Payscale
Finance / FinServ
SalesIncentiveCompensationAnalyst
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“Sales Incentive Compensation Analyst at Payscale. Skills: Sales Incentive Compensation Plans, Commission Administration, Compensation Reporting, Data Analysis. Support the design, modeling, and documentation of sales incentive compensation plans (ICPs) for roles across the GTM organization including AEs, SDRs, CSMs and Sales Management. Administer monthly and quarterly commission partner with Finance and Revenue Operations to ensure accuracy, timeliness, and auditability of all commission payout”
What You'll Achieve.
Ensure our compensation plans are competitive, equitable, and aligned to our commercial strategy; Ensure accuracy, timeliness, and auditability of all commission payouts; Flag discrepancies for resolution; Produce weekly, monthly, and quarterly GTM compensation reporting; Resolve commission-related inquiries from sales reps and managers
Industry & Context.
High attention to detail and comfortable handling large datasets and catching discrepancies; Field and resolve commission-related inquiries from sales reps and managers, escalating complex disputes per defined SLA
High-Speed Internet, A stable broadband or fiber connection (satellite is highly discouraged) with a minimum speed of 100 Mbps in a dedicated workspace that has a reliable Wi-Fi signal, Device for Multifactor Authentication (MFA/2FA) - smartphone, tablet, etc.
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Human Resources, Economics, or a related quantitative field, 1–3 years of experience in compensation, total rewards, sales operations, finance, or a related analytical HRusiness function, Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel (pivot tables, VLOOKUP/INDEX-MATCH, dynamic arrays, data modeling), Demonstrated experience working with compensation data, market surveys, or sales commission/quota data in a professional setting, High attention to detail and comfortable handling large datasets and catching discrepancies, Ability to communicate complex compensation concepts clearly to non-specialists across Sales, Finance, and HR, Demonstrated ability to handle sensitive and confidential information with the utmost discretion
What You'll Do.
and documentation of sales incentive compensation plans (ICPs) for roles across the GTM organization including AEs
CSMs and Sales Management
Administer monthly and quarterly commission partner with Finance and Revenue Operations to ensure accuracy
and auditability of all commission payouts
Maintain and audit data within the company’s incentive compensation management (ICM) platform (Spiff) and flag discrepancies for resolution
and quarterly GTM compensation reporting — including attainment summaries
overage/accelerator analysis
and plan cost-to-revenue ratios — for Sales leadership and Finance
Field and resolve commission-related inquiries from sales reps and managers
escalating complex disputes per defined SLA
Assist in annual sales compensation plan design cycles: model plan economics
create scenario analyses
and prepare materials for plan launch and rollout
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Partner closely with Sales, Revenue Operations, Finance, and HR Business Partners; Partner with Finance and Revenue Operations to ensure accuracy, timeliness, and auditability of all commission payouts; Communicate complex compensation concepts clearly to non-specialists across Sales, Finance, and HR
Communication Scope
Ability to communicate complex compensation concepts clearly to non-specialists across Sales, Finance, and HR
Full Job Description
ABOUT PAYSCALE Payscale is the original compensation innovator for organizations who want to scale their business with pay and transform their largest investment into their greatest advantage. With decades of innovation in sourcing reputable data and developing AI-powered tools, Payscale delivers actionable insights that turn pay from a cost to a catalyst. Its suite of solutions — Payfactors, Marketpay, and Paycycle — empower top companies in the U.S. and businesses like Cintas, ZoomInfo, Chipotle, Brookdale Senior Living, Ohio State University, American Airlines, and TJX Companies. Create confidence in your compensation. Payscale. To learn more, visit www.payscale.com http://www.payscale.com. As a Sales Incentive Compensation Analyst I, you will be an integral member of our Revenue Operations team, supporting the design, administration, and continuous improvement of compensation programs across GTM. You will partner closely with Sales, Revenue Operations, Finance, and HR Business Partners to ensure our compensation plans are competitive, equitable, and aligned to our commercial strategy. What You'll Do - Support the design, modeling, and documentation of sales incentive compensation plans (ICPs) for roles across the GTM organization including AEs, SDRs, CSMs and Sales Management. - Administer monthly and quarterly commission calculations; partner with Finance and Revenue Operations to ensure accuracy, timeliness, and auditability of all commission payouts. - Maintain and audit data within the company’s incentive compensation management (ICM) platform (Spiff) and flag discrepancies for resolution. - Produce weekly, monthly, and quarterly GTM compensation reporting — including attainment summaries, overage/accelerator analysis, and plan cost-to-revenue ratios — for Sales leadership and Finance. - Field and resolve commission-related inquiries from sales reps and managers, escalating complex disputes per defined SLA. - Assist in annual sales compensation plan design c
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