Benchling

biotech

SalesCompensationAnalyst

$123–155k San Francisco, California, United States FULL TIME Remote Friendly
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Sales Compensation Analyst at Benchling. Skills: Sales Compensation, Compensation Planning, Commission Reconciliation, Financial Modeling. Primary coordinator of the annual sales compensation design & planning process. Monthly, quarterly and annual reporting on AE compensation as it relates to AE attainment”

What You'll Achieve.

salespeople are paid accurately and on time; compensation plans are easy to understand; the business has a trusted partner who keeps our programs sharp and competitive

Industry & Context.

biotech
Problems you'll solve

ability to think logically, rationally, and strategically

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Economics or equivalent area., 2-5+ years experience in a variable compensation analyst related role at a High Growth Startup or Public Company, understanding and substantial knowledge of complex financial modeling, calculation of ARR related metrics, incentive structures and compensation best practices, ability to think logically, rationally, and strategically in order to distill and articulate complex data to drive business decisions., Experience presenting analyses to management and ability to lead and drive initiatives

Nice to Have

Enterprise Software / SaaS experience a plus, Experience with Salesforce, Sigma, and CaptivateIQ a plus

What You'll Do.

Primary coordinator of the annual sales compensation design & planning process

quarterly and annual reporting on AE compensation as it relates to AE attainment

Administrator of our commissions software CaptivateIQ

Partner with Accounting on the monthly commissions close

Project leader to integrate CaptivateIQ with NetSuite

Submit final monthly commissions payments to payroll

Drive ad-hoc projects and analysis to support Benchling’s long-term growth

Working with Sales ecosystem on any non-AE related incentives

Opportunity split management

Compensation letter distribution and tracking

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

key partner to our Sales organization; collaborate with Strategic Finance and Revenue Operations; works closely with Finance, Accounting, Revenue Operations, Business Technology, and Human Resources

Communication Scope

knack for clear communication; ability to distill and articulate complex data to drive business decisions; Experience presenting analyses to management

Process & Methodology

coordinating the annual compensation planning process — scheduling meetings, managing timelines, and keeping stakeholders aligned to ensure planning deadlines are met

Full Job Description

We are rebuilding biotech for the AI era. When a breakthrough is delayed, the world waits. Getting a molecule from discovery to patients, or a crop from lab to field, involves thousands of slow, manual, disconnected steps. AI has the potential to change this, compressing decades of R&D work into years. But that only happens when clean, structured scientific data and AI are built into how science gets done. Benchling is the AI platform for biotech R&D. Scientists use Benchling to design experiments, capture structured data, and run AI agents and models directly in their workflows. Over 200,000 scientists around the world trust Benchling to power their most important work, from academic labs to Sanofi, Moderna, and more than half of the world's top 50 biopharma. We’re building an AI scientist for our customers. We can’t do that if we haven’t built the muscle ourselves. AI fluency is the foundation we build on; it's core to how we work, and we're committed to helping every new hire integrate it into their day-to-day. As part of our interview process, you'll complete a brief AI-focused exercise or discussion so we can understand how you think about and use AI to drive impact in your role. Feel free to reference any tools, platforms, or workflows you use today. ROLE OVERVIEW We are looking for an experienced Sales Compensation Analyst to join our Revenue Operations team. In this role, you will be a key partner to our Sales organization — ensuring our compensation programs are accurate, competitive, and designed to motivate and reward top performance. You will own end-to-end compensation operations, including coordinating the annual compensation planning process — scheduling meetings, managing timelines, and keeping stakeholders aligned to ensure planning deadlines are met — as well as monthly commission reconciliation and payments, SPIFF tracking, and day-to-day administration of our commission platform, CaptivateIQ. You'll also serve as the primary point of contact for

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