Strategic Sales Incentives Operations Lead

Keysight Technologies SAles Spain SL.; Bayan Lepas; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Keysight is seeking an experienced Sales Incentive Operating Manager to lead the execution, governance, and continuous improvement of sales compensation processes across regions. This role oversees payout operations, data validation, controls, reporting, and stakeholder support to ensure accurate, timely incentive payments.

Reporting to the Global Sales Compensation Manager, you will partner with Sales, Finance, HR, IT, and regional teams to drive program design, change management, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, HR, Analytics, or related field.
• 8–10 years in compensation, incentive ops, finance ops, or analytics.
• Minimum 2–4 years in a managerial role.
• Experience leading regional/global compensation operations preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day sales compensation operations, payout execution, validation, and reporting.
• Coach and develop Analysts; manage priorities and stakeholder support.
• Ensure timely execution in accordance with plan documents and controls.
• Review complex payout calculations and reconcile outputs before release.
• Collaborate with Sales, Finance, HR, IT, and regional teams to resolve issues.

Skills

Sales incentive processes

Data analysis

Payout validation

Stakeholder management

Excel proficiency

Governance & controls

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business/Finance/Analytics

8–10 years in compensation/finance ops

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Compensation systems

Job description

Keysight is seeking an experienced Sales Incentive Operating Manager to lead the execution, governance, and continuous improvement of sales compensation processes across regions. This role oversees payout operations, data validation, controls, reporting, and stakeholder support to ensure accurate, timely incentive payments.

Reporting to the Global Sales Compensation Manager, you will partner with Sales, Finance, HR, IT, and regional teams to drive program design, change management, and