Global Sales Compensation Policy Lead

S&P Global; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 86,000 - 153,000; Full time

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Job summary

S&P Global in London seeks a Finance Manager, Sales Compensation – Strategic Centre Of Excellence, to lead global policy design and governance for sales incentive programs. The role partners with Finance, Legal, and Sales to ensure compliant, scalable frameworks and accurate, auditable calculations for 1,500+ plan participants.

You will own end-to-end KPIs, SPIFFs, and complex incentives, defend policy decisions with senior leadership, and drive cross-functional adoption through SOPs, training

Qualifications

• 7+ years in sales compensation or related governance roles.
• Experience designing governance frameworks, internal controls, and risk protocols.
• Experience writing global sales compensation policies and terms.
• Hands-on KPI, SPIFF, and incentive calculations with audit-readiness.
• Experience evaluating incentive structures during corporate transactions.
• Ability to communicate policy decisions to senior leaders.

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 all KPI, SPIFF, and complex incentive calculations.
• Advise senior Sales, Finance, and People Partner stakeholders on governance and policy decisions.
• Draft SOPs and governance workflows; build training libraries for global teams.

Skills

Sales compensation

Governance & Audit

Policy architecture

KPI calculations

Incentive design

Salesforce workflows

Tools

Salesforce

Job description

S&P Global in London seeks a Finance Manager, Sales Compensation – Strategic Centre Of Excellence, to lead global policy design and governance for sales incentive programs. The role partners with Finance, Legal, and Sales to ensure compliant, scalable frameworks and accurate, auditable calculations for 1,500+ plan participants.

You will own end-to-end KPIs, SPIFFs, and complex incentives, defend policy decisions with senior leadership, and drive cross-functional adoption through SOPs, training