Compensation Strategy Lead (Sales & Ops)

Metropolis Technologies; Los Angeles (CA); Hybrid; USD 125,000 - 155,000; Full time

Job summary

Metropolis Technologies is seeking a Compensation Manager to steward frontline and sales compensation programs in a hybrid Los Angeles setting. You will partner with Field Ops HRBPs, Talent Acquisition, and leadership to optimize pay structures, ensure compliance, and govern incentive plans.

Ideal candidates bring 7+ years of compensation experience, deep knowledge of sales comp mechanics, and strong data modeling in Excel/Sheets.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of progressive compensation experience, including sales comp design and administration.
• Strong expertise in sales compensation mechanics (pay mix, quotas, accelerators, draw structures, crediting rules) and legal plan documentation.
• Experience handling high-volume, multi-state non-exempt populations and wage grids.
• Advanced data modeling in Excel/Google Sheets and HRIS/SPM reporting.
• Workday compensation module configuration and data maintenance.
• Experience leveraging AI tools to optimize processes.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Field Ops HRBPs, Talent Acquisition, and leadership to evaluate market pay dynamics, wage grids, and retention levers.
• Design, maintain, and audit hourly pay structures and location-based grids; lead annual refreshes and compression analyses.
• Maintain real-time tracking of federal, state, and local wage shifts for 100% compliance.
• Draft and maintain Sales Incentive Plan documents, SPIFF templates, and policy governance with RevOps and Finance.
• Lead the annual rollout of sales compensation plans and manager education on plan mechanics.
• Track quota attainment and payout ROI with RevOps data feeds for executive insights.
• Conduct ad hoc compensation analyses, pay equity reviews, and executive reporting from HRIS/SPM.
• Configure compensation data in the HCM platform and external databases (Excel, Google Sheets).
• Provide operational backup for equity administration during peak cycles.

Skills

Compensation design

Sales comp mechanics

Data modeling Excel/Sheets

Workday configuration

AI tools for processes

Tools

Salesforce

CaptivateIQ

Xactly

Varicent

Anaplan

Excel

Google Sheets

Job description

Metropolis Technologies is seeking a Compensation Manager to steward frontline and sales compensation programs in a hybrid Los Angeles setting. You will partner with Field Ops HRBPs, Talent Acquisition, and leadership to optimize pay structures, ensure compliance, and govern incentive plans.

Ideal candidates bring 7+ years of compensation experience, deep knowledge of sales comp mechanics, and strong data modeling in Excel/Sheets.