Sr. Sales Compensation Analyst

databricks; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Databricks Bengaluru is seeking a Sr. Sales Compensation Analyst to manage commissions end-to-end for a large global seller group. Expect ownership from plan rollout through calculation, payroll, and follow-up support, with a focus on accuracy, timeliness, and audit readiness.

You will use AI and automation daily to scale workflows, mentor new hires, and partner across Sales Ops, Payroll, Accounting, and leadership to optimize compensation programs.

Qualifications

• 5+ years hands-on sales compensation administration for plan rollout, calculation, and payment.
• Advanced Xactly skills with administration, reporting, and troubleshooting.
• Advanced Excel and Google Workspace for complex modeling and reconciliation.
• Solid grasp of SaaS go-to-market compensation models and plan mechanics.
• Experience with SOX or similar audit controls and clean audit trails.
• Strong analytical judgment to translate data into actionable recommendations.
• Comfort using AI tools and LLMs with accuracy checks.
• Clear communication across time zones with global partners.

Responsibilities

• Own commissions administration end-to-end: setup, plan distribution, input processing, calculation, payment.
• Deliver accurate plan rollout and payouts on time each cycle with payroll readiness.
• Resolve payee questions quickly and train reps; lead enablement sessions.
• Maintain SOX compliance with documented controls and auditable evidence.
• Identify discrepancies and root-causes; drive fixes with Sales Ops, Payroll, and Accounting.
• Improve recurring workflows; simplify handoffs and reduce rework.
• Leverage AI to enhance validations, reconciliations, and responses to comp questions.
• Mentor new hires on tools, processes and best practices.

Skills

Sales compensation

Xactly

Excel

Google Workspace

SOX compliance

Data analysis

AI tools

Cross-time-zone comms

Tools

Excel

Google Workspace

Job description

Sr. Sales Compensation Analyst

Bengaluru, India

As a Sr. Sales Compensation Analyst on the Comp Admin team, you will run commissions administration from start to finish for a large global group of sellers, so they can trust that they are paid accurately and on time. You will own a large payee portfolio with no supervision needed, from plan rollout through calculation, payroll, and follow-up support. You will catch issues before they reach the field and keep every step audit-ready. You will also use AI and automation every day to make our work faster, more accurate, and easier to scale as Databricks grows.

The impact you will have:

• Own commissions administration for a large payee portfolio with no errors: user setup, plan distribution, input processing, calculation, and payment.
• Deliver plan rollout and payout accurately and on time every cycle, including tracking ICPW acceptance and preparing data that feeds payroll and accounting deadlines.
• Resolve payee and partner questions quickly and fully, so issues are settled the first time without escalations. Run rep training and enablement sessions as needed.
• Keep your portfolio fully compliant with SOX and audit requirements by following controls with discipline, documenting clearly, and keeping evidence reproducible.
• Find discrepancies, exceptions, and control gaps early (for example, wrong credits, quota mismatches, or cap and accelerator errors), trace the root cause in the data, and drive the fix with Sales Ops, Payroll, and Accounting.
• Make recurring workflows faster, more reliable, and easier to repeat by improving documentation, simplifying handoffs, and cutting rework.
• Use AI to improve recurring work such as validations, reconciliations, and responses to comp questions. Build repeatable approaches that others on the team can adopt.
• Help the team grow by mentoring new hires on tools, processes, and best practices, and by referring strong candidates.

What we look for:

• 5+ years of hands‑on sales compensation administration, including user setup, plan distribution, calculation and payment, comp questions, and rep training.
• Advanced Xactly skills, including administration, reporting, and troubleshooting, with the ability to resolve system issues on your own.
• Advanced Excel and Google Workspace skills for complex modeling, data analysis, and reconciliation.
• A solid grasp of SaaS go-to-market compensation models (commit vs. consumption, quotas, OTI, accelerators, overlays, SPIFFs, MBOs) and how plan mechanics shape seller behavior.
• Experience working under SOX or similar audit controls, with accurate, well‑documented work and clean audit trails.
• Strong analytical judgment: you investigate patterns, find root causes, and turn data into practical recommendations.
• Comfort using AI tools and LLMs in daily work, plus the judgment to check outputs for accuracy before relying on them.
• Clear communication and teamwork across time zones with global partners in Sales Ops, Payroll, Accounting, and Sales leadership.

About Databricks

Databricks is the Data and AI company. More than 20,000 organizations worldwide — including adidas, AT&T, Bayer, Block, Mastercard, Rivian, Unilever, and 70% of the Fortune 500 — rely on the Databricks Data + AI Platform to build and scale data and AI apps, analytics and agents. Headquartered in San Francisco with 30+ offices around the globe, Databricks offers a unified platform that includes Genie, Lakebase, Agent Bricks, Lakeflow, Lakehouse, and Unity Catalog. To learn more, follow Databricks on LinkedIn , X , YouTube , and Instagram .

Benefits

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