Senior Manager, Sales Commissions
TenOneTen Ventures
Sales & Business Development
Redwood City, CA, USA
Posted on Wednesday, July 12, 2023
Due to its remote and hybrid culture, Alation conducts all of its interviewing and onboarding virtually.
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With more than $340M in funding - valued at over $1.7 billion and 450+ customers with household names - Alation is poised to capitalize on data as an opportunity. Headquartered in Silicon Valley, Alation was named to Inc. Magazine’s Best Workplaces list for the fourth time, and our exceptional Glassdoor rating reflects a culture that makes coming to work each day a joy. Do you want to join a team that welcomes new ideas, supports your growth, and recognizes your unique value?
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Alation is seeking a Senior Manager of Sales Commission and Operations. They will lead the sales incentive compensation team at Alation and work collaboratively with Total Rewards and Sales Operations to operationalize variable compensation plans for a global workforce.
They will maintain and ensure the accuracy of the incentive compensation tool, as well as support commission plan design, and field questions on commission payouts from employees on variable compensation plans.
This role will require an analytical skill set used to draw insights from large amounts of data, a high degree of attention to detail to ensure commission payouts are processed accurately and on time, and the ability to work directly with business partners to drive changes in processes as we scale.
What You'll Do:
- Support the annual compensation planning design cycle from design-to-deployment for all teams on variable incentive plans across all sales organizations at Alation
- Complete user acceptance testing for calculation logic, data tables, and reporting in the incentive compensation system and related CRM and revenue tools/dashboards
- Identify opportunities for process or systems automation and work with business partners to bring these ideas to life.
- Maintain the systems, process, and data that drives the sales incentive plans for a large sales organization
- Ensure the accuracy and timeliness of sales incentive payments (commissions) to the sales organization
- Provide support for cross-functional compensation-related inquiries and requests
- Create and maintain documentation for sales compensation processes
Who You Are:
- Bachelor's Degree
- 7+ years experience in commission calculation, Sales Finance, Sales Analytics, and/or Sales Operations
- Analytical and modeling experience
- Demonstrated problem-solving experience, and the ability to communicate findings
- Excel experience (e.g. experience consolidating and joining data, creating formulas, macro development)
- PowerPoint experience in creating decks for management
What You Must Have:
- Degree in Finance or Accounting preferred
- Experience with compensation software. Xactly is a plus.
- Organized, detail-oriented, and experienced in multi-taskingUnderstanding of corporate finance concepts
- Experience managing multiple concurrent projects and driving initiatives in a cross-functional environment
- Familiarity with incentive plan structures, SaaS incentive plans, quotas, accelerators, pay mix, leverage points, and industry-standard benchmarks
- Exceptional quantitative analysis skills and advanced Excel proficiency
The base salary range is specific to the United States. The salary of the final candidate selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to internal equity, experience, education, work location, specialty and training. If the final candidate has a different level of experience, the base salary target range may be lower or higher than what is published.
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More About Alation
Our founders have come together from different backgrounds: business, engineering, and design. This unique mix from our founding team is important to the Alation culture story. Today, our team consists of creators and communicators with varied backgrounds - from Stanford, to the Indian Institute of Technology, big companies and one-person startups, the United States, and abroad. We continue to seek ever more diverse perspectives as we grow.
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on
the basis of race, name, religion, color, national origin, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
Why Alation?
- Market-Leading Data Catalog Provider
- High-growth, collaborative environment with diverse and inclusive teams
- Continuous learning, enrichment and development opportunities
- Competitive pay and health offerings including commuter benefits
- Flexible time off to relax and recharge
and much, much more!