Full-Time

Compensation Lead

Equity Administration

Posted on 8/18/2026

GlobalFoundries

GlobalFoundries

10,001+ employees

Semiconductor foundry delivering specialized chips

Compensation Overview

$88k - $177k/yr

Company Does Not Provide H1B Sponsorship

Austin, TX, USA + 4 more

More locations: Santa Clara, CA, USA | Malta, NY, USA | Essex Junction, VT, USA | Richardson, TX, USA

In Person

Bachelor's

Category
Administrative & Executive Assistance (1)
Required Skills
Data Visualization
Word/Pages/Docs
Data Analysis
Excel/Numbers/Sheets
Microsoft Outlook
PowerPoint/Keynote/Slides

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Requirements
  • Completed Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Data Analytics, Business, or a related discipline.
  • A total of 6 years of related experience, including 3 or more years in Compensation, Equity Compensation, Stock Plan Administration, HR Operations, Payroll, Finance, or a related area.
  • Advanced proficiency in Excel and strong working knowledge of Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, and HRIS or equity administration systems.
  • Ability to manage confidential, sensitive, and complex employee and compensation data with accuracy, discretion, and sound judgment.
  • Strong analytical, problem-solving, and project management skills, with the ability to manage recurring operational processes while supporting broader program initiatives.
  • Experience partnering cross-functionally with HR, Legal, Tax, Payroll, Finance, and external vendors in a global organization.
  • Fluency in written and verbal English.
  • The position is full-time.
Responsibilities
  • Lead monthly equity grant administration activities, including grant loads, approvals, data validation, and coordination with internal stakeholders and the external plan administrator.
  • Perform complex data reconciliations between HR systems, payroll data, and the equity plan sponsor portal; identify root causes, resolve discrepancies, and recommend process improvements.
  • Provide timely, accurate, and consultative support to employees, HR business partners, and leaders on equity award status, Employee Stock Purchase Plan participation, eligibility, and program administration through designated support channels.
  • Oversee collection, tracking, and retention of executed agreements and required documentation supporting equity grants and Employee Stock Purchase Plan enrollment.
  • Partner with HR business partners, Compensation, Legal, Tax, Payroll, Finance, and external vendors to support equity program execution, reporting, issue resolution, and stakeholder communications.
  • Coordinate equity compensation transaction reporting with global payroll teams before and after equity distribution transactions, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and adherence to local payroll and tax requirements.
  • Develop and maintain equity-related process documentation, controls, calendars, and reporting routines to improve efficiency, consistency, and audit readiness.
  • Analyze equity program data and trends to support leadership reporting, program governance, compliance reviews, and strategic compensation initiatives.
  • Fulfill and, where appropriate, lead internal ad hoc reporting and analysis requests from HR, Legal, Financial Reporting, Tax, Payroll, Finance, and senior leadership.
  • Perform equity compensation analytics, prepare insights and recommendations, and support broader Compensation processes, projects, and annual cycles as needed.
  • Perform activities safely and responsibly and support Environmental, Health, Safety, and Security requirements and programs.
  • Perform ad hoc duties as assigned.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience with Fidelity PSW or a similar equity administration platform.
  • Ability to independently manage projects, drive deliverables, and collaborate effectively across teams and functions.
  • Experience supporting multi-country equity, payroll, or compensation processes within a global organization.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain complex equity topics clearly to employees, HR partners, and leaders.
  • Strong planning and organizational skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities, deadlines, and recurring operational cycles.
  • Expert-level Excel skills, including advanced formulas, lookups, data validation, pivot tables, and reconciliation techniques; experience with reporting tools or dashboards.
  • Strong analytical skills, including the ability to interpret data, identify trends, assess risks, and make practical recommendations to improve processes and outcomes.

GlobalFoundries is a semiconductor foundry that manufactures chips for a broad range of customers, focusing on feature-rich, reliable technologies for cars, IoT, 5G, and other high-growth markets. It operates by fabricating silicon wafers for customer designs, offering mature, specialized processes rather than chasing the most advanced nodes. This makes it different from peers that prize the latest process nodes; GlobalFoundries emphasizes diversification across a global manufacturing footprint (U.S., Europe, Singapore) and stable supply for essential applications. Its goal is to be a leading supplier of high-volume, specialty manufacturing that enables reliable chips for everyday devices and growing tech markets.

Company Size

10,001+

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

Town of Malta, New York

Founded

2009

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What believers are saying

  • July 2026 CHIPS Act LOI brings GF $300 million for AI optics research.
  • Q2 2026 communications and data-center revenue jumped 62%, led by silicon photonics.
  • Synopsys ARC and Photeon IVR acquisitions should add $100 million-plus in 2026 services revenue.

