Varicent Solution Architect

Primary Function of this Position

The Solution Architect — Varicent ICM serves as the technical and functional authority for the enterprise Varicent platform across the organization. In this highly visible role, you will be responsible for the end-to-end design, architecture, and delivery of complex incentive compensation solutions using both Varicent Designer and Varicent Studio.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end architecture and design of Varicent ICM solutions supporting multi-country, multi-currency, and multi-division compensation plans
• Develop and maintain scalable data models, calculation logic, and workflow configurations in Varicent Designer
• Build and enhance front-end compensation dashboards, reports, and rep-facing portals using Varicent Studio
• Design reusable component libraries and architectural patterns to accelerate global delivery
• Establish and enforce technical standards, coding conventions, and best practices for the Varicent environment
• Design AI ready data and compensation solutions enabling business efficiencies
• Lead full-lifecycle ICM implementations: requirements gathering, solution design, build, testing, training, and production cutover
• Manage concurrent global rollouts across EMEA, APAC, and Americas, ensuring localization (currency, language, regulatory) requirements are met
• Perform data integration between Varicent and source systems including Salesforce CRM, SAP S/4HANA, Workday, and other enterprise platforms
• Perform peer reviews of solution designs and ensure alignment with enterprise architecture governance
• Engage with senior stakeholders across Sales, Finance, and IT to translate intricate global compensation plans into scalable, performant, and maintainable Varicent configurations

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in Incentive Compensation Management with a minimum of 5 years hands-on Varicent platform experience
• Deep, demonstrable expertise in both Varicent Designer (data models, calculations, pipeline, workflows, symbols) and Varicent Studio (reports, dashboards, web forms, conditional formatting)
• Proven experience delivering Varicent solutions for large-scale, multinational enterprises
• Experience integrating Varicent with enterprise systems such as Salesforce, SAP, Workday, or equivalent ERP/CRM platforms
• Track record of leading full ICM implementation projects independently from requirements through go-live
• Advanced proficiency in Varicent Designer: pipeline configuration, symbol logic, data transformation, error handling, and performance tuning
• Strong SQL and relational database skills (SQL Server, Oracle, or PostgreSQL) for data validation and integration support
• Understanding of ETL principles, API integrations (REST/SOAP), and flat-file data exchange patterns
• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies and tools such as Jira and Confluence

Preferred Qualifications

• Varicent Certified Professional (VCP) or equivalent Varicent certification
• Experience with Varicent Symon.AI or Varicent Territory & Quota (T&Q) modules
• Experience with using LLM models and predictive ML models for business outcomes
• Knowledge of SAP Commission, Anaplan, or other ICM platforms as comparative context
• Background in manufacturing, industrial, or B2B enterprise environments with complex distribution channel compensation structures
• Experience with global data privacy requirements (GDPR, CCPA) as they apply to compensation data
• MBA or advanced degree in Finance, Business, or Information Systems

Core Competencies

• Strategic Problem Solving
• Executive Communication
• Technical Leadership
• Attention to Detail & Data Accuracy
• Change Management
• Agile Delivery & Sprint Management
• Business Acumen & Financial Literacy
• Strong understanding of financial processes, reporting, and operational efficiency drivers
• Strong cross functional collaboration with other teams
• Proactive mindset, strong sense of urgency, driven to action in identifying problems to ensure successful resolution and root cause analysis for continuous improvement.