Sales Compensation Analyst, SMGS Ops, Global Sales Compensation

Amazon Web Services (AWS); Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 88,000 - 154,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

RSUs

Job summary

Amazon Web Services, Inc. seeks a talented Sales Compensation Analyst to support AWSI Sales Teams and ensure accurate, timely, and equitable sales compensation delivery.

You will partner with sales and operations leaders, resolve field queries, and provide impactful training to grow our expanding commercial and operations teams. You will own standardized processes, automate scalable solutions, and collaborate across teams to optimize compensation models and drive business outcomes with a high

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Finance, Economics, CS, Engineering or related field.
• Experience with sales CRM tools such as Salesforce or similar software.
• Experience defining, refining and implementing sales processes, procedures and policies or equivalent.
• 5+ years of prior sales compensation experience; experience with sales ICM tools such as Varicent, Xactly, or similar software.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the accurate, timely and equitable delivery of sales compensation plans and payments.
• Develop understanding of sales compensation policy, systems and reporting tools to resolve issues and provide actionable insights.
• Forge cross-functional relationships to influence change and accelerate adoption.
• Partner with leadership to set objective targets aligned to business outcomes.
• Provide ongoing sales compensation training and enablement to users and operations.
• Identify and implement operational processes and reporting to standardize excellence.
• Manage SPIF programs to drive performance on priorities.
• Present OTE and performance analysis to sales leadership quarterly.
• Provide thought leadership and data-driven solutions for sales compensation.
• Retrieve and analyze data using Excel, Salesforce.com, Tableau and BI tools.

Skills

Sales compensation knowledge

Sales CRM proficiency

Analytical thinking

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration/Finance/CS/Engineering

Tools

Varicent

Xactly

Salesforce

Job description

Description

Application deadline: Aug 26, 2026

We are seeking a talented Sales Compensation Analyst to join the Business Unit Operations team supporting AWSI Sales Teams. Reporting into the AWSI Sales Compensation Manager, you will partner with the AWSI sales and operational leaders to ensure the accurate, timely and equitable delivery of sales compensation plans as well as providing analytical insights to assist in evaluating the effectiveness of our sales compensation models. You will be the subject matter expert for sales compensation within AWSI, resolving queries from the field and delivering impactful training and enablement to our rapidly expanding commercial & operations teams.

The successful candidate will be a motivated fast learner with high attention to detail and structured in their approach. They will be able to manage multiple assignments and requests/processes concurrently, prioritizing accordingly, and delivering timely results. They will be able to collaborate effectively with internal end-users and cross-functional teams to ideate and implement simple, scalable solutions to complex problems at a high standard. They are passionate about data, developing and owning standardized process improvements, automation and optimizing scalable central processes. Deep operational, analytical and interpersonal skills will make them a critical partner to business and operations leaders, identifying gaps in process and removing barriers to execution.

Key job responsibilities

• Ensure the accurate, timely and equitable delivery of sales compensation plans and payments.
• Develop a deep understanding of sales compensation policy, systems and reporting tools in order to effectively drive resolution of issues, meet sales compensation SLAs and provide actionable insights for your business and operations partners.
• Forge strong cross-functional relationships to influence change, accelerate adoption and grow our capacity faster than the growth of the business.
• Partner with leadership to set objective targets aligned to positive business and customer outcomes.
• Provide ongoing sales compensation training and enablement to business users and operations.
• Proactively identify and implement operational processes and/or reporting that simplify, standardize and enable operational excellence.
• Manage and execute SPIF programs to drive performance on immediate business priorities.
• Present OTE and performance analysis to sales leadership on a quarterly basis.
• Provide sales compensation thought leadership and generate solutions formulated on data.
• Retrieve and analyze data using Excel, Salesforce.com, Tableau and other data/BI tools/platforms.

About The Team

About AWS

Diverse Experiences

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About Sales, Marketing And Global Services (SMGS)

AWS Sales, Marketing, and Global Services (SMGS) is responsible for driving revenue, adoption, and growth from the largest and fastest growing small- and mid-market accounts to enterprise-level customers including public sector.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Finance, Economics, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
• Experience with sales CRM tools such as Salesforce or similar software
• Experience defining, refining and implementing sales processes, procedures and policies or equivalent
• 5+ years of prior sales compensation experience - Experience with sales ICM tools such as Varicent, Xactly, or similar software
• 5+ years of prior sales compensation experience - Experience with sales ICM tools such as Varicent, Xactly, or similar software

Preferred Qualifications

• 5+ years of finance, business management and sales operations experience
• Experience working within a high-growth, technology company

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

USA, WA, Seattle - 88,100.00 - 154,100.00 USD annually

Company

Amazon Web Services, Inc.

Job ID: A10401355