Strategic Sales Compensation Architect

Stripe; Dublin; On-site; EUR 97,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Company bonus or sales commissions/bon

Retirement plans

Health benefits

Wellness stipends

Job summary

Stripe, a global payments platform, is seeking a seasoned Sales Compensation lead in Dublin to design, implement, and optimize compensation for our sales teams. You’ll own metrics, enablement, and stakeholder alignment across Sales, Finance, and HR.

You will work in a high-growth environment, using data to drive decisions and ensure accurate, timely payments while shaping the strategic direction of incentive programs.

Qualifications

• BS or BA in Business, Finance, Economics, Math, or Statistics.
• At least five years of experience in a sales compensation role.
• At least two years as a key point of contact with senior Sales, Finance, and HR leadership.
• At least three years leading the sales compensation design process.
• Experience with CRM (Salesforce) and ICM tools.
• Experience with reporting tools and Tableau.
• Strong logic, problem-solving, and Excel modeling skills.
• Very organized and attentive to detail, with strong prioritization skills.
• Experience in high-growth environments and administering complex programs.
• Ability to collaborate with internal partners across Sales, Finance, and Business Applications.

Responsibilities

• Lead the annual sales compensation plan design cycle for specific sales teams and obtain input from stakeholders.
• Implement metrics for plans that are specific, measurable, and aligned with priorities.
• Own the rollout and enablement of the compensation plans.
• Quantitatively measure compensation plan effectiveness and apply learnings to future designs.
• Propose, evaluate, design, and measure SPIFFs and incentives.
• Be the main contact for sales leadership to align objectives and compensation.
• Maintain enablement of sales compensation resources for the org.
• Lead annual sales credit policy enablement for the sales org.
• Represent compensation impacts in strategy discussions (e.g., Product).
• Understand sales function, product priorities, and team characteristics.
• Support the commission close process as needed.

Skills

CRM (Salesforce)

ICM tools

Tableau

Excel modeling

Cross-functional collaboration

Strong analytics

Education

BS/BA in Business, Finance, Economics, Math, or Statistics

Tools

Salesforce

Captivate IQ

Varicent

Xactly

Job description

Stripe, a global payments platform, is seeking a seasoned Sales Compensation lead in Dublin to design, implement, and optimize compensation for our sales teams. You’ll own metrics, enablement, and stakeholder alignment across Sales, Finance, and HR.

You will work in a high-growth environment, using data to drive decisions and ensure accurate, timely payments while shaping the strategic direction of incentive programs.