At Semperis, our mission is to be a Force for Good. Starting with being a great place to work. We believe that when people feel valued, supported, and empowered, they do their best work. That’s why we focus on creating an employee experience rooted in purpose, growth, and balance. Semperis has been recognized as one of America’s Fastest-Growing Cybersecurity Companies by the Inc. 5000, a DUNS 100 Top Startup to Work For, and a multi-year Inc. Best Workplace awardee.
Semperis is seeking a Sales Compensation Analyst to support the accurate, timely, and scalable administration of our global compensation programs. This lead-level individual contributor will own day-to-day administration of Xactly Incent, oversee commission calculation and reconciliation processes, and deliver reporting and analysis that help Finance, Sales, Revenue Operations, and business leaders understand compensation results.
The ideal candidate combines hands-on Xactly Incent expertise with strong analytical, operational, and stakeholder-management skills. They will serve as a subject-matter resource for compensation processes, identify opportunities to improve data quality and controls, and help ensure that incentive results are accurately reflected in employee statements and downstream Finance processes.
Key Responsibilities
• Own day-to-day administration of Xactly Incent, including participant data, access, plan assignments, configuration, data uploads, and global incentive plan maintenance.
• Lead the annual implementation of all compensation plans maintained in Xactly Incent in partnership with Revenue Operations and the Global Compensation Director, including configuration, data validation, testing, approvals, and plan-year readiness.
• Own compensation plan letter administration, including preparation, coordination, issuance, and maintenance.
• Provide onboarding and training to employees and managers on compensation plans, statements, and incentive calculations.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Revenue Operations, Human Resources, Legal, Finance, and other stakeholders on compensation plan and incentive-related matters.
• Manage recurring commission and incentive calculations from source-data validation through final review and approval, ensuring approved results and payment files are delivered to Payroll within required deadlines.
• Investigate discrepancies involving assignments, splits, credits, quotas, rates, currencies, plan terms, and adjustments; prepare and document true-ups and corrections.
• Partner with the Revenue Analyst on GAAP compliance as it relates to compensation processes.
• Produce reporting and analysis on incentive attainment, commissions, payments, and reconciliation status; analyze large datasets, identify trends and anomalies, and translate findings into clear explanations for stakeholders.
• Perform monthly and quarterly reconciliations of Xactly Incent data against Salesforce, HR, payroll, and Finance systems to validate completeness, accuracy, and payment readiness.
• Maintain audit-ready documentation, improve controls and operating procedures, and support month-end and quarter-end close activities, including commission accruals as applicable.
Qualifications
• Hands-on experience administering Xactly Incent and global compensation programs, including plan assignments, calculations, reporting, data uploads, implementations, and issue resolution.
• Experience performing commission calculations, reconciliations, variance analysis, adjustments, and audit support.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, particularly advanced Excel skills including formulas, pivot tables, lookups, and reconciliation methods, along with strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Experience working with Finance, Revenue Operations, Human Resources, Sales Operations, Legal, Payroll, or related stakeholders.
• Ability to create repeatable processes, maintain accurate documentation, improve controls, and manage confidential compensation information.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills, strong attention to detail, and the ability to meet short payroll and month-end close deadlines while maintaining data accuracy.
Preferred Education and Experience
• 2+ years of experience in sales compensation and commission program administration, implementation, and analysis.
• Relevant experience in variable-pay payroll, Sales or Revenue Operations, accounting, audit, or financial analysis is also valuable.
• Experience supporting global compensation programs across multiple countries or currencies.
• Experience supporting compensation or finance processes in a public company, high-tech, or SaaS environment is a plus.
• Familiarity with US GAAP, including ASC 606, is a plus.
• Experience with Salesforce, Workday, or NetSuite is a plus.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently, manage complex tasks, and meet deadlines in a fast-paced, scaling environment.
• Positive, proactive, hands-on approach to challenges and continuous improvement.
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Why Join Semperis?
You’ll be part of a global team on the front lines of cybersecurity innovation. At Semperis, we celebrate curiosity, integrity, and people who take initiative. If you’re someone who sees the glass as half full, embraces challenges as growth opportunities, and values a healthy balance between work and life—we’d love to meet you.
**Semperis maintains office locations in several cities across the globe. Where the job description specifies a required location, candidates will follow our hybrid work model. This includes working up to three days per week and remotely the remaining days.
Semperis is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against an applicant or employee based on race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, sex (including gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), age, physical or mental disability, veteran or military status, genetic information, citizenship, marital status, or any other legally recognized protected basis under federal, state, or local law. The information collected by the Semperis application is solely to determine suitability for employment, verify identity, and maintain employment statistics. Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act and/or other applicable state or local laws. A reasonable accommodation is a change in the way things are normally done which will ensure an equal employment opportunity without imposing undue hardship on Semperis. Please inform Semperis representative Anna Taylor, Director of Global Recruiting, if you need assistance completing this application or to otherwise participate in the application process.Skills Required
- Hands-on experience administering Xactly Incent and global compensation programs, including assignments, calculations, reporting, uploads, implementations, and issue resolution.
- Experience with commission calculations, reconciliations, variance analysis, adjustments, and audit support.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including formulas, pivot tables, lookups, and reconciliation methods.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, written communication, verbal communication, and attention-to-detail skills.
- Experience collaborating with Finance, Revenue Operations, Human Resources, Sales Operations, Legal, Payroll, or related stakeholders.
- Ability to create repeatable processes, maintain documentation, improve controls, and manage confidential compensation information.
- Ability to meet payroll and month-end close deadlines while maintaining data accuracy.
- At least 2 years of experience in sales compensation and commission program administration, implementation, and analysis.
- Experience supporting global compensation programs across multiple countries or currencies.
- Experience in variable-pay payroll, Sales or Revenue Operations, accounting, audit, or financial analysis.
- Experience supporting compensation or finance processes in a public company, high-tech, or SaaS environment.
- Familiarity with US GAAP, including ASC 606.
- Experience with Salesforce, Workday, or NetSuite.
- Ability to work independently, manage complex tasks, meet deadlines, and support continuous improvement.
What We Do
For security teams charged with defending hybrid and multi-cloud environments, Semperis ensures the integrity and availability of critical enterprise directory services at every step in the cyber kill chain and cuts recovery time by 90%. Purpose-built for securing hybrid Active Directory environments, Semperis' patented technology protects over 50 million identities from cyberattacks, data breaches, and operational errors. The world's leading organizations trust Semperis to spot directory vulnerabilities, intercept cyberattacks in progress, and quickly recover from ransomware and other data integrity emergencies. Semperis is headquartered in Hoboken, New Jersey, and operates internationally, with its research and development team distributed throughout the United States, Canada, and Israel. Semperis hosts the award-winning Hybrid Identity Protection conference and podcast series (www.hipconf.com) and built the free Active Directory security assessment tool, Purple Knight (www.purple-knight.com). The company has received the highest level of industry accolades, recently named to Deloitte's Technology Fast 500™ list for the second consecutive year (2020-2021), and ranked among the top three fastest-growing cybersecurity companies in the 2021 Inc. 5000 list. Semperis is a Microsoft Enterprise Cloud Alliance and Co-Sell partner.
