SPE-HR Operations

Cognizant; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 700,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking a Sales Compensation Analyst in Bengaluru to manage monthly, quarterly, and annual commission payouts with precision. You will analyze sales performance data, track key metrics, and provide actionable insights to sales leadership while aligning plans with budgets and strategic goals.

You will collaborate with Human Resources and Finance to ensure accurate plan terms, quotas, and compliance.

Qualifications

• Experience with sales compensation payout calculations.
• Ability to build dashboards for leadership to track attainment.
• Proficiency in modeling to forecast plan impact and ROI.

Responsibilities

• Calculate monthly, quarterly, and annual commissions and bonuses with high accuracy.
• Analyze sales performance data and track key metrics to provide insights to leadership.
• Maintain incentive compensation systems with new hires, territories, and updated quotas.

Skills

Data analysis

Financial modeling

Dashboard creation

Cross-functional collaboration

Attention to detail

Tools

Incentive compensation software

Job description

Job Summary

Your primary responsibilities will include calculating monthly and quarterly commission payouts with high accuracy. You will analyze sales performance data track key metrics identify trends and provide actionable insights to sales leadership. You will also collaborate closely with Human Resources and Finance teams to ensure all compensation plans align perfectly with company budgets and strategic goals.

Responsibilities

The primary responsibility of a sales compensation analyst involves the daily administration and calculation of variable pay programs. You are responsible for accurately computing monthly quarterly and annual commission payouts and bonuses for the entire sales force. This requires cross referencing sales credits attainment metrics and closed deals against internal tracking and billing systems to eliminate payout errors. Additionally you must maintain and update incentive compensation management software with new hire profiles territory shifts and updated quotas to ensure the tracking system reflects current organizational structures.

Beyond routine administration this role requires deep analysis and strategic modeling to evaluate overall plan effectiveness. You will analyze performance data to see if current incentive structures drive the desired sales behaviors and run scenario models for proposed plans to forecast total spend and protect company margins. Building dashboards for leadership to track overall sales attainment trends and commission return on investment is also a key task. Furthermore you will ensure strict compliance with financial controls maintain proper documentation for all plan exceptions and draft official compensation plan terms and quota letters.

Finally a sales compensation analyst serves as the main point of contact for the sales team regarding their plan mechanics and commission statements. You will research and resolve commission inquiries and discrepancies quickly to maintain sales force trust and motivation. Conducting training sessions for new sales hires to help them clearly understand how their variable pay is calculated is another essential duty. Through clear communication and accurate math you ensure the sales team remains motivated while keeping the corporate budget secure.