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You will serve as a subject matter expert on incentive compensation and a key partner to Revenue Operations, Sales, Finance, Accounting, People, and Business Systems.\nThis role requires someone who can operate at both the strategic and detailed levels: independently managing complex compensation cycles, identifying and resolving issues, modeling potential plan changes, translating compensation strategy into executable processes, and continuously improving how the function operates.\nThe ideal candidate combines deep hands-on incentive compensation experience with strong analytical judgment, operational rigor, and the ability to lead cross-functional work without direct authority.\nResponsibilities \nOwn the end-to-end administration of monthly and quarterly variable compensation, including accurate and timely calculations, payroll inputs, plan documentation, and reconciliation controls that ensure payouts are complete, traceable, and audit-ready.\nPartner on the design and implementation of new and revised incentive compensation programs by modeling proposed changes, translating approved designs into executable business rules, and ensuring plans are ready to launch on time.\nBuild and maintain scalable reporting that gives plan participants and leadership clear visibility into attainment, payouts, compensation expense, and plan performance.\nServe as the primary owner of compensation questions and issues, investigating discrepancies, identifying root causes, coordinating resolution across stakeholders, and communicating outcomes clearly to employees and business leaders.\nDrive continuous improvement of the incentive compensation operating model, identifying opportunities to enhance scalability, automation, data quality, and controls across processes and systems.\nQualifications\n5+ years of experience in incentive compensation, Revenue Operations, Finance, or a related function, including at least 3 years of hands-on experience administering variable compensation programs.\nDemonstrated experience owning recurring incentive compensation processes end-to-end, including commission calculations, plan administration, reconciliations, payroll inputs, participant support, and issue resolution.\nExperience supporting the design, modeling, implementation, and administration of incentive compensation plans, with the ability to translate plan concepts into clear business rules and executable processes.\nExperience with incentive compensation management software (CaptivateIQ strongly preferred) and CRM platforms (ideally Salesforce), with a strong understanding of how bookings, quotas, crediting, and organizational changes affect compensation outcomes.\nAdvanced Excel and/or Google Sheets skills, including complex calculations, large datasets, scenario modeling, and financial analysis.\nStrong analytical skills and compensation controls expertise, including the ability to identify discrepancies, investigate root causes, implement durable solutions, and evaluate proposed plan changes for financial, operational, and behavioral implications.\nProven ability to lead cross-functional projects, drive decisions across stakeholders without direct authority, and communicate complex compensation concepts clearly to participants, business leaders, and senior stakeholders.\nExcellent organizational and project-management skills, with a process-improvement mindset, the ability to manage multiple compensation cycles and competing priorities, and a high degree of discretion when handling confidential information.\nThe base pay range for this position is CAD$95,000-$125,000/year, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. 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