Global Sales Compensation Director Intelligence & Execution

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

Benefits offered by this job

Health & Wellness

Flexible Downtime

Continuous Learning

Invest in Your Future

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Job summary

S&P Global is seeking an Associate Director, Sales Compensation (Intelligence & Execution) to serve as the global owner for sales compensation operations. You will manage the accuracy, governance, and financial integrity of commission payments across the end-to-end process, partnering with Sales, Finance, Payroll, Legal, People Partners, and Compliance.

This high-accountability role requires strong financial judgment, advanced analytics, and the resilience to lead through monthly payroll cycles,

Qualifications

• 7+ years of relevant experience in sales compensation operations, finance governance, audit, sales operations, or incentive strategy.
• Experience in a global or multi-national environment preferred.
• Strong financial judgment and audit readiness required.

Responsibilities

• Build and validate scenario modeling and stress testing to forecast total plan spend.
• Generate payout estimates and support budget alignment.
• Lead validation and control for global commission payroll processing runs.
• Review and approve high-value payments and non-standard payouts.
• Sign off on SOX controls and maintain audit-ready documentation.

Skills

Sales compensation expert

Enterprise commission architecture

Mathematical & data modeling

Automation & reconciliation

Risk management & controls

Audit & SOX/ICFR controls

Tools

Xactly

Varicent

Anaplan

SAP Commissions

Job description

S&P Global is seeking an Associate Director, Sales Compensation (Intelligence & Execution) to serve as the global owner for sales compensation operations. You will manage the accuracy, governance, and financial integrity of commission payments across the end-to-end process, partnering with Sales, Finance, Payroll, Legal, People Partners, and Compliance.

This high-accountability role requires strong financial judgment, advanced analytics, and the resilience to lead through monthly payroll cycles,