At Skillsoft, we propel organizations and people to grow together through transformative learning experiences. We believe every team member has the potential to be AMAZING. Join us in our quest to transform learning and help individuals unleash their edge.
Skillsoft is seeking Principal Sales Compensation Support to design, administer, and monitor sales compensation plans that align with business objectives. This role will manage quota-setting processes, validate incentive calculations, and provide actionable insights to optimize compensation strategies while ensuring compliance and accuracy.
Responsibilities:
- Design and implement sales compensation plans aligned with organizational goals.
- Maintain accurate documentation of plan rules, eligibility criteria, and payout structures.
- Communicate plan details and provide training to stakeholders.
- Support annual and quarterly quota-setting processes and ongoing management.
- Manage compensation workflows, respond to inquiries, and provide timely updates to senior executives.
- Oversee commission deliverables to ensure timely and accurate payouts.
- Ensure adherence to governance policies and audit requirements.
- Prepare reports and dashboards for leadership on attainment, payouts, and trends.
- Maintain account and territory assignment details.
Skills & Qualification Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Economics, or related field (Advanced degree preferred).
- 4–6 years of experience in sales operations, finance operations, or related fields.
- Advanced analytical skills with expertise in Excel for budgeting and planning, and ability to consolidate data from multiple systems.
- Proficiency in Salesforce.com, including navigating standard/custom objects, reports, dashboards, and Einstein Analytics.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Preferred Skills & Experience:
- FP&A or financial modeling experience.
- Familiarity with Tableau, Power BI, or other BI tools.
- Experience with incentive management platforms (e.g., Xactly) is a plus.
Attributes:
- Proactive with a strong sense of urgency and competitive drive.
- Independent, entrepreneurial mindset with ability to make independent decisions.
- Influential, and enthusiastic communicator.
- Adaptable and embraces change.
- Collaborative team player, working across various teams within the organization.
- Customer service minded with a strong attention to detail, organized and goal oriented.
Target base salary range for this job requisition is anticipated to be approximately $105,000 - $125,000 annually.
We also offer Enterprise benefits including but not limited to: medical, dental, vision, and paid time off.
The company may modify salaries, salary ranges and/or Pay Plans from time to time as it deems necessary.
Skillsoft delivers online learning, training, and talent solutions to help organizations unleash their edge. Leveraging immersive, engaging content, Skillsoft enables organizations to unlock the potential in their best assets – their people – and build teams with the skills they need for success. Empowering 36 million learners and counting, Skillsoft democratizes learning through an intelligent learning experience and a customized, learner-centric approach to skills development with resources for Leadership Development, Business Skills, Technology & Development, Digital Transformation, and Compliance.
Skillsoft is partner to thousands of leading global organizations, including many Fortune 500 companies. The company features three award-winning systems that support learning, performance and success: Skillsoft learning content, the Percipio intelligent learning experience platform, which offers measurable impact across the entire employee lifecycle. Learn more at www.skillsoft.com.
Thank you for taking the time to learn more about us.
If this opportunity intrigues you, we would love for you to apply!
NOTE TO EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES: We value the partnerships we have built with our preferred vendors. Skillsoft does not accept unsolicited resumes from employment agencies. All resumes submitted by employment agencies directly to any Skillsoft employee or hiring manager in any form without a signed Skillsoft Employment Agency Agreement on file and search engagement for that position will be deemed unsolicited in nature. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is subsequently hired as a result of the referral or through other means.
Skillsoft is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, and other legally protected categories.
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