Stock Administrator

Harness is a high-growth company that is disrupting the software delivery market. Our mission is to enable the 30 million software developers in the world to deliver code to their users reliably, efficiently, securely and quickly, increasing customers' pace of innovation while improving the developer experience. We offer solutions for every step of the software delivery lifecycle to build, test, secure, deploy and manage reliability, feature flags and cloud costs. The Harness Software Delivery Platform includes modules for CI, CD, Cloud Cost Management, Feature Flags, Service Reliability Management, Security Testing Orchestration, Chaos Engineering, Software Engineering Insights and continues to expand at an incredibly fast pace.

Harness is led by technologist and entrepreneur Jyoti Bansal, who founded AppDynamics and sold it to Cisco for $3.7B. We're backed with $425M in venture financing from top-tier VC and strategic firms, including J.P. Morgan, Capital One Ventures, Citi Ventures, ServiceNow, Splunk Ventures, Norwest Venture Partners, Adage Capital Partners, Balyasny Asset Management, Gaingels, Harmonic Growth Partners, Menlo Ventures, IVP, Unusual Ventures, GV (formerly Google Ventures), Alkeon Capital, Battery Ventures, Sorenson Capital, Thomvest Ventures and Silicon Valley Bank.

Position Overview
We are seeking a detail-oriented and experienced
Stock Administrator
to support our growing global equity program, with a focus on India-based employees. This role will be responsible for day-to-day equity operations, employee support, and compliance activities, working closely with cross-functional teams in People, Payroll, Legal, and Finance. You will help ensure our equity program is administered accurately and in compliance with local and international regulations.

Key Responsibilities

• Administer equity transactions in our equity management system (e.g., Shareworks, Carta), including new grants, exercises, releases, and terminations
• Act as the primary point of contact for India-based employees regarding equity-related questions, taxation, and reporting
• Coordinate with global payroll and tax teams to ensure proper tax withholding, filings, and compliance for equity transactions in India
• Monitor vesting schedules, terminations, and other triggering events and ensure accurate system updates
• Assist with education sessions and communications for local employees to ensure understanding of their equity awards.
• Stay up-to-date on India equity tax and regulatory requirements; partner with external counsel or consultants as needed
• Support special projects including M&A, mobility, and process improvements

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or related field
• 1+ years of experience in stock administration
• Experience with equity platforms (e.g. Shareworks)
• Strong attention to detail, analytical skills, and ability to manage data with accuracy
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

Preferred

• Prior experience supporting equity programs
• Familiarity with India-specific equity taxation, payroll processes, and regulatory reporting
• Exposure to M&A transactions, global mobility, or public company reporting
• CEP certification or progress toward it is a plus

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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex or national origin.

Note on Fraudulent Recruiting/Offers
We have become aware that there may be fraudulent recruiting attempts being made by people posing as representatives of Harness. These scams may involve fake job postings, unsolicited emails, or messages claiming to be from our recruiters or hiring managers.

Please note, we do not ask for sensitive or financial information via chat, text, or social media, and any email communications will come from the domain Additionally, Harness will never ask for any payment, fee to be paid, or purchases to be made by a job applicant. All applicants are encouraged to apply directly to our open jobs via our website. Interviews are generally conducted via Zoom video conference unless the candidate requests other accommodations.

If you believe that you have been the target of an interview/offer scam by someone posing as a representative of Harness, please do not provide any personal or financial information and contact us immediately at You can also find additional information about this type of scam and report any fraudulent employment offers via the Federal Trade Commission's website ), or you can contact your local law enforcement agency.