Sales Commission Manager, SUSE
To bring the infinite potential of open source to the Enterprise
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To bring the infinite potential of open source to the Enterprise
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
1001+ employees
Company mission
To transform open source innovations into enterprise-grade solutions to give customers choice.
Role
Who you are
- 10+ years of experience in sales commissions, sales compensation, or related finance / revenue operations roles
- Proven experience managing global commissions operations with complex compensation plans
- Demonstrated people leadership experience, including coaching, performance management, and team development
- Strong understanding of commissions systems and processes
- Experience operating within a robust control and audit environment
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
- High attention to detail with strong judgment and problem-solving capability
- If you’re a big thinker, obsessed by execution and thrive in a dynamic environment in which you can tangibly create a lasting legacy, then please apply now!
What the job involves
- Join SUSE's fantastic Finance team as a Sales Commissions Manager!
- In this role, you will be responsible for the global day-to-day operation of sales commissions, ensuring compensation plans and quotas are correctly interpreted and operationalized, commissions attainment is accurately calculated, and monthly payouts are delivered accurately and on time in line with the payroll calendar
- You will lead a team of commissions analysts and work cross-functionally with the wider Finance team, Revenue Operations, IT, Payroll, and Sales Enablement to support a reliable, well-controlled commissions process and a world-class sales representative experience, while also providing operational and strategic guidance to the business
- Lead global day-to-day sales commissions operations, ensuring accurate interpretation of compensation plans and quotas, correct calculation of attainment, and timely monthly payouts in line with the payroll calendar
- Manage and develop a team of commissions analysts, setting clear expectations, review standards, and SLAs to ensure consistent, high-quality execution
- Partner cross-functionally with Finance, Revenue Operations, IT, Payroll, and Sales Enablement to support commissions execution, resolve issues, and ensure alignment across data, systems, and processes
- Ensure strong governance and a robust control environment for commissions, including defined ownership, documented processes, review and approval checkpoints, reconciliations, audit support, and risk mitigation
- Deliver a world-class sales representative experience, focused on trust, predictability, transparency, and timely access to commissions performance, attainment, and payout information
- Provide operational and strategic input to the business on commissions design, scalability, and process improvement
Our take
The tech world is facing a shift and businesses are under pressure to modernise, cut costs, and stay flexible, all while dealing with increasingly complex IT demands. Many are finding that traditional software just don't offer the flexibility or value they need anymore.
This is where SUSE steps in with its open source tools that help businesses run their IT systems better. From managing cloud services to running virtual machines and containers, SUSE's software makes it easier for businesses to scale and streamline complex infrastructure, all from one central platform.
The company is making a name for itself by blending open source freedom with solid support and real results. Aussie Broadband, for example, boosted efficiency and trimmed down deployment times by switching to SUSE. With its sights now set on edge computing and AI, SUSE is showing that open source isn't just practical, but is powering the future of scalable tech.
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Meet the team
Michael Rennett, Director, Analyst Relations
Insights
24% female employees
Company
Company benefits
- Company bonus: We believe that everyone makes an impact on the success of the company, so we reward our employees for our achievements as one SUSE team.
- Agile Worker Policy: Unless your role requires a specific work model, we offer flexibility in how our people work - home-base, office-based or hybrid
- Flexibility: To maintain a healthy work-life balance, our people can adapt their work schedule to their personal and family needs
- Global Parental Leave: 20-week maternity leave with full salary and time off with pay for pregnancy-related appointments will be provided to pregnant SUSE people. Leave is also available to employees adopting a child or using surrogacy
- Health & well-being benefits program: We offer a well-being program designed for our people and their families. We also provide an excellent benefits plan including insurance, medical package and more, depending on the local market
- Employee referral program: Earn a financial reward or every successful referral you make – help us build a great team and get rewarded in the process
- Employee Resource Groups: Our main people networks are Women in Tech, Neurodiversity, GoGreen, Pride at SUSE and Open Source Community Citizen network. Through them our people can align to personal values, build bonds, and engage with communities of interest
Company values
- Choice
- Innovation
- Trust
- Community
Company HQ
Gare, Luxembourg, Luxembourg
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Leadership
DP held executive roles, including Red Hat GM for APAC and NA, before SUSE. He's on the NUS Institute of Systems Science board and mentors women in business. DP is an open-source programming hobbyist!
Ian Halifax
(CFO)Ian has more than 30 years' experience in Senior Financial Leadership positions, including as CFO at leading global tech providers such as Trellix (McAfee Enterprise/FireEye), Riverbed Technology, Wind River Systems, Micromuse, and Macrovision.
Andy McDonald
(Chief Legal Officer)They have extensive experience in Legal Affairs and Governance in a variety of companies, including Interserve, Premier Foods plc, Uniq plc, and Spirent plc. They also worked as a Corporate Lawyer at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer before moving into Industry.
Lisa Sherwell
(CPO)Lisa Sherwell, CPO, is a global strategy & transformation exec with 25 years in B2B tech - led SUSE's strategy, and was GM/Sales Director at SAP/Merchants. Lisa champions people-centric leadership!
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