What are the responsibilities and job description for the Equity Operations Lead position at Fluidstack?
About Fluidstack
At Fluidstack, we’re building the infrastructure for abundant intelligence. We partner with top AI labs, governments, and enterprises - including Mistral, Poolside, Black Forest Labs, Meta, and more - to unlock compute at the speed of light.
We’re working with urgency to make AGI a reality. As such, our team is highly motivated and committed to delivering world-class infrastructure. We treat our customers’ outcomes as our own, taking pride in the systems we build and the trust we earn. If you’re motivated by purpose, obsessed with excellence, and ready to work very hard to accelerate the future of intelligence, join us in building what's next.
About The Role
A senior equity operations role responsible for owning and scaling a global equity program from the ground up. Core responsibilities include cap table management, validating vested and exercised options and warrants, implementing and optimizing Shareworks, and navigating multi-jurisdictional complexity including UK activity. The ideal candidate thinks beyond day-to-day administration — proactively futureproofing equity infrastructure for post-IPO realities and connecting Shareworks data to downstream accounting and financial impacts. An exciting opportunity to build a team and process from scratch, with significant structuring opportunities across multiple jurisdictions alongside a world-class team.
What You'll Do
We are committed to pay equity and transparency.
Fluidstack is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability and protected veterans’ status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Fluidstack will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records pursuant to applicable law.
You will receive a confirmation email once your application has successfully been accepted. If there is an error with your submission and you did not receive a confirmation email, please email careers@fluidstack.io with your resume/CV, the role you've applied for, and the date you submitted your application-- someone from our recruiting team will be in touch.
Compensation Range: $180K - $250K
At Fluidstack, we’re building the infrastructure for abundant intelligence. We partner with top AI labs, governments, and enterprises - including Mistral, Poolside, Black Forest Labs, Meta, and more - to unlock compute at the speed of light.
We’re working with urgency to make AGI a reality. As such, our team is highly motivated and committed to delivering world-class infrastructure. We treat our customers’ outcomes as our own, taking pride in the systems we build and the trust we earn. If you’re motivated by purpose, obsessed with excellence, and ready to work very hard to accelerate the future of intelligence, join us in building what's next.
About The Role
A senior equity operations role responsible for owning and scaling a global equity program from the ground up. Core responsibilities include cap table management, validating vested and exercised options and warrants, implementing and optimizing Shareworks, and navigating multi-jurisdictional complexity including UK activity. The ideal candidate thinks beyond day-to-day administration — proactively futureproofing equity infrastructure for post-IPO realities and connecting Shareworks data to downstream accounting and financial impacts. An exciting opportunity to build a team and process from scratch, with significant structuring opportunities across multiple jurisdictions alongside a world-class team.
What You'll Do
- Own and maintain the cap table, including resolving any existing variances and issuing share certificates as needed
- Validate the number of options vested and exercised, and warrants vested, ensuring data integrity across all equity records
- Lead the implementation and ongoing optimization of Shareworks as the company's equity management platform
- Ensure Shareworks source data is accurately connected to downstream accounting and financial reporting systems
- Build and document equity operations processes and controls from the ground up
- Manage equity activity across multiple jurisdictions, including the UK, ensuring local compliance requirements are met
- Partner closely with finance, legal, and accounting teams to support equity-related reporting and audits
- Think proactively about post-IPO equity structures, including the transition of RSUs to single-trigger vesting, and ensure the program is set up to scale accordingly
- Hire and develop a high-performing equity operations team over time
- Experience in equity operations or stock plan administration, ideally at a high-growth technology company
- Hands-on experience with Shareworks, with implementation experience a strong plus
- Deep knowledge of equity instruments including stock options, RSUs, and warrants
- Experience managing and cleaning up cap tables
- Familiarity with UK equity regulations and multi-jurisdictional equity programs
- Strong understanding of the downstream accounting and financial reporting impacts of equity transactions
- Experience validating option vesting schedules and exercise activity
- Ability to issue share certificates and manage related compliance processes
- Proven ability to build processes and systems from the ground up with minimal oversight
- Strong attention to detail and comfort working with complex, high-stakes data
- Excellent cross-functional collaboration skills, particularly with finance, legal, accounting, and tax teams
- CEP (Certified Equity Professional) designation required
- GPHR (Global Professional in Human Resources) designation is a plus
- Build a team and equity operations function from scratch, in the way it should be done
- Work in an exciting, high-growth industry with exposure to complex equity structures across multiple jurisdictions
- Be part of and learn from one of the best teams in the world
- Play a critical role in shaping the company's equity infrastructure ahead of a significant liquidity event
We are committed to pay equity and transparency.
Fluidstack is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability and protected veterans’ status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Fluidstack will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records pursuant to applicable law.
You will receive a confirmation email once your application has successfully been accepted. If there is an error with your submission and you did not receive a confirmation email, please email careers@fluidstack.io with your resume/CV, the role you've applied for, and the date you submitted your application-- someone from our recruiting team will be in touch.
Compensation Range: $180K - $250K
Salary : $180,000 - $250,000