Incentive Compensation Deployment and Strategy Manager

Incentive Compensation Deployment And Strategy Manager

Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference within life sciences, diagnostics and biotechnology?

At Beckman Coulter Life Sciences, one of Danaher's 15+ operating companies, our work saves livesand we're all united by a shared commitment to innovate for tangible impact.

You'll thrive in a culture of belonging where you and your unique viewpoint matter. And by harnessing Danaher's system of continuous improvement, you help turn ideas into impact innovating at the speed of life.

We are currently seeking an Incentive Compensation Deployment and Strategy Manager who will be responsible for the design, evolution, and governance of sales incentive compensation (IC) plans to align with BEC LS commercial strategy and business priorities.

In this role, you will be responsible for:

• Partnering closely with Sales Leadership to ensure incentive plans drive the right selling behaviors, execution discipline, and performance outcomes across roles and segments.
• Translating business objectives into clear, fair, and executable incentive designs that balance motivation, simplicity, and financial responsibility.
• Working cross-functionally with Marketing to ensure incentive structures reinforce portfolio priorities, strategic product focus, and go-to-market motions.
• Monitoring IC effectiveness through performance data, payout analysis, and field feedback, and recommending adjustments to improve behavior alignment and results.
• Ensuring incentive plans are well-documented, well-communicated, and consistently administered, with appropriate governance and transparency.

The required qualifications for the job include:

• 10+ years of experience in incentive compensation, sales operations, commercial excellence, or related commercial roles within complex sales organizations.
• Proven experience designing and managing sales incentive compensation plans across multiple sales roles or segments.
• Strong understanding of how incentive structures influence sales behavior, execution discipline, and business results.
• Demonstrated ability to partner effectively with senior Sales Leadership and influence decision-making without direct authority.
• Strong analytical skills with experience using performance and payout data to assess plan effectiveness.
• Clear communication skills with the ability to explain incentive logic and tradeoffs to both leaders and the field.

It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:

• Experience working in life sciences, diagnostics, capital equipment, or other regulated industries.
• Experience supporting global or regional sales organizations.
• Familiarity with IC governance models, plan documentation standards, and annual planning cycles.
• Experience working alongside Finance, HR, or Commercial Operations in incentive plan execution.

At Beckman Coulter Life Sciences we believe in designing a better, more sustainable workforce. We recognize the benefits of flexible, hybrid working arrangements for eligible roles and are committed to providing enriching careers, no matter the work arrangement. This position is eligible for a hybrid work arrangement in which you can work part-time at the Company location identified above and part-time remotely from your home. Additional information about this hybrid work arrangement will be provided by your interview team. Explore the flexibility and challenge that working for Beckman Coulter Life Sciences can provide.

The salary range for this role is $115k-$150k. This is the range that we in good faith believe is the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future.

This job is also eligible for bonus/incentive pay.

We offer comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.