Sales Compensation Analyst

Sales Compensation Analyst

The Sales Compensation Analyst will be a member of the team responsible for administering the end-to-end compensation process for the Intuitive Surgical global sales organization. This process includes data sourcing, data integrity, calculating, processing, analyzing and reporting sales commission. Specifically, the Sales Compensation Analyst position will be required to work with our compensation system, analyze compensation performance trends, perform both monthly and ad hoc financial analysis for the sales management team, train new sales hires on the use of our sales incentive system, and field compensation queries from the sales force.

This position will also need to partner cross-functionally with the Sales, Sales Operations, HR, Finance, Accounting, external auditors, and Payroll on all elements regarding the compensation process. The role is expected to drive operational excellence through process optimization, automation, data governance, and continuous improvement initiatives while supporting global compensation program administration.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Support end-to-end global commission processing and payout operations.
• Collaborate with other Compensation team members and Sales Operations partners to solve sales compensation-related business problems.
• Administer and support the Sales Incentive Compensation System (Varicent preferred) to ensure accurate commission calculations and payouts.
• Perform detailed commission data validation, reconciliation, and auditing activities to ensure payout accuracy and compliance with compensation plans and policies.
• Research and resolve all commission and bonus inquiries in a timely, accurate and customer centric fashion.
• Identify, communicate, and resolve any problems affecting the proper processing of commissions and bonuses
• Work with complex data sets to ensure data integrity for compensation calculations and payouts
• Perform support activities needed for the development, implementation, communication, and administering of sales commissions and incentive programs, plans, policies, and quotas.
• Provide guidance and training to sales teams on commissions plan structures and reports
• Drive efforts to improve data quality through the data processing chain utilizing automated controls and process automation

Qualifications

Required Skills and Experience

• Minimum of 3 years of experience implementing, administering and driving complex compensation programs for rapidly growing and international businesses
• Knowledge of Incentive systems, financial systems, and business application databases
• Knowledge of Tableau or similar data visualization software
• Experience working in high-growth, performance focused environments and administering complex programs
• Experience with Sales Compensation platforms such as Varicent, Xactly, Anaplan, or similar systems
• Strong, effective, and tactful communications skills (both verbal and written).
• Strong project management skills
• Accountability, Teamwork, Excellence, Positive energy, Humility, Solution-oriented
• Advanced SQL skills with the ability to perform complex data analysis, data validation, troubleshooting, and process optimization
• Strong Excel skills are a necessity (pivot tables, complex formulas, and Lookup functions)
• This role requires working onsite in our Peachtree Corners office Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday every week

Required Education and Training

• BA or BS degree (Accounting, Finance or related major preferred)

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Experience with Varicent preferred
• Familiarity with Generative AI technologies, Microsoft Copilot, Large Language Models (LLMs), and AI-enabled business process automation preferred