Incentive compensation systems manager automating commissions, quotas, and payouts. Improving Xactly workflows and data systems for Grafana Labs’ open observability cloud.
Responsibilities
Map current-state workflows across plan administration, calculation, approvals, and payout
Identify and prioritize manual, repetitive, or error-prone process steps
Design and build automated workflows, integrations, and tooling
Replace ad-hoc spreadsheets and one-off scripts with durable, repeatable systems
Own and configure Xactly ICM instances, including Incent and Connect
Configure calculation rules, plan logic, and workflows
Identify and productionize AI- and LLM-driven automation for exception detection, data reconciliation, plan document review, and common compensation questions
Ensure clean, reliable incentive compensation data flows across CRM, People systems, calculation engines, payout, and reporting systems
Establish documentation, standard operating procedures, and controls
Set up a continuous improvement process for identifying and retiring manual work
Translate incentive compensation process needs into system requirements and system constraints into process recommendations
Support urgent ad-hoc requests during payout cycles while systematizing long-term fixes
Report to the Senior Manager, Incentive Compensation
Partner with Incentive Compensation Operations, Finance & Strategy, People Ops, Revenue Operations, and IT/Data teams
Requirements
5+ years of experience in incentive compensation, sales operations, revenue operations, or a related systems/process improvement role
Experience in a fast-paced technology or SaaS business highly preferred
Demonstrated track record of finding manual, broken, or inefficient processes and systematizing solutions
Hands-on SQL experience
Experience querying and reconciling data across systems
Hands-on experience building automated workflows using scripting, workflow/RPA platforms, or ICM systems such as Xactly, CaptivateIQ, Varicent, or SPIFF platforms
Comfort standing up lightweight tools or integrations
Familiarity with CRM systems such as Salesforce, HRIS, data warehouses such as BigQuery, and compensation management platforms such as Xactly
Strong communication skills and ability to translate workflows into systems requirements and process changes
Understanding of quotas, accelerators, SPIFFs, and payout timing
Experience in high-growth SaaS, cloud, or open-source companies is a bonus
Experience in public companies or IPO-readiness environments is a bonus
Proven success working in globally distributed, remote-first organizations is a bonus
Experience with MCP server ingestion or AI skills/agents for incentive compensation automation is a bonus
Benefits
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
100% remote work
Career growth pathways
In-person onboarding
30 days annual leave per annum
3 Grafana Shutdown Days included within annual leave entitlement
Transparent communication and regular company-wide updates
Autonomy and support to ship great work and try new things
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