Lead Equity Compensation Analyst

LiveRamp is the data collaboration platform of choice for the world’s most innovative companies. A groundbreaking leader in consumer privacy, data ethics, and foundational identity, LiveRamp is setting the new standard for building a connected customer view with unmatched clarity and context while protecting precious brand and consumer trust. LiveRamp offers complete flexibility to collaborate wherever data lives to support the widest range of data collaboration use cases—within organizations, between brands, and across its premier global network of top-quality partners.

Hundreds of global innovators, from iconic consumer brands and tech giants to banks, retailers, and healthcare leaders turn to LiveRamp to build enduring brand and business value by deepening customer engagement and loyalty, activating new partnerships, and maximizing the value of their first-party data while staying on the forefront of rapidly evolving compliance and privacy requirements.

Reporting to the Director, Executive and Equity Compensation, the Lead Equity Compensation Analyst supports the design, execution, and ongoing management of LiveRamp’s equity compensation programs. Areas of emphasis include burn rate analysis, preparation of share requests, management of quarterly equity granting cycles and supporting the broad based compensation team on all equity related matters.

Ideal candidates will have a proven history of deep subject matter expertise, relationship-building abilities, and a passion for creating programs that contribute to growth at scale.

Responsibilities:

• Assist with the design, analysis, and administration of executive, equity, and broadbased compensation programs, including processes and policies.

• Regularly evaluate the company's burn rate to ensure alignment with long-term compensation strategies. Assess how stock award practices impact overall equity utilization and company performance metrics and recommend changes as needed.

• Analyze trends in equity compensation and adjust methodologies to mitigate volatility risks. Focus on retention strategies for high performers, especially in fluctuating economic climates.

• Execute quarterly equity grants, assess award pool utilization, evaluate performance metrics, and ensure compliance with regulatory and governance considerations. 

• Conduct comprehensive analyses to inform annual (or biennial) share pool requests, including dilution modeling, new share requirements, and plan cost projections.

• Support the effective delivery of the annual compensation process. Update and distribute communications, ensure data quality, and audit and identify opportunities to improve compensation planning quality as it relates to equity compensation.

• Partner with business leaders and People & Culture Team stakeholders to develop and implement compensation strategies and activities that attract, reward, and retain key talent in line with the LiveRamp Compensation Philosophy.
   

Qualifications:

• 8+ years’ experience with equity plan design, budgeting and dilution analysis 

• Highly detail-oriented with an emphasis on accuracy and speed of execution, coupled with the ability to see the broader picture.

• Demonstrated experience performing complex reporting and analysis. Strong analytical, mathematical, statistical, and conceptual skills; Google Suite expertise is required.

• Experience preferred with proxy, CD&A  and compensation committee materials

• Experience with, and exposure to, a distributed workforce and high-impact HR and Total Rewards functions within world-class scaling organization(s).

• Exceptional communication skills and a proven ability to keep stakeholders informed and included in a way that builds trust. 

• Excellent business and People Operations acumen; comfortable navigating ambiguity and thrive in a rapidly changing, fast-paced environment.

The approximate annual base compensation range is $127,000 to $191,500. The actual offer, reflecting the total compensation package and benefits, will be determined by a number of factors including the applicant’s experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, geography, as well as internal equity among our team.

Benefits:

• People: Work with talented, collaborative, and friendly people who love what they do.

• Fun: We host in-person and virtual events such as game nights, happy hours, camping trips, and sports leagues. 

• Work/Life Harmony: Flexible paid time off, paid holidays, options for working from home, and paid parental leave.

• Comprehensive Benefits Package: LiveRamp offers a comprehensive benefits package designed to help you be your best self in your personal and professional lives.  Our benefits package offers medical, dental, vision, life and disability, an employee assistance program, voluntary benefits as well as perks programs for your healthy lifestyle, career growth and more.

• Savings: Our 401K matching plan—1:1 match up to 6% of salary—helps you plan ahead.  Also Employee Stock Purchase Plan - 15% discount off purchase price of LiveRamp stock (U.S. LiveRampers)

• RampRemote: A comprehensive office equipment and ergonomics program—we provide you with equipment and tools to be your most productive self, no matter where you're located

More about us:

LiveRamp’s mission is to connect data in ways that matter, and doing so starts with our people. We know that inspired teams enlist people from a blend of backgrounds and experiences. And we know that individuals do their best when they not only bring their full selves to work but feel like they truly belong. Connecting LiveRampers to new ideas and one another is one of our guiding principles—one that informs how we hire, train, and grow our global team across nine countries and four continents. Click here to learn more about Diversity, Inclusion, & Belonging (DIB) at LiveRamp.

LiveRamp is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer (AA/EOE/W/M/Vet/Disabled) and does not discriminate in recruiting, hiring, training, promotion or other employment of associates or the awarding of subcontracts because of a person's race, color, sex, age, religion, national origin, protected veteran, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetics or other protected status. Qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records will be considered for the position in accordance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. 

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