Strategic Compensation Manager: Sales Incentives & Analytics

Tempus; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Incentive compensation

RSUs

Medical benefits

Job summary

Tempus in Chicago is seeking a highly analytical Compensation Manager to lead corporate broad-based compensation and sales incentive design. You will manage base pay, merit cycles, and job architecture while optimizing sales commissions and ensuring external competitiveness and internal equity.

You will partner with HR, Finance, Recruiters, and Sales Ops to implement scalable, compliant compensation programs and translate complex pay structures into actionable guidance for leadership.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional experience in corporate broad-based compensation design and administration.
• At least 2 years focused on sales incentive plan design, tracking metrics, or analytics.
• Experience in SaaS, biotech, life sciences, or similar high-growth environments preferred.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel or Google Sheets; Workday experience preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to manage cross-functional timelines and stakeholders in a fast-paced environment.
• Clear, confident communicator who can articulate compensation frameworks to senior leaders.

Responsibilities

• Serve as compensation SME for HRBPs and Recruiters; advise on offers, salary bands, and total rewards policies.
• Lead end-to-end design and administration of the annual sales incentive plan cycle; ensure effective workflows and governance.
• Analyze offers against internal structures and market benchmarks to minimize exceptions.
• Develop tools and training materials for HRBPs and Recruiters to enable data-driven decisions.
• Conduct external market analyses and job matching using compensation surveys to maintain competitiveness.
• Evaluate job descriptions and internal structures to slot roles in the job architecture.
• Support annual compensation review with data, analysis, and tools to enable informed decisions.
• Ensure compliance with regional and federal labor laws, including pay transparency and FLSA.

Skills

Broad-based compensation

Sales compensation

Excel / Google Sheets

Workday

Cross-functional project management

Clear communicator

Tools

Radford surveys

Workday

Job description

Tempus in Chicago is seeking a highly analytical Compensation Manager to lead corporate broad-based compensation and sales incentive design. You will manage base pay, merit cycles, and job architecture while optimizing sales commissions and ensuring external competitiveness and internal equity.

You will partner with HR, Finance, Recruiters, and Sales Ops to implement scalable, compliant compensation programs and translate complex pay structures into actionable guidance for leadership.