Senior Director, Global Sales Compensation

About the role

We are hiring a Senior Director, Sales Compensation & Strategy to lead our global compensation governance and operations for our GTM motion. This role is for someone who values clear ownership, operational excellence, and long-term thinking. You will report to the VP, Finance & Strategy and partner closely with Sales, RevOps, HR, Legal, and Finance.

Responsibilities

• Lead the global sales incentive planning and design process, owning frameworks that translate executive strategy into field behavior.
• Architect and implement compensation plans for consumption/usage-based pricing models across Enterprise, Commercial, and Channel sales.
• Lead the design and integration of sales compensation plans across the Fivetran and dbt GTM motions, harmonizing crediting, quota, and plan mechanics into a unified framework post-merger.
• Serve as a strategic advisor to GTM and Finance senior leadership, presenting data-driven tradeoffs and recommendations to the Sales Compensation Committee.
• Own the incentive compensation management (ICM) system of record and modernize operations through AI automation, governance, and scalable execution.
• Build and lead a high-performing Sales Compensation team, including managers and senior analysts, and own hiring, coaching, and development.
• Establish global plan governance, clear plan documents, exception workflows, consistent audit and approval processes, and SOX-ready controls to support IPO readiness and external audits.
• Design, run, and report plan effectiveness analytics, attribution, and ROI modeling; propose and implement plan changes based on rigorous analysis.
• Drive transparent, inclusive communications and enablement so sellers understand how they earn and how changes affect them.
• Partner cross-functionally to ensure compensation programs are ASC 606 compliant for revenue recognition and commission accounting, and comply with local regulations and tax practices.

Requirements

• 15+ years of experience in sales compensation or sales strategy, including significant hands-on experience designing and operating global incentive programs at enterprise scale.
• Deep knowledge of incentive plan mechanics across Enterprise, Commercial, and Channel sales, including quota and territory design, pay mix, accelerators, SPIFFs, and exception governance.
• Proven experience with consumption or usage-based pricing models and how to translate them into effective incentive plans.
• Strong technical command of Xactly, CaptivateIQ, or comparable ICM platforms, plus advanced modeling skills in SQL, Excel, and BI tools.
• Exceptional analytical rigor with experience running complex modeling, scenario analysis, plan ROI and leakage reviews, and commission accrual modeling under ASC 606.
• Experience operating in a pre-IPO or newly public environment, with familiarity building SOX-compliant compensation controls and supporting external audits.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills; comfortable advising C-suite and navigating matrixed organizations without direct authority.

Skills

• 15+ years of experience in sales compensation or sales strategy, including significant hands-on experience designing and operating global incentive programs at enterprise scale.
• Deep knowledge of incentive plan mechanics across Enterprise, Commercial, and Channel sales, including quota and territory design, pay mix, accelerators, SPIFFs, and exception governance.
• Proven experience with consumption or usage-based pricing models and how to translate them into effective incentive plans.
• Strong technical command of Xactly, CaptivateIQ, or comparable ICM platforms, plus advanced modeling skills in SQL, Excel, and BI tools.
• Exceptional analytical rigor with experience running complex modeling, scenario analysis, plan ROI and leakage reviews, and commission accrual modeling under ASC 606.
• Experience operating in a pre-IPO or newly public environment, with familiarity building SOX-compliant compensation controls and supporting external audits.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills; comfortable advising C-suite and navigating matrixed organizations without direct authority.

Bonus Skills

• Direct experience at a high-growth SaaS company undergoing product or pricing transformation.
• Experience harmonizing compensation programs across acquired entities or merged go-to-market motions.
• Hands-on experience integrating AI or automation to improve compensation transparency and forecasting.
• Familiarity with international pay compliance and tax considerations for variable pay.

Pay

The compensation range displayed on this job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire compensation for the target position and level, and may include sales incentives or target bonuses depending on the role. Our compensation ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Our job titles may span more than one career level. Within the range, individual compensation is determined by additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, relevant education or training, business need, market demands. The compensation range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. Your recruiter can share more about the specific compensation range for your location during the hiring process.