Global Sales Compensation Director — Governance & Analytics

S&P Global, Inc.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 104,000 - 183,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Flexible time off

Learning programs

Retirement plan

Student loan contribution

Family perks

Discounts

Job summary

S&P Global, Inc. in New York seeks Associate Director, Sales Compensation to own global operations, ensure accuracy and governance of commission payments across end-to-end processes.

This role partners with Sales, Finance, Payroll, Legal, People Partners, and Compliance to maintain scalable, auditable compensation workflows. The candidate will lead modeling, stress testing, payout forecasting, and SOX/ICFR controls while driving plan effectiveness and dispute resolution in a deadline-driven

Qualifications

• 7+ years in sales compensation operations, finance governance, or related fields.
• Experience with global enterprise commission platforms and audit readiness.
• Strong analytical and modeling capabilities, including scenario planning.
• Knowledge of SOX/ICFR controls and internal governance processes.
• Ability to lead under deadline-driven payroll cycles and manage high-value payouts.

Responsibilities

• Lead global governance of sales compensation operations and controls.
• Build scenario modeling and stress-testing to forecast plan spend and impact of changes.
• Validate and sign-off on monthly commission payroll runs and exceptions.
• Review high-value payments, clawbacks, and non-standard payouts with cross-functional teams.
• Ensure SOX compliance and audit readiness across compensation processes.

Skills

Sales compensation

Enterprise architecture

Data modeling

Automation & Reconciliation

Risk management

Audit & SOX

Operational leadership

Tools

Xactly

Varicent

Anaplan

SAP Commissions

Job description

S&P Global, Inc. in New York seeks Associate Director, Sales Compensation to own global operations, ensure accuracy and governance of commission payments across end-to-end processes.

This role partners with Sales, Finance, Payroll, Legal, People Partners, and Compliance to maintain scalable, auditable compensation workflows. The candidate will lead modeling, stress testing, payout forecasting, and SOX/ICFR controls while driving plan effectiveness and dispute resolution in a deadline-driven