Interim Sales Compensation Analyst

Company: Ironclad Inc.
Location: San Francisco
Posted on: November 6, 2024

Job Description:

Ironclad is the #1 contract lifecycle management platform for innovative companies. Every company, in every country, in every industry runs on contracts, but managing these contracts slows companies down and costs them millions of dollars. L'Or--al, Staples, Mastercard, and other leading innovators use Ironclad to collaborate and negotiate on contracts, accelerate contracting while maintaining compliance, and turn contracts into critical carriers of operational business intelligence. It's the only platform flexible enough to handle every type of contract workflow, whether a sales agreement, an HR agreement or a complex NDA.Ironclad is seeking an Interim Sales Compensation Analyst to play a key role in designing and maintaining incentive structures that drive outcomes aligned with the company's corporate and go-to-market strategy. In this role, you will be responsible for designing and delivering annual incentive compensation plans, implementing the plans in our incentive management portal and ensuring accurate monthly compensation payment calculations and timely payouts to employees on these plans. You will also be responsible for providing insights related to the impact of incentives on business outcomes and be a key contributor to decisions related to optimizing compensation strategies. You will collaborate closely with Finance, Sales Operations, People and Accounting teams in the day-to-day management and execution of the plans.*This is a temporary role with a duration of 6 months*What you'll be doing:

• Design and deliver incentive structures for various go-to-market roles like Sales, Business Development, Partnerships, Customer Success etc.
• Serve as the primary link between go-to-market teams, Finance, Accounting, Operations, People teams. Responsibilities include reviewing performance metrics, managing exceptions, forecasting commission spend, balancing budgets and administering SPIFFs.
• Roll out these incentive plans for all existing and new employees, maintain sales compensation policy documents and commission calculators/models. Ensure commissions are calculated and paid accurately. Manage and maintain records of individual compensation plans and quotas.
• Provide monthly commission accruals to Accounting, forecast monthly commission spend, financial reporting related to commissions, explain impacts of commissions on cash flow and P&L statements. Partner closely with the Finance team in analyzing spend variance vs budgets and forecast scenarios.
• Analyze and build models that evaluate the effectiveness of sales compensation plans in meeting the company's business objectives. Use insights to inform decision-making around plan design and understand interdependencies with other go-to-market functions.
• Ensure compliance with internal financial controls and regulatory guidelines. Assist in the preparation of documentation for audits and ensure accurate reporting of commission expenses.Duration: 6 monthsWeekly Hours: 40hrsWhat we're looking for:
• 3-5 years of experience in sales compensation administration, sales finance, or a related role preferably within a tech or SaaS company.
• Strong understanding of financial controls, budgeting, and reporting with the ability to understand and deliver insights from data.
• Proven ability in standardizing processes, documenting operating procedures, building scalable solutions that are replicable in multiple geographies and teams.
• Demonstrated ability to develop trusted cross functional relationships, influencing executive decisions driving alignment among teams and removing barriers to execution.
• Proficiency in GTM and financial systems like Salesforce, Netsuite, Planful, CaptivateIQ etc.Hourly Wage Rate: $70.00 - $85.00Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
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