Global Sales Commissions Analyst

Coursera; United States; Hybrid; USD 79,000 - 99,000; Full time

Job summary

Coursera, a combined Coursera + Udemy team, seeks a Commissions Analyst to manage global sales compensation operations. You’ll administer plans, payments, and data quality across multiple platforms, partnering with Revenue Operations, Finance, People Ops, and Payroll to ensure timely, accurate rewards.

You’ll analyze data, resolve discrepancies, and help streamline processes while protecting confidential information. A candidate with 2+ years in compensation is ideal.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in sales compensation or related analytical function.
• Experience supporting commission calculations or plan administration.
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics, or related field.
• Strong proficiency in Excel/Google Sheets (formulas, lookups, pivot tables, reconciliations).
• Strong analytical/problem-solving skills with detail orientation.
• Good organizational/time-management skills to meet deadlines.
• Clear written and verbal communication; able to explain calculations.
• Ability to collaborate across teams and handle confidential information.

Responsibilities

• Support end-to-end administration of sales commissions for a global field org.
• Maintain and audit data across Xactly Incent, Salesforce Spiff, and Salesforce.
• Calculate, validate, and track commissions, bonuses, SPIFFs, and guarantees.
• Audit monthly/quarterly commissions, investigate discrepancies, work with teams to resolve.
• Support lifecycle changes (hiring, transfers, promotions, leaves, terminations).
• Respond to questions about commission statements and plan mechanics.
• Maintain audit trails for calculations and approvals for governance.
• Identify opportunities to improve processes, reporting, and automation.

Skills

Sales compensation

Data analysis

Cross-functional teamwork

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting/Business/Economics

Tools

Xactly Incent

Salesforce Spiff

Salesforce

Job description

Coursera, a combined Coursera + Udemy team, seeks a Commissions Analyst to manage global sales compensation operations. You’ll administer plans, payments, and data quality across multiple platforms, partnering with Revenue Operations, Finance, People Ops, and Payroll to ensure timely, accurate rewards.

You’ll analyze data, resolve discrepancies, and help streamline processes while protecting confidential information. A candidate with 2+ years in compensation is ideal.