Finance Associate Director – Sales Compensation, Data Architecture & Strategy

Jobtailor; New York (NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

S&P Global Market Intelligence is seeking a Senior Director of Data & Compensation Analytics to lead the data platform, governance, and SOX-compliant processes across Finance, Sales Operations, and Technology. You will own the data lifecycle for large, complex datasets, build out schemas, reconcile data, and drive trusted insights for commissions and reporting.

You will mentor a high-performing team of data and compensation analysts, partner with BI and Systems Analytics, translate complex

Qualifications

• Experience leading analytical teams in data governance, compensation, and architecture.
• Hands-on data platform lifecycle management across large, complex datasets.
• Ability to implement automated reconciliation and standardized adjustment workflows.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary business partner for Market Intelligence across Finance, Sales Ops, and Tech.
• Gather and consolidate sales performance data for commissions and reporting.
• Mentor and develop a high-performing analytics team.
• Own data platform lifecycle including schema design and maintenance.
• Design automated reconciliation and standardized adjustments.

Skills

Data governance

Sales compensation

Database building

ETL processes

Advanced SQL

Power BI

Python/Pandas

Alteryx

VBA

Tools

Power BI

Alteryx

SQL

Python

Job description

• Serve as the primary business partner for S & P Global Market Intelligence across Finance, Sales Operations, and Technology
• Gather sales performance data from various source systems and construct a centralized single source of truth for commission calculations and commercial reporting
• Manage, mentor, and develop a high-performing team of data and compensation analysts
• Own the full data platform lifecycle for extremely large, complex datasets, including database build-out, schema design, tool selection, and ongoing maintenance
• Design and implement automated reconciliation and standardized adjustment processes
• Partner with Business Intelligence and Systems Analytics teams on Data Warehouse architecture, ETL workflows, and scalable infrastructure
• Translate complex commercial contracts into structured, reusable data constructs
• Establish, document, and enforce enterprise data governance covering data health, traceability, and operational consistency
• Govern audit trails and automated validation models to ensure traceable, SOX-compliant data changes and validated calculation inputs
• Produce and communicate sales performance analytics and data-quality metrics for senior leadership
• Explain complex data and architecture in plain English and drive adoption of correct processes
• Serve as the first point of contact for sales leadership and resolve data anomalies before they impact calculations
• Lead end-to-end pipeline and calculation troubleshooting with Commissions and Systems Analytics
• Convert ambiguous legacy workflows into documented SOPs and clear SLAs

Requirements

• 10+ years of relevant experience in sales compensation, data architecture, data governance, financial systems, sales operations, or a related field
• Experience leading and developing high-performing analytical teams
• Deep hands-on experience in database building, schema design, database maintenance, data warehousing, ETL processes, and advanced SQL querying across very large and complex data environments
• Ability to identify, evaluate, and implement tools and technologies that consolidate disparate data sources into a unified single source of truth
• Practical experience with VBA, Python/Pandas, SQL, Alteryx, or equivalent automation methods
• Experience establishing and enforcing data governance policies, automated reconciliation frameworks, standardized adjustment protocols, territory hierarchies, validation models, and SOX-compliant audit trails
• Ability to interpret complex commercial deal structures, including joint/split deals and strategic accounts
• Experience developing reporting, dashboards, and data health metrics in Power BI
• Experience partnering with Business Intelligence, Systems Analytics, Commissions, and Sales Operations teams
• Ability to transform ambiguous or legacy workflows into documented SOPs, clear SLAs, and repeatable operational processes
• Exceptional communication skills and ability to explain complex database architecture, data issues, and commission logic in plain English
• Strong ability to identify and resolve revenue anomalies, double-counting, territory mapping issues, and other data risks
• For the US location: indefinite right to work in the United States

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in data governance, sales compensation, and data architecture, with a strong focus on managing high-performing analytical teams and implementing effective data solutions. Proficient in advanced SQL, ETL processes, and data visualization tools like Power BI to drive sales performance analytics and operational consistency.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Data Governance
• Sales Compensation
• Database Building
• ETL Processes
• Advanced SQL

Hard Skills

• Database Building
• Schema Design
• Data Warehousing
• ETL Processes
• Advanced SQL
• VBA
• Python/Pandas
• Alteryx
• Power BI
• Data Analytics

Soft Skills

• Exceptional Communication
• Mentoring
• Problem Solving
• Team Leadership
• Collaboration

Industry Keywords

• Sales Operations
• Data Governance Policies
• SOX Compliance
• Audit Trails
• Commercial Contracts

Tools & Technologies

• Data Warehouse
• Business Intelligence
• Systems Analytics
• Sales Operations
• Automated Reconciliation