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Senior Equity Administrator

Chaos · El Segundo, California, United States · On-site

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About Chaos

CHAOS Industries builds a multi-product portfolio powered by Coherent Distributed Networks (CDN TM), giving military, commercial, and border teams the ultimate advantage: domain dominance. Backed by Accel and NEA.

About the role

CHAOS is a late stage, Series D private company. As we grow, our cap table is becoming more complex: more employees holding equity, more financing rounds, and more liquidity events. We are hiring an Equity Administrator to own the day-to-day administration of our equity programs and keep our cap table accurate, compliant, and audit-ready. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

What they're looking for

  • Respond to employee questions about grants, vesting, exercising, and taxes, and help build education materials, FAQs, and onboarding sessions
  • Document and continuously improve equity processes, controls, and data integrity as the company scales
  • 3–5 years of equity administration experience, with at least part of that time at a venture-backed or privately held company
  • Hands-on experience managing a private-company cap table and equity plans on a platform such as Carta, Shareworks, Ledgy, or Pulley
  • Direct experience supporting at least one preferred financing round and at least one tender offer or structured secondary transaction
  • Working knowledge of stock option mechanics (ISOs vs. NSOs, early exercise, 83(b) elections), 409A valuations, Rule 701, Section 16 basics, and ASC 718 stock-based compensation accounting
More about this role

CHAOS Industries is redefining modern defense with a multi-product portfolio that gives the ultimate advantage—domain dominance. The company's products are powered by Coherent Distributed Networks (CDN™), empowering warfighters, commercial air operators, and border protection teams to act faster, adapt rapidly, and stay ahead of evolving threats.

CHAOS Industries was founded in 2022 and has raised a total of $1 billion in funding from leading investors, including 8VC, Accel, and Valor Equity Partners. The company is headquartered in Los Angeles, with offices in Washington, D.C., San Francisco, San Diego, and London. For more information, please visit www.chaosinc.com .

CHAOS is a late stage, Series D private company. As we grow, our cap table is becoming more complex: more employees holding equity, more financing rounds, and more liquidity events. We are hiring an Equity Administrator to own the day-to-day administration of our equity programs and keep our cap table accurate, compliant, and audit-ready.

You will sit on the People team and partner closely with Legal, Finance, and our outside counsel and auditors. This is a hands-on role for someone who has already administered...

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