Equity and Mobility Compensation Analyst

About the Role/Team:

The Equity & Mobility Compensation Analyst will support the execution, and day- to-day management of our equity compensation programs. This role requires a data-driven, analytical mindset with a strong foundation in data modeling, trend analysis and business partnership. Technical expertise in compensation modeling, analytics and dashboards.

This role will partner with a third-party stock plan administrator to manage day-to-day operations of equity programs (e.g., RSUs, Performance RSUs, Market Share Units). Additionally, they will collaborate with HR Business Partners and business leaders on compensation-related initiatives and projects.

This role will make compensation recommendations for international assignments, transfers, and permanent relocations, as well as support the administration of year-end compensation.

What you'll do:

Equity Compensation:

• Confidentially communicate with business leaders on equity compensation and relocation matters.

• Oversee all equity grant activities in collaboration with a third-party administrator, ensuring accurate processing, compliance, and reporting through a co-sourcing model.

• Manage monthly equity reporting and audit.

• Partner with Finance, HR, and Legal on equity-related matters.

• Manage vendor relationships, troubleshoot issues, recommend system enhancements, and act as the primary contact for equity data and transactions.

• Respond thoughtfully to employee inquiries regarding RSUs and other stock grants as well as Board of Directors grants and retainers.

Executive Compensation:

• Support preparation of proxy statement tables, SEC filings and executive compensation analyses.

• Assist with researching equity plans for publicly traded companies.

• Model long-term incentive plan changes.

Relocation:

• Manage end-to-end global mobility processes, including compensation recommendation for international assignments, transfers, and permanent relocations.

• Manage relationships and liaise with our external partners and internal teams to provide a seamless customer experience.

• Establish and maintain our long-term mobility strategy to ensure Wex is set up for success globally.

• Develop and maintain global mobility policies and procedures in line with our company mission and culture.

• Utilize mobility metrics to drive key insights and decisions around movement of talent.

• Design and maintain dashboards and reporting solutions using business intelligence tools (e.g., Looker, Tableau, or similar) to track program effectiveness and support decision-making.

Compliance:

• Ensure compliance with SEC and IRS regulations and SOX controls related to equity programs.

• Ensure tax preparation for mobility participants is compliant with home and, host taxing authorities

• Partner with Wex's immigration specialist to ensure work permits, visas and any other required documentation is in order for globally mobile employees

• Contribute to special projects, including broad-based compensation initiatives.

What you'll bring:

Required:

• Undergraduate degree in business, economics, or a related field.

• 5+ years of experience in compensation.

• Strong fluency in data analysis tools, including proficiency in Excel/Google Sheets.

• Experience with equity compensation.

• Experience with global mobility and relocation/immigration experience with demonstrated experience in one or more jurisdictions (US, EMEA, APAC, LATAM).

• Strong communication skills, with the ability to partner with HRBPs, Legal, Finance and the business at all levels.

Preferred:

• Experience managing stock, RSU and PSUs.

• Strong Project Management skill set.

• Experience creating and presenting equity compensation training sessions.

• In-house corporate mobility experience (both international and US domestic).

• General understanding of tax and payroll implications of cross state/country moves.