Remote Sales Compensation Lead | Analytics & Leadership

Compensation Jobs; United States; Remote; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Compensation Jobs is seeking a Sales Compensation Lead to drive the administration, calculation, reporting, and governance of the company’s sales compensation programs. Reporting to the Compensation Strategy Analyst, you will lead a team of analysts, own commission processing, analytics, dispute resolution, and financial reporting.

This remote role collaborates with Sales, Finance, Operations, HR, and Payroll to ensure accurate payments, data integrity, and continuous process improvement,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, or a related field.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in sales compensation, commissions administration, finance, payroll, or sales operations.
• Minimum of 3 years of management experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of analysts responsible for commission administration, reporting, and support.
• Manage end-to-end administration of sales commission and incentive compensation programs.
• Calculate, validate, and reconcile monthly and quarterly commission payments.
• Ensure compensation plans are administered consistently and in accordance with approved plan documents.
• Review commission calculations for accuracy and resolve payment discrepancies.
• Develop and maintain commission, attainment, and incentive compensation reporting.
• Provide recurring and ad hoc reporting to Sales Leadership, Finance, and executive management.
• Maintain compensation plan documents, plan amendments, and supporting procedures.
• Ensure compliance with approved plan rules and internal controls.
• Maintain audit-ready documentation supporting compensation calculations and payouts.
• Serve as the primary administrator for sales compensation tracking and reporting processes.
• Support compensation plan implementation, testing, administration, and documentation.
• Identify opportunities to automate, streamline, and enhance compensation processes, systems, and reporting capabilities.
• Partner with Sales Operations, Finance, and Payroll to ensure data integrity across systems.
• Develop and maintain standard operating procedures and controls.

Skills

Communication

Customer service

Organizational skills

Time management

Analytical thinking

Leadership

Management experience

Excel proficiency

Financial acumen

Sales compensation knowledge

Problem solving

Project management

Discretion/confidentiality

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, or related field

Tools

CRM systems

ERP applications

Power BI

Job description

Compensation Jobs is seeking a Sales Compensation Lead to drive the administration, calculation, reporting, and governance of the company’s sales compensation programs. Reporting to the Compensation Strategy Analyst, you will lead a team of analysts, own commission processing, analytics, dispute resolution, and financial reporting.

This remote role collaborates with Sales, Finance, Operations, HR, and Payroll to ensure accurate payments, data integrity, and continuous process improvement,