Head of Global Equity Administration | United States | Remote

Grafana Labs, the company behind the open observability cloud, is founded on the principles of open source, open standards, open ecosystems, and open culture. Grafana Cloud, our fully managed observability platform, is flexible and built for scale. With Grafana Cloud's actually useful AI, organizations can see, understand, and act on all their disparate data to move at the speed of their ambitions. Today, more than 35 million users and 7,000+ customers – including Anthropic, Bloomberg, NVIDIA, Microsoft, and Salesforce – trust Grafana Labs to ensure reliability of their applications and systems, resolve incidents quickly, and optimize their telemetry to reduce noise and cost. We are a 100% remote company with 1,600+ team members across 40+ countries, and we’re backed by leading investors including Lightspeed Venture Partners, Sequoia Capital, GIC, Coatue, J.P. Morgan, CapitalG, and Lead Edge Capital. Learn more at grafana.com and follow us on LinkedIn and X . We’re scaling fast and staying true to what makes us different: an open-source legacy, a global collaborative culture, and a passion for meaningful work. Our team thrives in an innovation-driven environment where transparency, autonomy, and trust fuel everything we do. You may not meet every requirement, and that’s okay. If this role excites you, we’d love you to raise your hand for what could be a truly career-defining opportunity. The Opportunity: We’re seeking a Head of Global Equity Administration to establish and lead Grafana Labs’ equity administration function from the ground up. This role will own the design, implementation, and ongoing management of our global equity programs as we transition from a legacy equity platform to a public-company-ready solution. We’re investing in building best-in-class equity infrastructure that supports our employees, leadership team, and potential future public shareholders. This is a highly visible, hands-on role for someone who thrives in complex transitions, values precision, and brings a modern mindset — including thoughtful use of AI — to scale equity operations efficiently and accurately. What You’ll Be Doing: Establish and lead the stock administration function, including policies, processes, controls, and systems Lead the transition from an existing legacy equity platform to a scalable, public-company-ready equity administration system, including vendor selection, data migration, testing, and go-live Own cap table integrity and equity data accuracy throughout the platform transition and beyond Design, implement, and manage global equity compensation programs (e.g., stock options, RSUs, public-company, ESPP readiness) Oversee the full equity lifecycle: grants, vesting, exercises, cancellations, terminations, modifications, and settlements Partner with Finance and Legal to support public-company readiness, including disclosures, governance, internal controls, and audit requirements Ensure accurate and timely equity accounting in accordance with ASC 718 and public-company standards Oversee 409A valuation processes and ensure ongoing compliance Manage relationships with external vendors, including equity platforms, valuation firms, tax advisors, and external auditors Partner closely with People, Benefits & Compensation, and Recruiting to ensure equity programs are clearly communicated and well understood Prepare equity processes and systems to be SOX-ready and scalable for a public-company environment Leverage automation, data analytics, and AI-enabled tools to improve data validation, reconciliation, reporting, and operational efficiency Apply sound judgment around the use of AI in equity administration, with a focus on data integrity, security, explainability, and appropriate controls What Makes You a Great Fit: 10+ years of experience in stock administration, equity compensation, or related roles Proven experience building and scaling an equity administration function in a high-growth company Hands-on experience leading a tr