Sales Compensation Analyst – Strategic Incentive Programs, Payee Lifecycle
Posted 1hrs ago
Employment Information
Report this job
Job expired or something wrong with this job?
Job Description
Sales Compensation Analyst managing global SPIFF programs, commissions, and payee lifecycle operations at S&P Global. Automating compensation controls and resolving complex payout disputes.
Responsibilities:
- Own end-to-end SPIFF operations, including qualification criteria, crediting logic, system rate tables, tracking engines, calculations, ROI analytics, spend assessments, and audit documentation
- Manage payee lifecycle workflows, including system setup, prorated quotas, draw and guarantee schedules, ramping accelerators, target adjustments, split crediting, quota relief, crediting freezes, and temporary account coverage
- Compute final commission settlements, accelerated vesting, trailing pipeline revenue, exit reconciliation packages, and post-departure clawback reconciliations
- Build automated routines linking HRIS platforms such as Workday with enterprise compensation engines
- Conduct technical investigations into sales disputes, crediting splits, payout grievances, deal cancellations, de-bookings, retroactive invoicing revisions, and clawback schedules
- Prepare data-backed recalculation findings with mathematical explanations for commercial representatives and sales leadership
- Partner with Legal and People Partners on sensitive executive escalations
- Serve as operational governance and audit liaison
- Compile exception packages and provide calculation extracts, system logs, approval documentation, and payee lifecycle audit trails for SOX testing
Requirements:
- 5+ years in sales compensation administration, incentive program management, or sales operations within a multinational organisation
- Proven experience designing, tracking, and executing tactical commercial incentive programs, SPIFFs, and accelerator campaigns with rigorous budget controls and full audit documentation
- Experience managing payee lifecycle mechanics including quota proration, draw and guarantee accounting, effective-dated crediting, leave of absence adjustments, and final offboarding commission calculations
- Advanced SQL proficiency for querying multi-table databases, HRIS tables, and transaction ledgers
- Hands-on experience with at least one of Python/Pandas, Alteryx, or Excel/VBA
- Practical administration experience with at least one enterprise incentive platform: Varicent, Xactly, Anaplan, or SAP Commissions
- Practical administration experience with at least one HRIS platform, including Workday
- Indefinite right to work in the United States
- Preferred: experience building automated SPIFF tracking engines or reconciliation routines integrating HRIS data with compensation systems
- Preferred: Power BI experience for post-campaign ROI analytics and spend assessments
- Preferred: technical financial investigations into sales disputes and payout grievances
- Preferred: audit-ready exception packages and SOX documentation experience
- Preferred: partnering with Legal and People Partners on executive compensation escalations
- Preferred: explaining complex commission calculations and lifecycle adjustments to non-technical audiences
- Preferred: compensation continuity support during organizational changes
Benefits:
- Annual incentive plan
- Health care coverage
- Generous time off
- Continuous learning resources
- Retirement planning
- Continuing education program
- Company-matched student loan contribution
- Financial wellness programs
- Family-friendly benefits and perks
- Retail discounts
- Referral incentive awards
- Disability accommodation during the application process
















