Strategic Sales Compensation Analyst (Contract)

Cypress HCM; United States; On-site; USD 55,000 - 103,000; Full time

Job summary

Cypress HCM is seeking a contractor to support compensation operations and reporting for a high-volume product launch, coordinating manual data processes across multiple CRM platforms and booking systems where gaps exist, with emphasis on accuracy and controls.

You will audit compensation data, develop optimization recommendations, support Workday data quality, and partner with HR Technology, Sales Operations, and Compensation to document gaps and future-state processes.

Qualifications

• 2–4 years of analytical experience; background in compensation, HR, finance, sales operations, or business operations preferred.
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills, including handson experience creating and managing Macros and using VLOOKUP for data analysis and reporting.
• Experience with sales compensation software and tools, including CaptivateIQ or similar platforms.

Responsibilities

• Plan, perform, and implement process improvement initiatives focused on reducing operational risk from manual workflows.
• Diagram and evaluate existing processes with emphasis on disconnected systems requiring manual intervention.
• Organize, lead, and facilitate cross-functional project teams supporting compensation operations and process optimization.
• Develop metrics to measure process performance and identify automation readiness indicators.
• Collect data to identify root causes of operational issues and data discrepancies across systems.
• Measure performance against process requirements and service-level expectations.
• Align improvement initiatives to performance gaps and capacity needs.
• Provide consultation on process redesign opportunities to improve efficiency, data quality, and scalability.
• Deliver presentations and training materials related to process documentation and data quality standards.
• Survey and analyze best practices for compensation operations and data management.

Skills

Excel macros

VLOOKUP

Data analysis

Process improvement

Cross-functional collaboration

Workday

CRM data reconciliation

Tools

CaptivateIQ

Xactly

Spiff

Performio

Job description

Cypress HCM is seeking a contractor to support compensation operations and reporting for a high-volume product launch, coordinating manual data processes across multiple CRM platforms and booking systems where gaps exist, with emphasis on accuracy and controls.

You will audit compensation data, develop optimization recommendations, support Workday data quality, and partner with HR Technology, Sales Operations, and Compensation to document gaps and future-state processes.