Associate, Equity Administration

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Visa is a world leader in payments technology, facilitating transactions between consumers, merchants, financial institutions and government entities across more than 200 countries and territories, dedicated to uplifting everyone, everywhere by being the best way to pay and be paid.

At Visa, you'll have the opportunity to create impact at scale — tackling meaningful challenges, growing your skills and seeing your contributions impact lives around the world.

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Job Description

Overview:

Visa, Inc. is seeking a Stock Plan Associate to join our Global Equity Program team, based in Austin, TX. This role is responsible to assist in the day-to-day administration of Visa’s global equity programs, including all aspects of equity recordkeeping, reporting, and reconciliation. The Stock Plan Associate assists to ensure the accuracy and integrity of all equity data within stock plan systems and works closely with employees to deliver a high-quality equity administration experience.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support multiple global equity plans, including Non-Qualified Stock Options, and Employee Stock Purchase Plans (ESPP).
• Assist processing of equity transactions such as grants, vesting, exercises, lapses, and cancellations, and support payroll and tax reporting related to equity events.
• Maintain equity records across third-party stock plan administration platforms.
• Partner cross-functionally with Legal, Tax, Payroll, Accounting, Audit, Financial Reporting, and Human Resources.
• Support insider trading compliance programs, including monitoring blackout periods and trading activity.
• Assist with SEC filings, 10b5-1 plans, stock ownership guideline compliance, and Section 16 reporting (Forms 3, 4, and 5), including proxy-related disclosures.
• Coordinate with transfer agents and third-party administrators to ensure timely settlement of trades and reconciliation of DWAC and transfer agent activity.
• Maintain stock plan documentation in support of internal controls and SOX compliance.
• Respond to employee inquiries and coordinate with internal teams and external vendors to resolve issues effectively.
• Perform other duties related to the administration and ongoing enhancement of the equity programs.

Visa requires at least 3 days in office, expectations of these days will be confirmed by your Hiring Manager.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:

• Minimum of 6 months of work experience or a Bachelor's Degree.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 2 or more years of work experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, or a related field
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel
• Minimum 2 years of experience administering equity compensation programs at a public company.
• Experience supporting global equity programs and multiple equity award types.
• Experience with HRIS platforms.
• Experience with a third-party outsourced stock administration system
• Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Customer-service mindset with excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Exceptionally detail-oriented, resourceful, and able to thrive in a fast-paced environment.
• Demonstrated ability to identify and implement process improvements.
• Hands-on experience leveraging AI tools and technologies to improve business processes, automate tasks, and drive operational efficiency.

Information for US Applicants

Work Hours

Varies upon the needs of the department.

Travel Requirements

This position requires travel 5-10% of the time.

Mental/Physical Requirements

This position will be performed in an office setting. The position will require the incumbent to sit and stand at a desk, communicate in person and by telephone, frequently operate standard office equipment, such as telephones and computers.

Visa is an EEO Employer