Senior Sales Compensation Strategist

Guardian Life; New York (NY); Hybride; USD 69 000 - 113 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Guardian Life is seeking a Senior Sales Compensation Analyst to lead the end-to-end administration of complex incentive programs for our Group Sales Distribution organization. You will partner with senior leaders, deliver executive-ready analytics, and drive continuous improvements using advanced analytics, automation, and governance.

The role requires 6+ years in sales compensation and strong Excel/modeling skills, with a hybrid work model across multiple offices in PA/MA/NY/CT and travel as

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 6+ years of progressive professional experience in sales compensation, compensation, finance, sales operations, business analytics, payroll, or a related field.
• Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret complex data, identify trends and anomalies, evaluate business impact, and develop actionable recommendations.

Responsabilités

• Lead the end-to-end administration of complex sales incentive compensation programs, including payment calculations, validation, exception management, payroll coordination, and timely delivery of accurate reporting.
• Own advanced analysis and modeling across multiple data sources to assess plan performance, identify risks and opportunities, resolve discrepancies, and provide actionable insights that support business decisions.
• Partner with senior leadership to evaluate, model, design, and implement annual incentive compensation plans and strategic enhancements aligned with business objectives, sales strategy, and financial parameters.
• Develop and deliver executive-ready presentations, plan documents, analytics, and performance reporting that clearly communicate compensation program design, results, risks, and recommended actions.
• Serve as a subject matter expert and lead compensation workstreams supporting new products, distribution channels, organizational changes, system enhancements, and other strategic business initiatives.
• Build trusted relationships with sales leaders and key business partners across Finance, Payroll, HR, Legal, Technology, and Sales Operations to anticipate needs, provide guidance, and influence decisions through data-driven recommendations.
• Establish and maintain strong governance, documentation, and quality controls; proactively assess risks and support audit, compliance, and remediation activities.
• Lead root‑cause analysis and resolution of complex compensation issues, balancing accuracy, plan intent, business impact, and stakeholder needs.
• Provide coaching, technical guidance, and peer review to analysts and cross-functional partners; share best practices and help strengthen team capabilities.
• Lead continuous improvement efforts by identifying and implementing opportunities to strengthen automation, AI-enabled capabilities, advanced analytics, reporting, scalability, controls, and the stakeholder experience.

Connaissances

Advanced Excel

Data analysis

Stakeholder communication

SQL

Formation

Bachelor's degree

Outils

Microsoft Access

Visual Basic

SQL

Data visualization tools

Description du poste

Guardian Life is seeking a Senior Sales Compensation Analyst to lead the end-to-end administration of complex incentive programs for our Group Sales Distribution organization. You will partner with senior leaders, deliver executive-ready analytics, and drive continuous improvements using advanced analytics, automation, and governance.

The role requires 6+ years in sales compensation and strong Excel/modeling skills, with a hybrid work model across multiple offices in PA/MA/NY/CT and travel as