Manager, Sales Compensation
$153k-$183k
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L7
$153k-$183k
Occupations
Sales ManagersFirst-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales WorkersGeneral and Operations ManagersIndustries
Software PublishersCustom Computer Programming ServicesCorporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices- Run the compensation engine
- Own the monthly and quarterly compensation cycle end to end: crediting, calculation, review, approval and payout, delivered accurately and on time
- Own CaptivateIQ as our system of record for incentive compensation, including plan build, rule logic, testing and release
- Own crediting and comp data integrity across Salesforce and downstream systems, and work with Systems and Deal Desk to fix problems at source rather than in spreadsheets
- Oversee inquiry management ensuring clear SLAs and report on trends to improve overall processes
- Document and keep policies and process up to date for stakeholders and your team
- Design the plans, quotas and incentives
- Own annual plan design in partnership with your Senior compensation analyst, GTM leadership, FP&A and People for all commissioned roles
- Collaborate with Revops business partners on the quota setting process for each function to ensure it aligns with broader compensation strategy and benchmarks
- Model attainment distribution, benchmarks and support finance in ad-hoc cost reporting
- Own and build SPIFFs and non-cash incentive programmes, including President's Club, Own plan communication and enablement, so reps and managers understand what they are paid for and can self-serve where needed
- Evolve the compensation strategy as we grow
- Build the compensation approach for an evolving pricing model and mulit-product business in partnership with the Head of Revenue Operations and VP of Finance
- Represent compensation requirements during larger CPQ and CRM enhancements or changes
- Enhance our approach based compensation reporting: attainment by role and segment, payout curves, quota coverage and programme effectiveness
- Lead and grow the team
- Manage, coach and develop a small team of compensation analysts, and set the standard and what good looks like
- Prioritise the team's work, capacity and quarterly OKRs to ensure a balance of reactiveness and impactful projects
- Stay hands-on. This is a doing and leading role, not a management-only role
- What you'll bring
- 6+ years in sales compensation, revenue operations, sales finance or a closely related field, with experience managing or formally mentoring analysts 2-3 years direct management experience
- Proven ownership of a full incentive compensation cycle for a distributed GTM team, including crediting, calculation, payout and dispute resolution
- Hands‐on administration of an ICM platform, ideally CaptivateIQ, including building and testing plan logic yourself
- Demonstrated plan design experience: pay mix, leverage, accelerators and quota setting, with the modelling to back the recommendation
- Strong Salesforce data fluency, and the ability to translate commercial requirements into system and crediting logic
- Advanced Excel or Google Sheets modelling, including capacity, attainment and cost of sale models
- Excellent stakeholder management, with the credibility to hold a position with Sales leaders and the judgement to know when to flex
- You can communicate simply, clearly, and directly, especially with senior leaders, and your written work is polished enough to go straight to an executive audience
- Experience with consumption, usage-based or hybrid pricing models and their compensation implications
- Experience through a CPQ or quote-to-cash migration, ideally Salesforce CPQ or Dealhub
- Experience in cybersecurity, IT or AI markets
- Familiarity with ASC 606 commission capitalisation and audit requirements
Level
ManagerL7
Salary
$153k-$183k
Location
Millbrae, CA
Occupation
Sales Managers
Industry
Software Publishers
Posted
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