Sales Compensation Analyst
Join Sierra as a Sales Compensation Analyst to manage commission cycles and ensure accurate payouts for a leading AI platform.
Posted by employer 1 day ago
First seen on Joblaze 15 hours ago
Last verified on the company career page 15 hours ago
What you'll build
- Run the monthly and quarterly commission cycle
- Investigate rep questions and recommend fixes
- Work with Salesforce to keep source data clean
- Reconcile and audit payouts against payroll
- Model the cost and payout impact of proposed plan changes
Must have
- 5+ years in sales compensation or related finance/RevOps role
- Managing commission cycles across multiple regions
- Strong analytical skills including payout modeling
- Experience using Salesforce for commission calculations
- Ability to configure sales compensation tools
Nice to have
- Familiarity with commission accounting
Requirements
- Experience
- 5+ years
Not disclosed in this posting: compensation, visa sponsorship.
Benefits
Joblaze summary
The Sales Compensation Analyst at Sierra is responsible for managing the commission cycle, which includes data collection, payout validation, and ensuring accurate payroll handoffs. This role requires strong analytical skills and experience with Salesforce to maintain clean data and resolve discrepancies in commission calculations. Ideal candidates have over five years in sales compensation or related finance roles, with a proven ability to communicate effectively with sales teams. Sierra emphasizes a culture of trust and customer obsession, making this position suitable for those who thrive in a collaborative environment.
Joblaze insights
- Listed today — first seen on Joblaze October 7, 2026. Last confirmed on Sierra's careers page October 7, 2026.
Quick facts
- Is the Sales Compensation Analyst role remote?
- No — this is an on-site role in San Francisco, CA, United States.
- How much experience is required?
- At least 5 years of relevant experience for this Sales Compensation Analyst role.
- Where is the role based?
- Sierra is hiring for this position in San Francisco, CA, United States.
- What seniority level is this role?
- Sierra targets mid-level candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Full-time for this Sales Compensation Analyst role at Sierra.
From the original posting
What you’ll do
Run the monthly and quarterly commission cycle, from pulling data and calculating commissions to validating payouts, getting approvals and handing off to payroll.
Investigate rep questions, document what you find, recommend fixes, and clear issues quickly so reps trust their payouts.
Work with Salesforce and data owners to keep source data clean, map new fields and deal types, and find upstream problems before they turn into payout errors.
Reconcile and audit payouts against payroll, bookings and plan terms every cycle.
Model the cost and payout impact of proposed plan changes and set up new plans in the system.
Automate manual steps, tighten SLAs and build reporting on attainment, payout cost and comp effectiveness.
What you’ll bring
5+ years in sales compensation, commissions operations or a closely related finance/RevOps role.
A track record of managing commission cycles across multiple regions, currencies, and payroll schedules, from data collection through payout validation, approvals, and payroll handoff.
Strong analytical skills, including payout modeling, data reconciliation, and investigating discrepancies against compensation plan terms.
Experience using Salesforce to pull and review sales data for commission calculations.
Ability to configure sales compensation tools to calculate, validate, and report commission payouts.
Clear, calm communication with sellers and leaders, including during difficult payout conversations.
Even better…
Familiarity with commission accounting, including accruals, journal entries, and month-end close.
Our values
Trust: We build trust with our customers with our accountability, empathy, quality, and responsiveness. We build trust in AI by making it more accessible, safe, and useful. We build trust with each other by showing up for each other professionally and personally, creating an environment that enables all of us to do our best work.
Flexible (unlimited) paid time off
Life insurance and disability benefits
Retirement plan dependent on country of employment
Parental leave
Fertility and family building benefits through Carrot
Free alphorn lessons
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