Manager, Sales Commissions

What Part Will You Play?

• Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing team of sales commissions professionals.
• Oversee the accurate and timely calculation, validation, and payment of sales commissions and incentives.
• Ensure commissions processes, controls, and governance practices support business, compliance, and audit requirements.
• Partner with Sales, Finance, HR, Revenue Operations, and Legal to implement and administer compensation programs.
• Deliver executive-level reporting and analytics that provide insight into commission performance, attainment trends, and program effectiveness.
• Drive operational excellence through automation, process optimization, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Lead strategic projects including compensation plan harmonization, operating model enhancements, system implementations, and transformation initiatives.
• Manage escalations and complex compensation matters while delivering exceptional stakeholder support.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to business leaders on commissions governance, administration, and best practices.
• Identify opportunities to improve scalability, efficiency, and the overall seller experience.

What Are We Looking For in This Role?

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field.
• 10+ years of experience in sales compensation, commissions operations, incentive compensation, or a related field.
• 3+ years of experience leading and developing teams in a fast-paced, complex business environment.
• Demonstrated experience supporting complex sales compensation programs for large sales organizations..
• Experience managing executive-level stakeholders and resolving complex compensation matters.
• Strong analytical, operational, and project management skills.
• Proven ability to lead through change, influence cross-functional partners, and drive business results.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting sales organizations with 1,000+ sales professionals.
• Experience supporting global sales compensation programs and geographically dispersed teams.
• Xactly Incent administration, configuration, implementation, or optimization experience strongly preferred.
• Experience leading compensation transformation, plan harmonization, operating model redesign, or large-scale system implementations.
• Experience managing complex stakeholder relationships across Sales, Finance, HR, Revenue Operations, and Executive Leadership.