Strategic Sales Incentive Analyst

Guardian Life; Holmdel Township (NJ); Hybrid; USD 59,000 - 89,000; Full time

Job summary

Guardian Life in Bethlehem, PA, Boston, MA, Hudson Yards, NYC, or Stamford CT is seeking a Sales Compensation Analyst to administer incentive programs and provide data-driven insights to sales leadership. The role emphasizes accuracy, collaboration, and delivering timely reporting across multiple offices.

The position focuses on analytics, design, and process improvements, with opportunities to leverage automation and AI tools while ensuring confidentiality and compliance with company policies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 4+ years of professional experience in compensation, finance, sales operations, business analytics, payroll, or a related field.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to identify trends, anomalies, and actionable insights from data.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft Office applications.
• Experience working with large datasets and producing accurate reporting.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present information to various levels of leadership.

Responsibilities

• Administer sales incentive compensation programs, including calculating incentive payments, validating results, coordinating payroll submissions, and delivering reporting within established deadlines.
• Analyze and consolidate data from multiple sources to ensure accurate compensation calculations and support business decision-making.
• Partner with leadership to model, design, and implement enhancements to annual incentive compensation programs.
• Develop presentations, plan documents, and reporting for sales leaders and other stakeholders to communicate compensation program details and performance results.
• Collaborate across teams as a subject matter expert to support new products, distribution channels, compensation initiatives, and process improvements while maintaining detailed procedures and controls documentation.
• Build trusted relationships with sales leaders and key business partners to understand evolving business needs, provide compensation guidance, and influence decisions through data-driven recommendations.
• Identify opportunities to leverage automation, AI-enabled tools, and advanced analytics to improve compensation administration, reporting accuracy, and business insights.

Skills

Analytical skills

Excel

Data analysis

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Access

Visual Basic

Job description

Guardian Life in Bethlehem, PA, Boston, MA, Hudson Yards, NYC, or Stamford CT is seeking a Sales Compensation Analyst to administer incentive programs and provide data-driven insights to sales leadership. The role emphasizes accuracy, collaboration, and delivering timely reporting across multiple offices.

The position focuses on analytics, design, and process improvements, with opportunities to leverage automation and AI tools while ensuring confidentiality and compliance with company policies.