Senior Analyst, Equity Compensation

Xylem is a Fortune 500 global water solutions company dedicated to advancing sustainable impact and empowering the people who make water work every day. As a leading water technology company with 23,000 employees operating in over 150 countries, Xylem is at the forefront of addressing the world's most critical water challenges. We invite passionate individuals to join our team, dedicated to exceeding customer expectations through innovative and sustainable solutions.

The Senior Analyst, Equity Compensation is a mid-level HR professional based in the United States who specializes in the day-to-day administration and analysis of Xylem’s Global Long-Term Incentive and Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) programs. This role supports strategic pay decisions by ensuring accurate, compliant, and efficient administration of plans across multiple countries, while providing clear insights and guidance to HR and business partners.

This role is a hybrid role based in our Charlotte, NC office.

Hybrid would require in office 2-3x per week.

Senior Analyst, Equity Compensation Responsibilities:

• Administer Xylem’s global long-term incentive program (e.g., stock options, RSUs, PSUs) and the ESPP, ensuring accurate and timely processing of grants, vesting events, releases, purchases, and related transactions.

• Maintain, reconcile, and audit equity data across systems (e.g., Workday and Fidelity Plan Sponsor Webstation (PSW)), ensuring accuracy of participant records, grant details, vesting schedules, and share balances.

• Support the coordination and execution of key equity and ESPP cycles (annual grant cycle, off-cycle grants, ESPP enrollment and purchase periods), including timelines, testing, communications, and post-cycle reconciliations.

• Develop and maintain standard and ad hoc reporting and dashboards for equity and ESPP programs to support leadership decision-making, budgeting, and forecasting (e.g., share usage, expense, and dilution).

• Collaborate with Legal, Finance, Payroll, and HR partners in the US and internationally to ensure equity and ESPP programs comply with plan documents, internal policies, and applicable laws and regulations.

• Support modeling and analysis of equity and ESPP programs (e.g., cost projections, scenario analysis, and share pool planning), providing clear, actionable insights to Compensation and HR leadership.

• Prepare and update employee-facing materials (grant notifications, FAQs, intranet content, training decks) that explain equity and ESPP programs in a clear and engaging way for employees across multiple countries.

• Assist with internal and external audits of equity and ESPP programs, ensuring appropriate documentation, controls, and audit trails are in place.

• Participate in or lead defined workstreams for special projects related to equity (e.g., new country rollouts, plan amendments, systems or vendor implementations).

High Impact Behaviors

• Continuous Professional Development: Professionals should be committed to lifelong learning, seeking out opportunities for self-improvement, and staying abreast of industry trends and best practices.

• Collaboration and Teamwork: Effective professionals understand the value of collaboration. They work well with others, contribute to team goals, and understand that diverse perspectives can lead to better solutions.

• Results Driven Performance: High performing professionals focus on delivering results. They set high standards for their own performance and are committed to achieving objectives efficiently and effectively.

Senior Analyst, Equity Compensation Qualifications Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, HR, or related field.

• 3–5+ years of equity compensation or related Total Rewards experience.

• Strong understanding of equity program mechanics (RSUs, PSUs, stock options, ESPP).

• Experience working with equity brokerage platforms (e.g., Morgan Stanley, Fidelity, Shareworks).

• Advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, financial modeling, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP).

• Strong attention to detail and ability to manage sensitive data with confidentiality.

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical-thinking capabilities.

Preferred

• CEP/ECI certification (Level 1 or higher).

• Experience in a global, publicly traded company.

• Familiarity with Workday or comparable HRIS.

• Knowledge of accounting principles related to equity compensation (ASC 718).

• Experience sup