Remote Sales Compensation Analyst: Data-Driven Payouts

Liftoff Mobile; United States; On-site; USD 74,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Liftoff is seeking a Sales Compensation Analyst to support administration of incentive programs within the FP&A team. You will ensure data integrity, process monthly/quarterly payouts, and partner with Sales, Finance, and RevOps to improve compensation processes.

You will build expertise in Liftoff's GTM motions, comp plans, and quota assignments while becoming the trusted contact for leadership on plan mechanics and attainment questions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; 2+ years of experience in finance, compensation, or a closely related analytical role.
• Working knowledge of sales compensation administration and incentive plan mechanics.
• Experience with sales comp tools (e.g., Performio, Everstage, Spiff, CaptivateIQ, or similar); ability to ramp up on new tools as needed.

Responsibilities

• Support end-to-end sales compensation administration, including monthly and quarterly incentive calculations, payout preparation, and true-up processing under general guidance.
• Validate source data inputs from CRM and finance systems, reconcile results, and flag discrepancies prior to payout runs.
• Assist with the operation and data management within sales compensation tools, including data entry, testing, and issue escalation.
• Maintain accurate documentation for compensation plans, calculation logic, and standard operating procedures.
• Support audit and reconciliation processes to ensure data accuracy, compliance, and plan adherence.
• Prepare routine attainment and earnings reports for Sales leadership and Finance partners.
• Assist with ad-hoc compensation analysis, scenario modeling, and exception handling requests.
• Support bonus plan calculations outside of sales incentives, including validation and audit checks.
• Contribute to compensation data quality reviews, identifying and escalating inconsistencies or risks.
• Identify process inefficiencies and surface recommendations for improvement.
• Take on new responsibilities as you grow within the role and the function matur

Skills

Financial analysis

Data reconciliation

Excel/Sheets

Attention to detail

Autonomy

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Performio

Everstage

Spiff

CaptivateIQ

Job description

Liftoff is seeking a Sales Compensation Analyst to support administration of incentive programs within the FP&A team. You will ensure data integrity, process monthly/quarterly payouts, and partner with Sales, Finance, and RevOps to improve compensation processes.

You will build expertise in Liftoff's GTM motions, comp plans, and quota assignments while becoming the trusted contact for leadership on plan mechanics and attainment questions.