Senior Manager, Sales Compensation Systems & Analytics

Location: San Francisco, CA, USA. Flexible work arrangements are offered, with the San Francisco hub serving US operations.

Salary: USD 168,000–245,000 yearly

Company

Canva is a design technology company building tools that redefine how people experience and create design.

What you will do

• Own the enterprise incentive compensation platform, including configuration, integrations, access, releases, vendor management, performance, and issue resolution.
• Manage compensation data from source through payout, including eligibility, quotas, territories, crediting, rates, tiers, accelerators, and payment outputs.
• Lead audits, reconciliations, exception reviews, complex calculations, and root-cause fixes for compensation data and payout processing.
• Build quarterly sales compensation QBRs, dashboards, plan-health metrics, and executive-ready presentations.
• Run annual and quarterly plan delivery, including participant mapping, compensation letters, quality assurance, distribution, acknowledgements, and records.
• Strengthen governance, documentation, controls, automation, and cross-functional delivery across the commission process.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in sales compensation, incentive compensation systems, analytics, or related financial and operational work.
• Hands-on ownership or administration of an enterprise incentive compensation platform.
• Strong analytical skills, including complex calculation validation, pattern identification, and data-driven decision-making.
• Advanced Excel or Google Sheets skills and experience with Tableau or Snowflake; SQL experience is strongly preferred.
• Knowledge of sales compensation operations at scale, including quotas, crediting, eligibility, accelerators, guarantees, controls, and payout processing.
• Experience leading complex cross-functional projects and influencing stakeholders without formal authority.

Nice to have

• Experience using Canva and willingness to become highly capable in the platform.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible work options across the company's operating hubs.
• Equity package.
• Health benefits plans.
• 401(k) retirement plan with company contribution.
• Inclusive parental leave and flexible leave options.
• Annual Vibe & Thrive allowance for wellbeing, social connection, and office setup.

Hiring process

• Interviews are conducted virtually.
• Candidates can provide pronouns and request reasonable interview adjustments.