Sales Compensation Analyst (Pipeline Operations & Data Integrity)

S&P Global

Penang

On-site

MYR 90,000 - 140,000

Full time

2 days ago

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Job summary

S&P Global in Penang seeks a Sales Compensation Analyst to ensure health and accuracy of the sales compensation data platform. You will oversee daily and monthly data ingestion feeds, run reconciliation scripts, and troubleshoot data anomalies before they affect calculations.

Collaborating with global stakeholders across US, UK, and APAC, you will drive improvements to data pipelines, implement fixes, and maintain SOPs and SOX controls supporting finance and commissions teams.

Qualifications

5+ years of technical experience in data operations, financial systems support, sales compensation analysis, or data pipeline validation.
Advanced SQL: write, debug, and optimize complex SQL queries.
Automation tooling: experience with Python (Pandas), Alteryx, or VBA/macros.
Analytical problem solving with attention to detail on large financial datasets.
Reporting tools: experience with Power BI for operational dashboards.

Responsibilities

Monitor day-to-day data ingestion pipelines across billing and CRM feeds.
Run pre-calculation validations and identify data anomalies.
Triaging pipeline failures and implementing fixes with global teams.
Perform end-of-month data loads and baseline calculations within close timetables.
Develop and maintain SOPs and SOX controls for data processes.
Create and publish KPI reports and data health dashboards.

Skills

Advanced SQL

Python (Pandas)

Alteryx

Power BI

Data quality

Global collaboration

Tools

Python

Alteryx

SQL

Power BI

Job description

Role Overview

The Sales Compensation Analyst (Pipeline Operations & Data Integrity) is an essential technical driver responsible for ensuring the operational health, daily precision, and end-to-end data integrity of the sales compensation data platform. You will oversee daily and monthly data ingestion feeds, run programmatic reconciliation scripts, troubleshoot data anomalies before they impact calculations, and support continuous improvement of data pipelines in close coordination with global stakeholders.

About The Role

Role Overview

Responsibilities And Impact

Operational Pipeline Monitoring & Ingestion Health

Manage the day-to-day execution and monitoring of critical data ingestion pipelines, checking table populations across billing systems, CRM feeds, and target tables.
Execute script-based pre-calculation validation checks daily to identify failed data syncs, malformed records, null foreign keys, and currency conversion discrepancies.
Triage pipeline failures and data ingestion errors in real-time, working closely with global data architecture and systems teams to implement permanent fixes.
Execute automated end-of-month data loads and baseline calculations within rigorous month-end close timetables, ensuring zero downtime or processing bottlenecks.

Programmatic Reconciliation & Anomaly Eradication

Run, maintain, and enhance automated Python, Alteryx, and SQL reconciliation routines to verify that transactional revenue matches commission calculation inputs down to the penny.
Detect and eliminate data discrepancies including duplicate order lines, inactive employee crediting, split-credit percentages exceeding 100%, and unmapped sales territories.
Conduct root cause investigations on data bugs and transaction discrepancies, creating bug tickets with reproducible steps and proposing database-level logic fixes.
Partner with regional Revenue Operations and Technology teams to clean invalid source-system entries directly at the point of origin.

Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) & Controls Maintenance

Maintain and execute documented operational runbooks and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for all recurring data processes, ensuring adherence to strict operational SLAs.
Enforce SOX data controls and validation protocols across all operational cycles, ensuring that every calculation cycle is fully backed by auditable data logs and reconciliation sign-offs.
Standardize monthly adjustment handling processes, validating that all manual overrides meet documentation standards and programmatic validation rules before entry into production tables.

Reporting, KPI Telemetry & Regional Partner Support

Build and publish operational data health scorecards and pipeline status reports using Power BI and Excel, highlighting key error rates and data latency metrics to leadership.
Partner with Commissions and Finance teams to research complex payment discrepancies, providing detailed transaction extraction files and mathematical logic walkthroughs.
Provide continuous technical analysis and feedback to UK/US systems architects on recurring source data defects to drive systematic, long-term schema and pipeline enhancements.

What We’re Looking For

Experience: 5+ years of technical experience in data operations, financial systems support, sales compensation analysis, or data pipeline validation.
Advanced SQL: Proven ability to independently write, debug, and optimize complex SQL queries involving aggregations, subqueries, and multi-table joins.
Automation Tooling: Hands-on experience building or maintaining automation scripts using Python (Pandas), Alteryx, or advanced VBA/macros.
Analytical Problem Solving: Exceptional diagnostic and troubleshooting skills with high attention to detail when working with complex financial datasets.
Reporting Tools: Experience creating operational dashboards and reporting data in Power BI.
Global Collaboration: Strong English communication skills (written and spoken) with experience and willing to collaborate across global time zones (US, UK, and APAC).

What’s In It For You?

Our Mission

Advancing Essential Intelligence.

Our People

We're more than 35,000 strong worldwide - so we're able to understand nuances while having a broad perspective. Our team is driven by curiosity and a shared belief that Essential Intelligence can help build a more prosperous future for us all.From finding new ways to measure sustainability to analyzing energy transition across the supply chain to building workflow solutions that make it easy to tap into insight and apply it. We are changing the way people see things and empowering them to make an impact on the world we live in. We’re committed to a more equitable future and to helping our customers find new, sustainable ways of doing business. Join us and help create the critical insights that truly make a difference.

Our Values

Integrity, Discovery, Partnership

Benefits

We take care of you, so you can take care of business. We care about our people. That’s why we provide everything you—and your career—need to thrive at S&P Global.

Our Benefits Include

Health & Wellness: Health care coverage designed for the mind and body.
Flexible Downtime: Generous time off helps keep you energized for your time on.
Continuous Learning: Access a wealth of resources to grow your career and learn valuable new skills.
Invest in Your Future: Secure your financial future through competitive pay, retirement planning, a continuing education program with a company-matched student loan contribution, and financial wellness programs.
Family Friendly Perks: It’s not just about you. S&P Global has perks for your partners and little ones, too, with some best-in class benefits for families.
Beyond the Basics: From retail discounts to referral incentive awards - small perks can make a big difference.

For more information on benefits by country visit: https://spgbenefits.com/benefit-summaries

Global Hiring And Opportunity At S&P Global

At S&P Global, we are committed to fostering a connected and engaged workplace where all individuals have access to opportunities based on their skills, experience, and contributions. Our hiring practices emphasize fairness, transparency, and merit, ensuring that we attract and retain top talent. By valuing different perspectives and promoting a culture of respect and collaboration, we drive innovation and power global markets.

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Equal Opportunity Employer

S&P Global is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race/ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, marital status, military veteran status, unemployment status, or any other status protected by law. Only electronic job submissions will be considered for employment.

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Job ID:

332265

Posted On:

2026-10-26

Location:

Penang-Jalan, Pulau Pinang (Penang), Malaysia

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