With Confluent, organizations can harness the full power of continuously flowing data to innovate and win in the modern digital world. We have a purpose that drives us to do better every day – we're creating an entirely new category within data infrastructure - data streaming. This technology will allow every organization to create experiences and use the power of data in ways that profoundly impact the way we all live. This impact is our purpose and drives us to do better every day.

One Confluent. One team. One Data Streaming Platform.

Data Connects Us.

About the Role:

The Confluent Variable Sales Compensation team is chartered with building and managing the systems, processes and tools that will keep our sales team achieving great results as we scale through hyper-growth. The team works closely together to solve problems and come up with solutions. The analyst joining this team will have access to dozens of years of combined Sales Compensation knowledge as well as exposure to multiple organizations within the company, such as Finance, FPA, Sales Field, Go-To-Market, and upper management on both Sales Operations and Sales.

Confluent is looking for someone to administer and support a world-class compensation process, starting with compensation planning, system requirement documentation and configuration, quota allocation, the creation of individual sales plans, calculation of achievement, and timely, accurate, high-value reporting for the business and plan participants. The applicant must take pride in their work, be a self starter, enjoy identifying and solving problems, improving processes, and completing tasks effectively and efficiently. Utilizing all resources available to them independently and from their available peers at the company.

What You Will Do:

Analyze and help structure efficient and effective compensation programs for the company’s global sales organization

Write advanced requirements documentation for system configuration and perform comprehensive UAT

Execute the process to create/change, publish, and obtain signatures for individual compensation plan documents

Perform day-to-day administration of the commission calculations and provide timely resolution of inquiries from comp plan participants

Support the financial accrual and payment process for monthly commissions under strict deadlines

Analyze and make recommendations to resolve compensation-related issues such as costing, plan inquiries, validations, and monthly audits

Develop and track metrics to assess the effectiveness of the sales incentive compensation program

Work cross functionally with partners in Sales Ops, Finance, HR, and other teams to ensure accuracy of data, inputs and calculations

What You Will Bring:

3-5 years of sales compensation experience, ideally in a rapidly growing B2B SaaS company

Administrator-level experience with incentive compensation software (e.g. Xactly (highly preferred) Incent)

Analytical, organizational and project management skills

Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to collaborate well with employees at all levels of the organization

Positive work style, focus on getting things done and a strong desire to learn and grow

Strong attention to detail

Come As You Are

At Confluent, equality is a core tenet of our culture. We are committed to building an inclusive global team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, beliefs, and experiences. The more diverse we are, the richer our community and the broader our impact. Employment decisions are made on the basis of job-related criteria without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other classification protected by applicable law.

At Confluent, we are committed to providing competitive pay and benefits that are in line with industry standards. We analyze and carefully consider several factors when determining compensation, including work history, education, professional experience, and location. This position has an annual estimated salary of $128,700 - $151,200, an annual bonus, and a competitive equity package. The actual pay may vary depending on your skills, qualifications, experience, and work location. In addition, Confluent offers a wide range of employee benefits. To learn more about our benefits click HERE .

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