Stock Administrator

GitLab is the intelligent orchestration platform for DevSecOps. GitLab enables organizations to increase developer productivity, improve operational efficiency, reduce security and compliance risk, and accelerate digital transformation. More than 50 million registered users and more than 50% of the Fortune 100* trust GitLab to ship better, more secure software faster. The same principles built into our products are reflected in how our team works: we embrace AI as a core productivity multiplier, with all team members expected to incorporate AI into their daily workflows to drive efficiency, innovation, and impact. GitLab is where careers accelerate, innovation flourishes, and every voice is valued. Our high-performance culture is driven by our values and continuous knowledge exchange, enabling our team members to reach their full potential while collaborating with industry leaders to solve complex problems. Co-create the future with us as we build technology that transforms how the world develops software. * Fortune 500® is a registered trademark of Fortune Media IP Limited, used under license. Claim based on GitLab data. Fortune 100 refers to the top 20% ranked companies in the 2025 Fortune 500 list, published in June 2025. Fortune and Fortune Media IP Limited are not affiliated with, and do not endorse products or services of GitLab. An overview of this role As a Stock Administrator at GitLab, you will help run our global equity programs, including stock options, restricted stock units, performance stock units, and the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. This role helps ensure our equity data, reporting, and processes are accurate, compliant, audit-ready, and understandable for GitLab team members. You will report into a team that works closely with Finance, Accounting, Payroll, Legal, and People Operations, and you will have broad ownership across daily operations, reconciliations, reporting, and team member support. In your first year, you will build trust as a reliable owner of audit-sensitive workflows, strengthen documentation and reconciliations in our SOX-compliant environment, and help improve the clarity and efficiency of stock plan operations in an all-remote, asynchronous company. What You’ll Do Monitor daily data integrations between Workday, E*TRADE, and Equity Edge Online, and validate records for accuracy and completeness. Resolve integration and data issues by working with internal partners and external vendors in a timely, well-documented way. Maintain accurate equity records in Equity Edge Online. Complete all required reconciliations for each reporting period. Support restricted stock unit releases through data analysis and validation, including review of account activation status, W-8BEN completion, and foreign disbursement coding. Prepare recurring and ad hoc equity reports for Finance, Accounting, Payroll, Legal, and People Operations to support planning, reporting, and compliance needs. Respond to stock-related HelpLab cases as the first point of contact, triaging questions and providing clear, accurate support to GitLab team members. Perform SOX key report completeness checks and maintain documentation that supports equity-related controls, reconciliations, and audit requests. Drive process improvements that make stock plan operations more efficient, transparent, and reliable across global workflows. What You’ll Bring Experience in equity compensation administration, public accounting, or SOX and internal audit work with exposure to equity transactions, compliance reporting, or stock-based compensation testing. Working knowledge of SOX control and audit documentation standards, including preparation of work papers that clearly show calculations, assumptions, and supporting detail. Familiarity with E*TRADE and Equity Edge Online, with exposure to Equity Edge Online workflows considered helpful. Strength in data analysis, reconciliation, and validation, including work with large datasets in Microsoft Excel or