Sales Compensation Architect: SPIFF & Salesforce Automation

Meltwater; Cape Town; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible paid time off

Discovery Health

CalmApp subscription

Hybrid work style

Family leave program

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

Meltwater is seeking a Compensation Solutions Architect to design, implement, and optimize sales commission solutions using SPIFF and Salesforce. You’ll build scalable plans, ensure data integrity, and empower the commissions team with training and documentation.

You will collaborate with global teams including commissions, FP&A, rev ops, and sales to align compensation strategies with business goals. Hybrid work and a strong data-driven mindset are key.

Qualifications

• A Bachelor's degree, with demonstrated academic excellence.
• Salesforce Admin or Salesforce Architecture certification preferred.
• Experience with SPIFF, Xactly or Varicent for compensation management.
• Background in SQL, cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/Google), Tableau or Power BI.
• Strong Salesforce development and architecture experience.
• Proven ability to design and implement compensation tools or commission systems.
• Understanding of SPIFF and incentive programs in sales compensation.
• Excel-based coding within SPIFF and data- mapping expertise.
• Data integration across Salesforce, Workday, Tableau and APIs.
• Ability to handle complex data with accuracy in commissions reporting.
• Clear communication for global, time-zoned collaboration.
• Experience in user training and documentation management.
• Strong business acumen and influencing skills in a dynamic environment.
• Proven collaboration with diverse teams and a bias for action.
• Willingness to work in a hybrid office setting (1 day per month).
• Legal eligibility to work in the country of hire.

Responsibilities

• Design scalable commission plan architectures incorporating Salesforce data into SPIFF.
• Build and maintain Salesforce integrations and data syncs for commissions.
• Lead SPIFF configuration with coded logic to calculate commissions and new plans.
• Translate business requirements into technical end-to-end plan builds.
• Develop dashboards and external reports to monitor SPIFF performance and payouts.
• Ensure commission logic is accurate, timely, and compliant with rules.
• Provide ongoing support for the commissions team resolving system issues.
• Develop and deliver SPIFF management and plan design training.
• Maintain system documentation and recommend process improvements.

Skills

Sales compensation

SPIFF

Salesforce

SQL

Cloud platforms

Tableau/Power BI

Excel formulas

Data integration

Communication

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

SPIFF

Xactly

Varicent

Job description

Meltwater is seeking a Compensation Solutions Architect to design, implement, and optimize sales commission solutions using SPIFF and Salesforce. You’ll build scalable plans, ensure data integrity, and empower the commissions team with training and documentation.

You will collaborate with global teams including commissions, FP&A, rev ops, and sales to align compensation strategies with business goals. Hybrid work and a strong data-driven mindset are key.