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The Opportunity

What You'll Do

• Lead all aspects of administering SoundHound's global equity incentive plans, including multi-stream oversight of new equity (RSU/PSU) awards, releases, and lifecycle events across all jurisdictions; set the bar for execution quality and cycle predictability.
• Develop, modify, and execute the procedures, SOX controls, and operating practices that affect day-to-day equity operations and have company-wide effect; raise the bar on how SoundHound runs its equity program.
• Act as the senior point of contact on complex, ambiguous, or nuanced equity questions for employees, executives, the Board, and external advisors; explain complex equity concepts and influence others to adopt the appropriate course of action.
• Own the global equity plan database (Shareworks / Morgan Stanley at Work) as the system of record; determine methods and procedures for new program launches, system enhancements, and operational scaling.
• Collaborate with Legal, Finance, Tax, and external auditors on the full set of stock reporting requirements; own internal and external compliance, SOX controls, and successful audit cycles as a strategic partner rather than an executor.
• Partner with global payroll and tax stakeholders to ensure proper tax withholdings, timely taxation and reporting, annual reporting required by tax authorities, and year-end tax statements across all jurisdictions; identify and resolve cross-border issues before they surface.
• Establish the framework, cadence, and quality standards for employee disposition surveying and ISO QD/DD reporting.
• Set the standards for reconciliation of transactions, DWACs, termination processing, tax withholding and reporting, and other items required for SOX-compliant, audit-friendly records.
• Generate, submit for legal review, and file Section 16 filings (Forms 3, 4, and 5); provide equity reports that support 10-Q, 10-K, and Proxy filings; serve as the equity expert in the disclosure process.
• Maintain all 10b5-1 plan documents and records, and serve as the program owner for plan adoption, modification, and termination across executives and insiders.
• Connect equity program work to broader Total Rewards, Finance, and corporate objectives; surface insights and trade-offs to senior leadership; lead or contribute to strategic special projects.
• Coach and provide guidance to less-experienced colleagues across Total Rewards and adjacent functions on equity practices (without direct management authority); model the craft.

What You'll Bring

• Bachelor's degree with a minimum of 12 years of related equity / stock plan administration experience; or 8 years with a Master's; or a PhD with 5 years; or equivalent experience. Some barriers to entry may apply at this level.
• Minimum 5+ years administering global equity programs at a multinational publicly traded U.S. company, with demonstrated end-to-end ownership of an equity program.
• Certified Equity Professional (CEP) in good standing.
• Hands-on expertise with Shareworks and the broader "Morgan Stanley at Work" suite is strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated track record of establishing standards, controls, frameworks, or policies that other teams or partners adopted (e.g., SOX control design, multi-jurisdiction tax processes, 10b5-1 program design).
• Deep, working knowledge of Section 16 filings, 10-Q / 10-K / Proxy disclosure support, ISO QD/DD reporting, 10b5-1 plans, SOX controls, and global equity tax matters.
• Demonstrated ability to influence senior internal and external partners (Legal, Finance, Tax, external counsel, auditors, Board members, executive officers) without formal authority; comfort explaining complex equity concepts to non-experts and adapting style to different audiences.
• Demonstrated history of providing guidance and coaching to less-experienced colleagues on equity matters in the absence of direct reports.
• Self-motivated, customer-fixated, with a strong orientation toward process and system efficiencies; meticulous and committed to correctness in delivered work.

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