Sales Compensation Senior Strategist
Scottsdale, AZ · HybridFull-timeSeen 3w agoSeen in employer's feed 3 days ago
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Job overview
The Sales Compensation Senior Strategist advises senior leaders and leads cross-functional work on sales compensation, planning, organizational effectiveness, and business priorities. The role partners with teams across sales, technology, analytics, finance, HR, and operations, using data and financial analysis to develop recommendations and support decisions. It also manages sales plan administration and governance, and identifies opportunities to improve program effectiveness and sales performance.
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Full job description
Sales Compensation Senior Strategist
locations
Malvern, PA
Scottsdale, AZ
Charlotte, NC
time type
Full time
posted on
job requisition id
183226
Responsibilities:
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Serve as a strategic consultant to senior leaders, including the Workplace Solutions executive leadership team
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Lead cross-functional initiatives related to sales compensation, sales planning, organizational effectiveness, and business priorities from strategy through implementation.
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Partner across sales, technology, analytics, finance, HR, and operations to drive alignment, compensation governance planning and execution, and business outcomes.
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Analyze quantitative and qualitative data to develop executive insights, business cases, recommendations, and decision-support materials.
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Evaluate strategic alternatives using data, financial analysis, and business judgment to assess trade-offs, risks, and opportunities.
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Partner with business leaders to define and enhance operating models, role expectations, decision rights, performance measures, and accountability frameworks.
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Develop and maintain internal and external networks to identify and validate evolving sales compensation best practices.
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Manage sales plan administration and program governance, project plans, risks, dependencies, and stakeholder communications to ensure successful delivery.
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Identify and implement opportunities to improve governance program effectiveness, scalability, operational efficiency, and sales performance.
Education & Experience:
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Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of training, education, and relevant experience.
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5+ years of experience in sales compensation, sales operations, business operations, strategy, consulting, program management, or a related field.
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Demonstrated success leading cross-functional initiatives from problem definition through recommendation, implementation, and results measurement.
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Strong analytical, financial, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to synthesize complex information into actionable insights and executive-level recommendations.
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Proven ability to influence stakeholders, manage competing priorities, and communicate effectively with senior leaders and cross-functional partners.
Preferred Qualifications
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Experience partnering directly with senior executives to shape strategy and implement business solutions.
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Experience with sales enablement to develop and implement strategies to optimize sales outcomes.
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Experience with sales compensation, incentive compensation, sales planning, revenue operations, workforce planning, or organizational design initiatives.
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Experience within financial services or other highly regulated industries.
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Experience supporting operating model design, role clarity initiatives, accountability frameworks, decision-rights design, or organizational effectiveness programs.
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Experience leading process improvement, transformation, or operational excellence initiatives.
Special Factors
Sponsorship
Vanguard is not offering visa sponsorship for this position.
About Vanguard
At Vanguard, we don't just have a mission—we're on a mission.
To work for the long-term financial wellbeing of our clients. To lead through product and services that transform our clients' lives. To learn and develop our skills as individuals and as a team. From Malvern to Melbourne, our mission drives us forward and inspires us to be our best.
How We Work
Vanguard has implemented a hybrid working model for the majority of our crew members, designed to capture the benefits of enhanced flexibility while enabling in-person learning, collaboration, and connection. We believe our mission-driven and highly collaborative culture is a critical enabler to support long-term client outcomes and enrich the employee experience.
How this job compares
Set against the 1,889 open Sales Operations jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 15, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- US median$106–177K/yr1,425 salary ranges
- US median$25–30/hr60 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 27 open Sales Operations jobs in Arizona and 1,889 across the US. 14% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Arizona
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience; Sales Operations postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (1,587 postings).
- Education
- 519 of the 1,889 open Sales Operations jobs (27%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 15, 2026. Figures based on too few postings are left out.
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