Incentive Compensation Enablement Specialist

Baxter International Inc.; Deerfield (IL); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) plan with company match

Paid time off

Job summary

Baxter International Inc. in Deerfield, IL is seeking a Senior Analyst, Incentive Compensation Enablement to support IC programs, data loads, validation, and timely payouts while driving operational excellence and user adoption.

You will partner with Sales Operations, Finance, HR, IT and Data & Analytics, own training materials, and contribute to system upgrades and automation initiatives to improve accuracy and user experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Data Analytics, Information Systems or related field.
• 3+ years in Incentive Compensation, Sales Operations, Finance, Commercial Operations, or similar.
• Experience with operational data validation, reconciliation and QA processes.

Responsibilities

• Support day-to-day operation of incentive compensation platforms and monthly/quarterly cycles.
• Monitor system performance and coordinate issue resolution with tech partners.
• Perform validation, reconciliation, and reasonability checks on credits and payouts.
• Maintain audit-ready controls and process documentation.
• Develop training materials, SOPs, and onboarding materials.
• Support IC-related projects, upgrades, and UAT.
• Identify opportunities to improve automation and user experience.
• Collaborate with Sales Ops, Finance, HR, IT, and Data & Analytics to resolve issues.

Skills

Incentive Compensation

Sales Operations

Finance

Cross-functional collaboration

Data validation

Analytical thinking

CRM systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Data Analytics, Information Systems

Tools

Sales Performance Management (SPM)

Varicent

Xactly

SPIFF

Anaplan

Salesforce

Power BI

Job description

Baxter International Inc. in Deerfield, IL is seeking a Senior Analyst, Incentive Compensation Enablement to support IC programs, data loads, validation, and timely payouts while driving operational excellence and user adoption.

You will partner with Sales Operations, Finance, HR, IT and Data & Analytics, own training materials, and contribute to system upgrades and automation initiatives to improve accuracy and user experience.