Equity Plan Administrator
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Company: Norstella
Location: London, United Kingdom
Date Posted:
Employment Type: Full Time
Job ID: R-464
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About Norstella
At Norstella, our mission is simple: to help our clients bring life-saving therapies to market quicker—and help patients in need.
Founded in 2022, but with history going back to 1939, Norstella unites best-in-class brands to help clients navigate the complexities at each step of the drug development life cycle —and get the right treatments to the right patients at the right time.
Each organization (Citeline, Evaluate, MMIT, Panalgo, The Dedham Group) delivers must-have answers for critical strategic and commercial decision-making. Together, via our market-leading brands, we help our clients:
- Citeline – accelerate the drug development cycle
- Evaluate – bring the right drugs to market
- MMIT – identify barrier to patient access
- Panalgo – turn data into insight faster
- The Dedham Group – think strategically for specialty therapeutics
By combining the efforts of each organization under Norstella, we can offer an even wider breadth of expertise, cutting-edge data solutions and expert advisory services alongside advanced technologies such as real-world data, machine learning and predictive analytics. As one of the largest global pharma intelligence solution providers, Norstella has a footprint across the globe with teams of experts delivering world class solutions in the USA, UK, The Netherlands, Japan, China and India.
Job description
Norstella is seeking a detail-oriented and organized Equity Plan Administrator to join our team. This role will be responsible for the day-to-day operations and management of the Company’s multinational equity compensation plans, ensuring these plans are operated consistent with the scheme rules and applicable laws and regulations.
This role will be key to building, maintaining, and refining processes, procedures, and reporting that are critical to operating these plans. Depending on needs and availability, the role may also support other day-to-day work of the Legal, Compliance, and Privacy Team. The role requires a high level of accuracy, meticulous attention to detail, and the ability to partner with internal teams across the business. The ideal candidate will be comfortable working on and handling highly confidential projects and data, and will have excellent professional integrity and discretion.
Key duties and responsibilities
- Day-to-day operations of the Company’s equity compensation plans including, but not limited to, creating and implementing processes and procedures necessary to appropriately operate these plans, tracking and maintaining information within the Company’s equity management system, and other work, as needed, to ensure the proper operations of the equity plans
- In collaboration with the Legal and Company Secretarial Teams, prepare and distribute various equity related documents and agreements including, but not limited to, award and buyback agreements
- Support the timely preparation and filing of regulatory and tax filings relating to the equity plans
- Respond to inquiries from participants, leadership, and external advisors regarding the Company’s equity plans
- Partner with the Company’s external consultants and advisors, as needed, to timely share and provide information relating to the equity plans
- Reconcile and maintain accurate information relating to the Company’s equity plans for audit and other purposes
- Stay informed of best practices and legal and regulatory changes impacting equity plan administration
- Support other Legal, Compliance, and Privacy Team initiatives as needed
Key requirements
- Prior experience operating and administering multinational equity compensation plans including, but not limited, the tax and legal implications to operating such plans
- Familiarity with equity management software and systems
- Excellent organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to handle multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment
- Strong communication skills and the ability to effectively partner with employees and teams at all levels of the organization
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office 365 and particularly Excel
Preferred qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in law, finance, business administration, or a related field
- Prior experience with a profit interest equity compensation scheme preferred but not required
- Prior experience working in a PE backed company preferred but not required
- Prior experience with a company based or with operations in Luxembourg preferred but not required
Our Guiding Principles for success at Norstella:
01: Bold, Passionate, Mission-First
We have a lofty mission to Smooth Access to Life Saving Therapies and we will get there by being bold and passionate about the mission and our clients. Our clients and the mission in what we are trying to accomplish must be in the forefront of our minds in everything we do.
We have a lofty mission to Smooth Access to Life Saving Therapies and we will get there by being bold and passionate about the mission and our clients. Our clients and the mission in what we are trying to accomplish must be in the forefront of our minds in everything we do.
02: Integrity, Truth, Reality
We make promises that we can keep, and goals that push us to new heights. Our integrity offers us the opportunity to learn and improve by being honest about what works and what doesn’t. By being true to the data and producing realistic metrics, we are able to create plans and resources to achieve our goals.
We make promises that we can keep, and goals that push us to new heights. Our integrity offers us the opportunity to learn and improve by being honest about what works and what doesn’t. By being true to the data and producing realistic metrics, we are able to create plans and resources to achieve our goals.
03: Kindness, Empathy, Grace
We will empathize with everyone's situation, provide positive and constructive feedback with kindness, and accept opportunities for improvement with grace and gratitude. We use this principle across the organization to collaborate and build lines of open communication.
We will empathize with everyone's situation, provide positive and constructive feedback with kindness, and accept opportunities for improvement with grace and gratitude. We use this principle across the organization to collaborate and build lines of open communication.
04: Resilience, Mettle, Perseverance
We will persevere – even in difficult and challenging situations. Our ability to recover from missteps and failures in a positive way will help us to be successful in our mission.
We will persevere – even in difficult and challenging situations. Our ability to recover from missteps and failures in a positive way will help us to be successful in our mission.
05: Humility, Gratitude, Learning
We will be true learners by showing humility and gratitude in our work. We recognize that the smartest person in the room is the one who is always listening, learning, and willing to shift their thinking.
We will be true learners by showing humility and gratitude in our work. We recognize that the smartest person in the room is the one who is always listening, learning, and willing to shift their thinking.
Benefits
- 25 days annual leave, 4 days for volunteering and a personal day
- 5% pension match
- Group Life Assurance (100% employer funded)
- Group Income Protection (100% employer funded)
- Other voluntary benefits such as: Dental, Cash Plan, PMI Excess Cover, Health Screening & Critical Illness
Norstella is an equal opportunity employer. All job applicants will receive equal treatment regardless of race, creed, color, religion, alienage or national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, physical or mental disability or handicap, medical condition, sex (including pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions), marital or domestic partner status, military or veteran status, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, genetic information, reproductive health decision making, or any other protected characteristic as established by federal, state, or local law.
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