Senior Sales Compensation Operations Specialist

Prodapt; Richardson (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Prodapt is seeking an Incentive Compensation Operations Analyst in Richardson, TX, to manage the monthly compensation cycle with precision, from crediting to payout hand-offs. You will operate under maker–checker controls, handle variance checks, and escalate complex inquiries.

The role requires 5–8 years in Sales/ICM, deep knowledge of incentive mechanics, and hands-on experience with Varicent/Xactly/SAP Commissions or similar platforms, plus advanced Excel and BI skills.

Qualifications

• 5–8 years in Sales Compensation, Incentive Compensation Management (ICM) or commissions operations with hands-on plan execution.
• Strong command of incentive-plan mechanics — components, thresholds, accelerators, caps, crediting, close-out and adjustment processes.
• Hands-on familiarity with ICM / compensation platforms (e.g., Varicent, Xactly, SAP Commissions, Anaplan Incentive, or equivalent).
• Deep understanding of the monthly comp cycle, pay-readiness/payroll cutoffs, and preliminary-check / variance controls.
• Advanced data skills — expert Excel; comfort with large calculation datasets, reconciliation and BI tools (Tableau, Power BI).
• Experience operating compensation governance (change control, review boards) and building audit-ready, controlled processes.
• Excellent analytical, documentation and communication skills; credible as the escalation authority for complex compensation questions and disputes.

Responsibilities

• Execute monthly incentive compensation processes with full traceability and accuracy.
• Manage close-out, FGA loading, limiter management and manual credits/adjustments under maker–checker.
• Support prelims variance checks and reconciliation before payroll.
• Investigate and resolve compensation inquiries per runbook.
• Prepare CRB case inputs and implement approved CCB changes.
• Publish seller statements and support payout-file hand-off to payroll.
• Adopt comp agents as waves go live; route exceptions to the expert pod.
• Maintain SOPs, controls evidence and exception logs.

Skills

Incentive compensation operations

Advanced data analysis

Excel (advanced)

BI tools (Tableau/Power BI)

Documentation & communication

Governance & audit

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/Engineering/IT/Business

Tools

Varicent/Xactly/SAP Commissions/Anaplan

Excel

Tableau

Power BI

Job description

Prodapt is seeking an Incentive Compensation Operations Analyst in Richardson, TX, to manage the monthly compensation cycle with precision, from crediting to payout hand-offs. You will operate under maker–checker controls, handle variance checks, and escalate complex inquiries.

The role requires 5–8 years in Sales/ICM, deep knowledge of incentive mechanics, and hands-on experience with Varicent/Xactly/SAP Commissions or similar platforms, plus advanced Excel and BI skills.