Senior Manager, Sales Compensation Systems & Analytics

Location: San Francisco, United States. Flexible work arrangements are offered, and interviews are conducted virtually.

Salary: USD 168,000–245,000 per year

Company

Canva is a design technology company building products that redefine how the world experiences design.

What you will do

• Own the enterprise incentive compensation platform, including configuration, integrations, data flows, access, releases, vendor management, performance, and issue resolution.
• Manage compensation data from eligibility and quota assignments through crediting, calculations, audits, reconciliations, and payout processing.
• Build quarterly sales compensation QBRs, dashboards, metrics, and executive-ready presentations on plan health and seller outcomes.
• Lead annual and quarterly plan delivery, including participant mapping, compensation letters, quality assurance, distribution, acknowledgement tracking, and records.
• Establish audit-ready governance, documentation, controls, and repeatable processes across the commission lifecycle.
• Coordinate strategic, cross-functional changes across Sales Operations, People, Data Engineering, Revenue Accounting, Finance, and Payroll.

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 decision support.
• Advanced Excel or Google Sheets skills and experience with Tableau or Snowflake; SQL experience is strongly preferred.
• Knowledge of sales compensation design and 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 creating polished executive presentations.
• Experience using automation and AI with appropriate controls and human review.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible ways of working that allow employees and teams to choose an effective work balance.
• Equity packages and market-informed compensation.
• Health benefits plans and a 401(k) retirement plan with company contribution.
• Inclusive parental leave for parents and carers.
• Annual Vibe & Thrive allowance for wellbeing, social connection, and office setup.
• Flexible leave options and support for reasonable interview adjustments.