Senior Manager of Sales Compensation, Nintex
$160-195k
+ Variable
Intelligent process automation platform
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Intelligent process automation platform
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$160-195k
+ Variable
1001+ employees
Company mission
To help companies unlock the power of endless possibilities.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, accounting, HR, or related fields
- 8+ years of experience in sales compensation, business analysis, finance, or related roles; experience in SaaS or technology environments strongly preferred
- 3+ years of people management experience, including leading analysts or compensation operations teams
- Experience in high-growth, pre‑IPO, or public company environments is a plus
What the job involves
- The Senior Manager, Sales Compensation, is responsible for the design, administration, and operational excellence of global sales commission plans
- You will lead a team of analysts who own day-to-day commission calculations, reporting, and field inquiry resolution
- You will ensure that compensation plans are designed to be competitive, scalable, accurate, and aligned with business strategy, while fostering a highperformance team culture focused on quality, partnership, and continuous improvement
- Lead, coach, and develop a team of Sales Compensation Analysts responsible for commissions processing, reporting, dashboards, and field support
- Set clear goals, provide regular performance feedback, and ensure professional growth and skill development within the team
- Establish a high‑accountability culture grounded in accuracy, responsiveness, and process excellence
- Prioritize and allocate team workloads to meet monthly, quarterly, and annual commission deadlines
- Lead the design and implementation of scalable, market‑competitive commission plans aligned with company strategy, values, and evolving business needs
- Provide insights and recommendations to senior leadership on commission plan strategy and overall effectiveness related to industry benchmarks and plan optimization
- Partner with HRBPs and Total Rewards to ensure alignment of commission planning with annual compensation cycles
- Lead the development of executive commission plan elements for revenue roles in accordance with governance and compliance requirements
- Oversee accurate and timely processing of global commission payouts by the analyst team and in partnership with Finance
- Own system and tool enablement (Salesforce, SPIFF, Excel models, analytics tools) to ensure streamlined and reliable commission operations
- Create and manage communication and enablement resources for annual plan rollouts, policy changes, and system updates
- Maintain documentation, audit trails, and compliance processes supporting commission governance
- Direct the creation and maintenance of dashboards, reporting tools, and data models that support insights, forecasting, and commission plan governance
- Review analyst-provided data for accuracy and completeness; ensure reports reflect strong data integrity and business relevance
- Provide business leaders with ongoing insights into plan performance, financial impact, and compensation trends
- Lead the team responsible for resolving commission-related inquiries from the Revenue organization
- Ensure timely and accurate communication back to field employees and leaders
- Serve as an escalation point for complex or sensitive compensation issues requiring cross-functional alignment
- Identify, drive, and implement process enhancements to improve accuracy, efficiency, and transparency in commission operations
- Ensure global commission plans meet regulatory requirements and support internal compensation governance standards
- Partner closely with Finance, Legal, HR, and Sales Operations to ensure alignment on budgeting, compliance, and reporting
Our take
Washington-based Nintex has become the global standard for process intelligence and automation, offering the Nintex Process Platform to accelerate a company’s digital transition by managing, automating and optimizing business processes.
The workflow software company, which had a primary focus on contract management lifecycles for HR, legal and sales use cases, boasts over 10,000 public and private sector organizations across nearly 100 countries as customers, from the likes of Amazon and LinkedIn to Microsoft and AstraZeneca.
Most recently, the company announced the launch of Nintex K2, a low-code application development platform that allows businesses, IT teams, and partners to quickly build and deploy custom, business-critical applications. New updates to the service include a custom control framework for the building of tailored interfaces. With this, the company is positioned for growth, empowering its customer to reduce technology sprawl and accelerate their business processes, ultimately helping them stay ahead of an increasingly fast-paced data-driven environment.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-3% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (1 round)
Mar 2013
$135m
SERIES B
Total funding: $135m
Company benefits
- Health: Gain the healthcare coverage you need to be the healthiest you
- Career Development: Advance your career through a wealth of employee resources
- Flexible time off: Enjoy flexible schedules and vacation time to balance life and work.
- Wellness: Join a work environment that prioritizes your mental wellness
- Recognition: Receive incentives and rewards for work that is changing the world
Company HQ
West Bellevue, Bellevue, WA
Leadership
Stephen Elop
(Chairman)Also Executive Chairman of Digital.ai, Senior Advisor at TPG Global and Member of the Board of Trustees at the Museum of Flight.
Burt Chao
(CFO)Previously CFO at Pushpay, was the CFO at Kaleris and Navis.
Niranjan Vijayaragavan
(Chief Product and Technology Officer)Is a member of the Forbes Technology Group. Was the CPO at Nuna Inc, was Seior Vice President at Avalara and was the General Manager of Expedia Group.
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