Senior Compensation Manager - Sales & Operations

Metropolis; Los Angeles (CA); Hybrid; USD 125,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

401(k) plan

Disability coverage

Life insurance

Stock option plan

Bonus plans

Job summary

Metropolis is seeking a Compensation Manager to partner with Field Ops HRBPs, Talent Acquisition, and leadership to optimize market pay, wage grids, and sales incentive programs. The role requires managing high-volume hourly pay structures and ensuring compliance across jurisdictions while governing policy and plan administration for sales compensation.

The position also includes rolling out annual sales plans, auditing quota attainment, and delivering executive insights from compensation data.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of compensation experience including sales plans
• Experience managing multi-state compliance and zone-based wage grids
• Advanced data modeling with Excel/Google Sheets and direct HRIS/SPM reporting
• Experience with Workday compensation module configuration

Responsibilities

• Act as primary compensation partner for Field Ops HRBPs, TA, and leadership to evaluate market pay dynamics and frontline retention levers
• Design, maintain, and audit hourly pay structures and location-tiered grids; lead annual field review cycle
• Monitor federal, state, county, and municipal wage shifts to ensure 100% compliance across jurisdictions
• Draft and maintain Sales Incentive Plan documents and governance policies with RevOps and Finance
• Lead annual rollout of sales compensation plans and quota attainment auditing
• Track payout ROI and performance insights using RevOps data feeds for executives
• Design ad hoc compensation analyses and pay equity reviews from core HRIS/SPM databases
• Partner with HR Ops to configure compensation data in the HCM platform and external databases
• Provide backup for equity administration during peak cycles with the Equity Compensation Manager

Skills

Compensation design

Sales compensation

Multi-state compliance

Excel/Google Sheets modelling

Workday configuration

AI workflow optimization

Tools

HRIS/SPM systems

Excel

Google Sheets

Job description

Metropolis is seeking a Compensation Manager to partner with Field Ops HRBPs, Talent Acquisition, and leadership to optimize market pay, wage grids, and sales incentive programs. The role requires managing high-volume hourly pay structures and ensuring compliance across jurisdictions while governing policy and plan administration for sales compensation.

The position also includes rolling out annual sales plans, auditing quota attainment, and delivering executive insights from compensation data.