GTM Compensation Analytics Manager

Okta; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 125,000 - 177,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company that empowers its employees with innovative tools and a dynamic work environment. As a Compensation Analytics Manager, you'll play a pivotal role in shaping the future of compensation strategies while collaborating with leadership to drive performance and efficiency. This position offers a unique opportunity to leverage your analytical skills and data visualization expertise to influence key decisions and enhance compensation reporting. If you're passionate about making an impact and thrive in a collaborative atmosphere, this role is perfect for you.

Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) Plan

Flexible Spending Account

Paid Leave

Parental Leave

Dynamic Work Environment

Social Impact Opportunities

Community Building Initiatives

Qualifications

• 8-10+ years in BI reporting, Sales Ops, or Finance.
• 5+ years in Data Engineering and SQL Development.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement compensation analytics and reports.
• Oversee incentive compensation reporting and analytics.
• Develop cost models and insights into Incentive Plan design.

Skills

Business Intelligence Reporting

Sales Operations

Data Engineering

SQL Development

Data Visualization

Analytical Skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Data Science

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Bachelor's degree in Statistics

Bachelor's degree in Finance

Bachelor's degree in Math

Tools

Snowflake

SFDC

Anaplan

Xactly

Job description

Get to know Okta

Okta is The World's Identity Company. We free everyone to safely use any technology-anywhere, on any device or app. Our Workforce and Customer Identity Clouds enable secure yet flexible access, authentication, and automation that transforms how people move through the digital world, putting Identity at the heart of business security and growth.

At Okta, we celebrate a variety of perspectives and experiences. We are not looking for someone who checks every single box - we're looking for lifelong learners and people who can make us better with their unique experiences.

Join our team! We're building a world where Identity belongs to you.

Go-To-Market (GTM) Compensation Strategy and Incentive Design

Okta's Go-To-Market (GTM) Compensation Strategy and Incentive Design team plays a critical role in the development and implementation of variable incentive compensation designs across all GTM functions. The team is responsible for driving the compensation plan design, implementation, and assessment of variable pay participants across Okta while delivering compensation plans that ensure alignment with the overall goals and objectives of the GTM organization.

Manager, GTM Compensation Analytics

This individual contributor role is an experienced Compensation Analytics Manager/Sr. Manager who will be a thought partner reporting to the Director of GTM Incentive Design & Strategy. This role provides recommendations and implementation of compensation analytics solutions for employees on a commission plan, cost modeling, performance and attainment analysis through a deep understanding of data visualization and applied data science to convey insightful analytics. You will work closely with Go-To-Market Leadership, Sales Operations, Finance, and Data Teams. This individual will work across the GTM Ops team to empower Okta's growth through analytics and insights that enable scalable Incentive Plans and best in class compensation reporting.

What you'll be doing

• Design and implement compensation analytics and reports that align with the company's strategic goals and values. Support a high-performance culture by partnering strategically with our leadership team.


• Oversee the administration of all incentive compensation reporting and analytics to ensure timely and accurate payment of incentives, adhering to design governance. This includes attainment and earnings reports, predictive cost modeling, data validation and reconciliation, and ad-hoc reporting.


• Serve as a data & business process SME demonstrating knowledge surrounding Incentive Compensation Management (ICM) systems, our upstream financial reporting and CRM systems, and downstream BI and reporting capabilities.


• Develop and document data and business process flows. Identify efficiencies to support end-to-end automation, provide requirements and recommendations for ICM Analytics configuration changes, and participate in User Acceptance Testing (UAT) related to commissions.


• Develop cost models, scenario analyses, and insights into our Incentive Plan design and Sales Performance by synthesizing information from various sources. Assist leadership in interpreting findings to make informed decisions and continuously enhance dashboard visualizations.


• Build and maintain strong collaborative relationships with key business partners within GTM Operations, Commission Operations, Finance, and Sales.

What you'll bring to the role

• 8-10+ years of experience in BI reporting, Sales Ops, Sales Compensation, Finance, Business Analysis, or knowledge transferable function.


• 5+ years experience in Data Engineering, SQL Development, and Programming using a variety of databases (e.g Snowflake)


• 3+ years experience designing and/or configuring BI & reporting capabilities within Sales Compensation, ICM and other interdependent data systems


• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Data Science, Computer Science, Statistics, Finance, Math (or a related field) is required for this role.


• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.


• Ability to work with minimal oversight, using discretion, experience and data to make strategic recommendations to the business.


• Works in a proactive and collaborative manner to drive efficiency - eliminating manual processes where possible.


• Strong data visualization & communication skills and ability to effectively influence VP level stakeholders.


• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.


• Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines.

And extra credit if you have experience in any of the following!

• Systems knowledge of SFDC, Anaplan, and experience working with ICM systems such as Xactly or other related commissions software.


• Expertise with AI/ML using Python to perform predictive analytics, and statistical modeling, tailored to our market and business needs.

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Below is the annual base salary range for candidates located in California, Colorado, New York and Washington. Your actual base salary will depend on factors such as your skills, qualifications, experience, and work location. In addition, Okta offers equity (where applicable), bonus, and benefits, including health, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), flexible spending account, and paid leave (including PTO and parental leave) in accordance with our applicable plans and policies. To learn more about our Total Rewards program please visit: https://rewards.okta.com/us.

The annual base salary range for this position for candidates located in California (excluding San Francisco Bay Area), Colorado, New York, and Washington is between:

$125,000—$177,000 USD

What you can look forward to as a Full-Time Okta employee!

• Amazing Benefits


• Making Social Impact


• Developing Talent and Fostering Connection + Community at Okta

Okta cultivates a dynamic work environment, providing the best tools, technology and benefits to empower our employees to work productively in a setting that best and uniquely suits their needs. Each organization is unique in the degree of flexibility and mobility in which they work so that all employees are enabled to be their most creative and successful versions of themselves, regardless of where they live. Find your place at Okta today! https://www.okta.com/company/careers/.

Some roles may require travel to one of our office locations for in-person onboarding.

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