Share Plan Manager

🕒 May 6

🏢🏡 London – Hybrid

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

👔 Manager

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DS Smith

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10,000+ employees

Founded 1940

Packaging • Recycling • Sustainability

DS Smith is a provider of sustainable packaging solutions, paper products, and recycling services. The company focuses on innovation in packaging to support a circular economy, aiming to use recyclable materials and reduce plastic waste. DS Smith operates internationally, offering packaging for various industries, including consumer goods, industrial solutions, and retail. It emphasizes environmental sustainability and community engagement through strategic initiatives and partnerships. Additionally, DS Smith provides end-to-end retail services and advanced packaging systems.

📋 Description

• Lead and optimise the end-to-end management of discretionary executive and all-employee share plans, ensuring a rigorous approach to administration, legal requirements, and communications • Act as the internal expert on employee share plans, liaising with legal and tax advisors to ensure global compliance regarding securities laws, data protection, and local reporting obligations • Manage the grant and vesting cycles in collaboration with external administrators (Equiniti), ensuring system efficiency and the maintenance of accurate data across the Global Nominee and application portals • Partner with the Group HR Reward team, Registrar, Trustees, and Brokers to define annual planning, track key deliverables, and manage budgeting requirements • Ensure compliant plan operations for internationally mobile employees, working with the International Mobility manager and Group Tax to resolve complex cross-border queries • Proactively draft and update plan rules, explanatory booklets, and internal Q&As to ensure participants and directors have a clear understanding of their equity holdings • Provide critical data and insights for Finance and Operating Companies, including the production of share plan information for the Annual Report & Accounts

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) with a strong background in Legal, Company Secretarial, or Share Schemes management • Proven ability to lead end-to-end processes and meet strict statutory deadlines within a complex, matrix environment • Solid understanding of share plan principles, including global taxation, legal compliance, and equity administration platforms (e.g., Equiniti) • Exceptional writing and interpersonal skills, with the ability to translate complex technical data into clear stakeholder communications • A proactive problem-solver capable of interpreting regulatory changes and maintaining high data integrity • Highly professional with the diplomacy required to handle confidential executive-level information • A team player dedicated to supporting HR and Finance while upholding rigorous internal governance.

🏖️ Benefits

• Flexible working arrangements • Professional development opportunities