Senior Manager, Commissions

Job Number: 30101

Position Title: Sr Manager, Sales Operations

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Description

We’re currently looking for a Senior Manager, Commissions experienced in handling all commission plan administration to join our team in Redwood City, CA. 

Job Summary

As our Senior Manager, Commissions, you will be responsible for preparation and administration of all incentive compensation plans for the Sales, Marketing and IPS teams.  In the role of Senior Manager, Commissions, you must be able to work and adapt in a fluid, fast-paced environment and you must have strong technical, communication, collaboration, and leadership skills. 

What You’ll Do

• Lead the configuration of sales compensation plans based on the requirements as defined by Sales Operations.
• Ensure the configuration is in alignment with the approved compensation plans and policies.
• Lead the Unit and System Testing of configured compensation plans in Xactly Incent.
• Utilize enhanced functions of Xactly’s applications and Excel and create management reports and present these results monthly to the CFO and others
• Lead the monthly commissions’ calculations cycle.
• Partner with the Sales F, P & A and accounting teams in expense forecasting and accruals.
• Collaborate with HR and sales Operations to ensure accuracy of all compensation plan changes. 

Key Essentials

• Must have 3 or more years experience managing the commissions administration function of an enterprise software company
• A track record of collaborating with Sales, Sales Operations, Human Resources and the Finance organization to prepare incentive compensation plans, calculating commissions on bookings and resolving inquiries.
• Strong analytical skills to forecast and report on actual results
• Strong understanding of Xactly and sales compensation plans
• Bachelors degree in business or a related major
• 7 or more years of experience handling commissions administration and commissions systems 

What We’d Like to See

• Deep understanding of complicated compensation plans and software bookings.
• Understanding overlays and quota/territory assignments.
• Understanding commission trends and effectively communicating issues to senior management.
• A hands-on people manager to inspire and motivate the team
• Confidence and experience in making presentations to senior management
• Strong sense of urgency and proven ability to meet deadlines
• Attention to detail, strong systems skills with an emphasis on process improvement.

City: Redwood City

State: California

Seniority Level: Mid-Senior Level

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EEO Employer Verbiage:

At Informatica we know diversity drives innovation. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer dedicated to maintaining a work environment free from discrimination, one where all employees are treated with dignity and respect. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, gender, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, religion, age, disability, gender identity, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable law and Informatica policy.

Travel Requirement: Limited

Location_formattedLocationLong: Redwood City, California US