Global Sales Compensation Policy Lead

S&P Global; City of Albany (NY); On-site; USD 86,000 - 153,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care

Flexible time off

Learning resources

Retirement planning

Family perks

Job summary

S&P Global is seeking a Finance Manager, Sales Compensation – Strategic Centre Of Excellence to design and govern the global policy framework for sales compensation, coordinating with Finance, Legal, and Sales to ensure compliant, scalable programs across 1,500+ plan participants.

You will own end-to-end incentive calculations, lead integration during transactions, and advise senior stakeholders on policy decisions, with a strong focus on accuracy, audit-readiness, and cross-functional

Qualifications

• 7+ years in sales compensation, governance, audit, or incentive strategy within a complex, global commission-paying environment.
• Governance and Audit: design governance frameworks, internal controls, audit trails, and risk mitigation protocols across complex corporate compensation structures.
• Policy Architecture: write legally robust, global sales compensation policies and terms for a large plan participant population.
• KPI, SPIFF and Incentive Calculations: hands-on experience with KPI and incentive calculations with full audit-readiness.
• Organisational Integration: experience evaluating, mapping, and integrating incentive plans during transactions and restructurings.

Responsibilities

• Design and own the global policy framework governing sales compensation operations.
• Lead compensation integration during corporate transactions, spinoffs, and restructurings.
• Own end-to-end precision across KPI, SPIFF, and custom incentive calculations.
• Serve as the trusted policy and compensation advisor to senior stakeholders.
• Govern escalated disputes and deliver insight with defined SLAs.
• Build the operational knowledge infrastructure with SOPs and governance workflows.

Skills

Sales compensation

Governance

Policy architecture

KPI calculations

Data validation

Salesforce

Tools

Salesforce

Job description

S&P Global is seeking a Finance Manager, Sales Compensation – Strategic Centre Of Excellence to design and govern the global policy framework for sales compensation, coordinating with Finance, Legal, and Sales to ensure compliant, scalable programs across 1,500+ plan participants.

You will own end-to-end incentive calculations, lead integration during transactions, and advise senior stakeholders on policy decisions, with a strong focus on accuracy, audit-readiness, and cross-functional