long-term incentive planning.
  • Act as a subject matter expert on equity program design and communication, ensuring employee understanding and engagement.
  • Manage secondary market transactions including management of highly detail intensive step-by-step closing process
  • Provide assistance to the Corporate Governance team in facilitating and preparing documents related to stock transfers
  • Additional duties and responsibilities as assigned

Requirements

  • B.A. or similar degree
  • 10+ years of progressive experience in equity administration, including at least 3+ years in a leadership role
  • Proven experience leading equity functions through significant corporate growth or transformation
  • Expertise in equity administration platforms, with hands-on experience migrating from one cap table provider to a new system
  • Deep knowledge of SEC reporting, PCAOB audit standards, SOX compliance, and global equity tax rules
  • Strong technical skills, especially MS Excel and other reporting tools
  • Exceptional attention to detail, process orientation, and organizational skills
  • Ability to lead and influence across executive and Board-level stakeholders
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