Manager, Global Incentive Compensation

Salesforce, Inc.; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Mental health support

Paid parental leave

Life and disability insurance

401(k)

Employee stock purchasing program

Job summary

Salesforce is seeking a Senior Program Manager in the United States to drive finance system initiatives, compensation processes, and governance across teams. You will own requirements, design, UAT, and the rollout, ensuring timely, usable solutions for the business.

The role emphasizes strong communication, executive-ready materials, and deep experience with Tableau dashboards and Salesforce reporting. A collaborative, highly organized thinker thrives in this environment.

Qualifications

• 5-7+ years in business systems, incentive compensation, Finance ops or adjacent SaaS operations.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong presentation content skills for executive audiences.
• Experience using Tableau Dashboards and Salesforce reporting.
• Highly organized with strong process management skills.
• Creative thinker who can approach problems outside the box.

Responsibilities

• Turn GIC process and decisions into clear solutions — requirements, process flows, and a path the team can build and implement.
• Drive process and system improvements, and keep business and technical partners aligned through release.
• Own UAT and implementation so the solution lands — signed off, on time, and usable by the business.
• Provide project management support for compensation and systems initiatives: stand up the plan, milestones, owners, dependencies, track status/risks/issues.
• Surface risks, issues, and dependencies early; manage sign-off so work does not start on fuzzy alignment.
• Translate the same problem for builders and for leadership.
• Create simple materials that force a decision.
• Partner across GIC, DET/BT, SOX, and GTM partners.

Skills

Business systems

Incentive compensation

Finance operations

Tableau dashboards

Salesforce reporting

Analytical mindset

Executive presentation

Tools

Salesforce CRM

Tableau

Job description

About Salesforce

Job Category Finance Job Details About Salesforce Salesforce is the #1 AI CRM, where humans with agents drive customer success together. Here, ambition meets action. Tech meets trust. And innovation isn’t a buzzword — it’s a way of life. The world of work as we know it is changing and we're looking for Trailblazers who are passionate about bettering business and the world through AI, driving innovation, and keeping Salesforce's core values at the heart of it all. Ready to level-up your career at the company leading workforce transformation in the agentic era? You’re in the right place! Agentforce is the future of AI, and you are the future of Salesforce. Salesforce is the #1 AI CRM, where humans with agents drive customer success together. Here, ambition meets action. Tech meets trust. And innovation isn’t a buzzword — it’s a way of life. The world of work as we know it is changing and we're looking for Trailblazers who are passionate about bettering business and the world through AI, driving innovation, and keeping Salesforce's core values at the heart of it all. Ready to level-up your career at the company leading workforce transformation in the agentic era? You’re in the right place! Agentforce is the future of AI, and you are the future of Salesforce.

What You'll Actually Be Doing

• Turn GIC process and decisions into clear solutions with executable plans — requirements, process flows, and a path the team can build and implement.
• Drive process and system improvements, and keep business and technical partners aligned through release.
• Own UAT and implementation so the solution lands — signed off, on time, and usable by the business.
• Provide project management support for compensation and systems initiatives: stand up the plan (milestones, owners, dependencies), run the cadence, track status/risks/issues, and keep delivery moving when priorities compete.
• Surface risks, issues, and dependencies early; manage sign-off so work does not start on fuzzy alignment.
• Translate the same problem for builders and for leadership.
• Create simple materials that force a decision.
• Partner across GIC, DET/BT, SOX, and GTM partners.

You’re Our Person If...

• Job Experience: 5-7+ years experience in business systems, incentive compensation, Finance ops, or adjacent SaaS operations, with a track record of taking work from requirements to a live process or system.
• Communication skills: Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Presentation Skills: Strong presentation content skills, including the ability to uplevel materials for executive audiences
• Analytical mindset: Experience using Tableau Dashboards and Salesforce reporting (experience creating Tableau Dashboards preferred)
• Highly organized with strong process management skills
• Creative thinker who can approach problems outside the box
• Dynamic Experience: Comfortable in both program delivery and systems work: you can write a BRD, run a project plan, and sit in UAT.

Even Better If...

• Prior experience with sales incentive compensation and/or ICM tools
• Knowledge of the Salesforce CRM platform and underlying data structures (Products, Opportunities, Accounts, etc.).
• Experience operating in a highly audited, SOX-compliant data environment.

Unleash Your Potential

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• time off programs
• medical
• dental
• vision
• mental health support
• paid parental leave
• life and disability insurance
• 401(k)
• an employee stock purchasing program

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