What critics are saying

  • Smart mobile was 36% of revenue; memory pricing pressure cuts 2026 demand.
  • IBM’s revived $2.5 billion fraud suit keeps leadership distracted through 2026.
  • Tower Semiconductor litigation can backfire if GF loses, weakening patent leverage.

What makes GlobalFoundries unique

  • GF leads specialty nodes: silicon photonics, RF-SOI, SiGe, and FDX manufacturing.
  • Its Malta, Dresden, and Singapore fabs give customers geopolitical diversification.
  • MIPS plus Synopsys ARC creates software-to-silicon depth for Physical AI customers.

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6 month growth

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2 year growth

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Yahoo Finance
Aug 11th, 2026
GlobalFoundries stock swings as tiny 16% segment drives 62% growth

GLOBALFOUNDRIES shares fell 7.2% on Monday to $50.05, despite beating June-quarter revenue estimates and raising its outlook for its fastest-growing segment. The semiconductor foundry's communications infrastructure and data centre market grew 62% year-over-year, driven by demand for silicon photonics and silicon germanium chips used in optical networking equipment. However, this high-growth segment represents only 16% of total revenue, approximately $290 million of the $1.786 billion reported for the quarter. Meanwhile, the company's largest segment, smart mobile devices at 36% of revenue, is expected to decline by a low-teens percentage in 2026 due to memory pricing pressures. Overall company revenue grew just 6% year-over-year. The foundry said it is oversubscribed on silicon germanium capacity through 2027 and is expanding within existing facilities. The stock has shown significant volatility, moving in different directions across four trading sessions following the earnings report.

Yahoo Finance
Aug 5th, 2026
GlobalFoundries raises data-centre growth outlook to 60% as Q2 revenue hits $1.79B

GlobalFoundries reported second-quarter fiscal 2026 revenue of $1.786 billion, up 9% sequentially and 6% year over year. Non-IFRS gross margin expanded to 29.9%, whilst diluted earnings reached $0.46 per share. Communications infrastructure and data-centre revenue surged 62% year over year, driven by silicon photonics and silicon-germanium demand. The company raised its full-year outlook for this segment to 50–60% growth, up from the high-30% range previously expected. Silicon photonics revenue is now projected to more than double in 2026. The firm guided third-quarter revenue of $1.885 billion and earnings per share of $0.51, plus or minus $0.05. GlobalFoundries completed acquisitions of Synopsys' ARC Processor IP Solutions and Photeon Technologies' custom power team, expecting these to contribute $100 million to $120 million in technology-services revenue for 2026.

The Business Journals
Jul 29th, 2026
GlobalFoundries awarded $300M in additional CHIPS Act funds for AI infrastructure research

GlobalFoundries will receive $300 million in US government funding to support research for technology used in artificial intelligence infrastructure. The semiconductor manufacturer's award comes through the CHIPS Act programme. The funding will help develop advanced semiconductor technologies needed for AI systems and related infrastructure.

Yahoo Finance
Jul 11th, 2026
GlobalFoundries exec sells 78% of shares after stock surges 70% in a year

GlobalFoundries Chief Strategy Officer Michael James Hogan sold 2,700 ordinary shares and gifted 100 shares on 8 and 9 July 2026, according to an SEC filing. The transactions reduced his direct shareholding by 78%, leaving him with 795 shares. The sales were executed at $66.83 per share under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan. The dispositions occurred after GlobalFoundries shares delivered a 70% one-year return as of 9 July 2026. GlobalFoundries operates as a global semiconductor foundry, manufacturing integrated circuits for telecommunications, automotive, industrial, consumer electronics, and computing sectors. The company reported trailing twelve-month revenue of $6.8 billion and net income of $778 million, with a market capitalisation of $38.2 billion.

Associated Press
Jun 23rd, 2026
GlobalFoundries qualifies SLATE 3D packaging on 9SW RF-SOI platform, cutting die size up to 45%

GlobalFoundries has qualified its SLATE wafer-to-wafer bonding technology on the 9SW radio-frequency silicon-on-insulator platform for production, with volume manufacturing expected in the second half of 2027. The technology enables 3D integration for cellular front-ends, reducing die size by up to 45% for space-constrained mobile applications. Manufactured at GF's 300mm Singapore facility, SLATE allows designers to bond two 9SW wafers and stack large field-effect transistors vertically. The technology supports applications including switches, low-noise amplifiers and antenna tuners in 5G mobile devices and satellite communications. The 9SW platform, introduced in 2023, delivers over 20% efficiency enhancement whilst reducing standby currents for longer battery life. An integrated process design kit is available through GF Connect, with prototyping accessible via GlobalShuttle multi-project wafer programme.