Commission Analytics & Automation Specialist

AHEAD; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

401(k)

Paid holidays

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

AHEAD is seeking a Commission Analyst to join the Insights team under Jason Jewell. This role partners with Regional EVPs, MDs, the Commission team, and Enterprise Data Analytics to ensure accurate commission data, resolve issues quickly, and translate reporting into actionable business insights.

The ideal candidate combines analytical rigor with strong communication and problem-solving skills, with experience across Salesforce, Power BI, and Xactly, and a drive to automate workflows using

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in commissions, sales operations, revenue operations, finance analytics, or a related analytical role.
• Strong understanding of sales commissions, crediting concepts, and issue resolution workflows.
• Experience working with Salesforce, Power BI, and Xactly or similar reporting, and analytic tools.
• Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot complex data or compensation-related issues across multiple stakeholders.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to influence, mediate, and resolve conflict professionally.
• Excellent analytical, organizational, and communication skills.
• Ability to manage sensitive information with discretion and sound judgment.
• Proficiency in Excel and general data analysis techniques.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a primary point of coordination for commission-related questions, disputes, and troubleshooting.
• Investigate commission issues by reviewing source data, plan logic, transaction history, and reporting outputs.
• Partner with Regional EVPs, MDs, and the Commission team to resolve discrepancies promptly.
• Identify root causes of recurring commission issues and recommend process improvements.
• Support accurate interpretation of commission plans, crediting rules, and payout logic.
• Translate stakeholder questions into analytical requirements and actionable steps.
• Facilitate alignment across teams when issues involve multiple systems.
• Use communication skills to de-escalate situations and drive outcomes.
• Document business rules, recurring issues, and resolution patterns.

Skills

Sales commissions

Sales operations

Revenue operations

Finance analytics

Salesforce

Power BI

Xactly

Excel

Data troubleshooting

Tools

Salesforce

Power BI

Xactly

Job description

AHEAD is seeking a Commission Analyst to join the Insights team under Jason Jewell. This role partners with Regional EVPs, MDs, the Commission team, and Enterprise Data Analytics to ensure accurate commission data, resolve issues quickly, and translate reporting into actionable business insights.

The ideal candidate combines analytical rigor with strong communication and problem-solving skills, with experience across Salesforce, Power BI, and Xactly, and a drive to automate workflows using