Senior Paralegal, Equity & Securities
Own the details behind accurate, trusted public-company reporting.
Join Resmed’s Legal team in a highly visible role supporting equity administration, securities compliance, SEC reporting, and public-company filing requirements .
As Senior Paralegal, Equity & Securities , you’ll take ownership of recurring and event-driven processes where accuracy, timing, and sound judgment matter. You’ll work closely with securities counsel and partner across Global Rewards, Finance, Payroll, Tax, Investor Relations, Global Mobility, and external service providers to keep complex equity and securities activities moving accurately and on schedule.
This is an opportunity to build structure around critical filing requirements, strengthen processes and controls, and help create a predictable, repeatable compliance calendar with minimal surprises.
What You'll Do
•Administer stock plan processes covering equity grants, vesting events, exercises, releases, transfers, cancellations, employee data, and related plan records.
•Own Employee Stock Purchase Plan administration, including offering periods, enrollment, purchases, withdrawals, and associated payroll and tax reporting interfaces.
•Coordinate with cross-functional partners to ensure accurate transaction processing, reconciliations, reporting, issue resolution, approvals, signatures, and filing deadlines.
•Prepare and coordinate Section 16 filings, including Forms 3, 4, and 5, and maintain related beneficial ownership records under the direction of securities counsel.
•Support recurring SEC and public-company reporting, including equity-related portions of Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K, proxy statements, registration statements, Form S-8 filings, annual reporting, and other disclosure materials.
•Prepare equity-related ASX announcements and notices and coordinate global equity regulatory requirements, including China SAFE and Australia ESS reporting.
•Maintain securities and equity records, compliance calendars, insider lists, blackout communications, and supporting documentation.
•Support insider trading policy administration through preclearance processes, restricted lists, blackout periods, employee communications, insider designation criteria, exception requests, and monitoring of automated assignments.
•Prepare Board and committee materials, resolutions, consents, and supporting documentation related to equity plans, grants, and corporate actions.
•Resolve escalated employee questions relating to equity administration and ESPP in partnership with internal and external stakeholders.
•Support equity and securities due diligence and integration activities related to mergers, acquisitions, financings, and other corporate transactions.
•Improve controls, documentation, processes, and appropriate use of technology or automation to increase accuracy and efficiency.
What You Bring
•5 years of substantive experience supporting equity administration, securities compliance, or corporate legal matters in a public-company environment.
•Hands-on experience administering public-company equity plans and working with stock plan administration platforms and transfer agents.
•Working knowledge of Section 16 reporting, Forms 3, 4 and 5, Form S-8, and SEC/public-company filing processes.
•Experience coordinating recurring reporting inputs across Legal, Finance, Compensation, Payroll, Tax, Investor Relations, and external advisors.
•Strong organizational, written, verbal, and deadline-management capabilities, with proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Word.
•Sound judgment and discretion when working with confidential information and material nonpublic information.
•Bachelor’s degree and/or paralegal certificate.
Nice to have
•Experience with Shareworks, Fidelity, Computershare, Workiva, EDGAR Next, Workday, or similar platforms.
•Experience supporting proxy, annual meeting, ASX, China SAFE, Australia ESS, or other global equity compliance activities.
•Experience strengthening equity or securities processes through controls, standardization, technology, or automation.
What Sets You Apart
•Ownership: You take responsibility for recurring filing rhythms and keep work moving without significant day-to-day direction.
•Forward planning: You anticipate upcoming requirements, clarify ownership, and give stakeholders the runway needed to meet deadlines.
•Precision: You thoroughly check high-visibility work and understand why small details matter in publicly available filings.
•Composure: You remain accurate and organized when deadlines compress or requirements change close to submission.
•Judgment: You handle sensitive information thoughtfully and know when to escalate legal interpretation to counsel.
Why Join Resmed
At Resmed, your work will support the governance and compliance infrastructure behind a company focused on helping people breathe better and live healthier, longer lives. You’ll have the opportunity to bring greater structure, accuracy, and predictability to critical public-company processes while partnering across Legal and the wider business.
Compensation & Additional Information
At Resmed, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role, and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case.
A reasonable estimate of the current base range for this position is: $128,000.00 - $160,000.00 USD Annual .
For remote positions located outside of the U.S., pay will be determined based on the candidate's geographic work location, relevant qualifications, work experience, and skills.
Joining us is more than saying “yes” to making the world a healthier place. It’s discovering a career that’s challenging, supportive and inspiring. Where a culture driven by excellence helps you not only meet your goals, but also create new ones. We focus on creating a diverse and inclusive culture, encouraging individual expression in the workplace and thrive on the innovative ideas this generates. If this sounds like the workplace for you, apply now! We commit to respond to every applicant.