The posting, in Chaos Industries's own words
archived Oct 27, 2026CHAOS 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 .
Role Overview:
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 equity at a private company, understands how option grants, 409A valuations, tender offers, and preferred financings fit together, and takes pride in getting the details right.
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Responsibilities:
Equity plan administration Administer the company's equity incentive plan(s) end to end, including stock options, RSUs, early-exercise and restricted stock awards, and any ESPP or executive programs. Process new grants, exercises, cancellations, forfeitures, repurchases, and transfers in [Carta / Shareworks / equity platform], and maintain grant documentation and board approvals. Track vesting schedules, expiration dates, post-termination exercise windows, and plan share reserve availability; manage the equity-related aspects of employee onboarding and offboarding. Coordinate 409A valuations, ensure grants are priced at or above fair market value, and track ISO/NSO limits and ISO $100K rule compliance. Cap table and corporate records Maintain the fully diluted capitalization table, including common, preferred, options, warrants, SAFEs, and convertible notes, and reconcile it regularly to the stock ledger and legal records. Prepare pro forma cap tables and waterfall analyses to support management, board, and investor requests. Keep stockholder records, stock certificates or book-entry records, and transfer restrictions (ROFR, co-sale, lock-ups) current and enforceable. Fundraising rounds and corporate transactions Support preferred equity financings: model pro forma ownership, prepare closing cap tables, issue new securities, and update the platform post-close in coordination with outside counsel. Process conversions of SAFEs and convertible notes, option pool increases, and related board and stockholder approvals. Assist with secondary transactions, M&A diligence, and IPO-readiness workstreams as they arise. Tender offers and liquidity programs Help plan and execute company-sponsored tender offers and secondary liquidity programs, including eligibility analysis, participant communications, offer documentation, platform setup, proration, and settlement. Coordinate with Legal, Tax, Payroll, and third-party providers on withholding, reporting, and funds flow for tender offer transactions. Accounting, tax, and compliance Prepare monthly and quarterly stock-based compensation reports under ASC 718, including expense, forfeitures, and disclosures, and support the close process. Support payroll on taxable events (NSO exercises, RSU settlements, disqualifying dispositions) and manage year-end tax reporting, including Forms 3921 and 3922 and 83(b) election tracking. Prepare Rule 701 compliance analyses, Form D and blue sky filings support, and other securities law deliverables with outside counsel. Serve as the primary point of contact for equity-related requests from external auditors and support internal controls over equity data. Employee experience and process 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.