Sales Compensation Analyst

Location: Denver, Colorado, or Des Moines, Iowa, United States

Salary: $95,000–$130,000 USD per year in Denver, or $90,000–$125,000 USD per year in Des Moines, plus a 10% annual bonus at target.

Company

hirify.global operates career marketplaces including Dice and ClearanceJobs, connecting candidates with career resources and opportunities.

What you will do

• Own the end-to-end monthly commission cycle, including data collection, validation, calculation, approvals, and payroll submission.
• Administer commission plans, quota assignments, and territory and account mappings across the Dice and ClearanceJobs sales organizations.
• Investigate commission discrepancies, disputes, and escalations from sales representatives and managers.
• Prepare commission reports, dashboards, expense estimates, and segmented brand-level analyses for Sales, Finance, and executive stakeholders.
• Analyze commission trends, plan performance, SPIFFs, referral bonuses, quota attainment, and pay-for-performance alignment.
• Support plan design, scenario modeling, process automation, HR-related commission adjustments, and strategic Revenue Operations projects.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Economics, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 2–4+ years of experience in sales compensation, compensation analytics, or commissions administration.
• Advanced Excel expertise and strong proficiency in SQL and data visualization tools such as Power BI or Tableau.
• Experience with CRM platforms, preferably Salesforce, and/or commission management systems.
• Strong attention to detail, data integrity, communication, and the ability to explain commission calculations to non-technical stakeholders.
• Ability to support internal controls, SOX requirements, documentation, and audit trails.

Nice to have

• Experience partnering cross-functionally with Sales, Finance, and HR.
• Knowledge of SOX compliance and compensation audit controls.
• Familiarity with Xactly, CaptivateIQ, Varicent, Spiff, or Anaplan.
• Experience using AI tools to automate tasks and accelerate analysis.
• Experience with Python.

Culture & Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, FSA, HSA, disability, life, wellness, and fitness programs.
• 401(k) match, performance bonuses, education assistance, and learning and development programs.
• Paid time off, parental leave, flexible summer hours, and social and giving events.
• Collaborative workplace centered on teamwork, growth, volunteering, and employee resource groups.

Hiring process

• Submit a resume and answer several application questions.