Sales Compensation Manager

ZipRecruiterSanta Monica, CA
$142,500 - $165,000Hybrid

About The Position

ZipRecruiter is seeking a strategic and detail-oriented Sales Compensation Manager. This role will manage sales compensation planning across our entire sales organization, and will fully own commission plan design and sales goal setting. The Sales Compensation Manager will work closely with our Sales, FP&A, Business Intelligence, and People teams. You will take a data-driven approach to developing and refining our sales commission plans and conducting our quarterly sales goal-setting process, with a focus on driving profitable growth through our go-to-market teams. We are looking for someone who is highly analytical, attentive to detail, and possesses strong leadership skills to work with executives across all functions to drive results. You will be working directly with VP and C-level executives across the company.

Requirements

  • 6+ years of experience in revenue operations or sales operations
  • 3+ years of experience designing or implementing variable compensation plans for sales or business development teams
  • Advanced proficiency in financial modeling
  • Strong knowledge of sales incentives best practices
  • Bachelor’s degree in related field

Nice To Haves

  • MBA or Masters degree in related field
  • Advanced proficiency in SQL
  • Proficient in Salesforce

Responsibilities

  • Lead sales incentive design process to create variable compensation structures that are in line with ZipRecruiter’s strategic business goals, for both new and existing roles within the company
  • Perform ROI analysis to ensure that our variable compensation plans are structured in a way that delivers profitable growth
  • Serve as a trusted advisor to C-level executives and VPs on all aspects of sales compensation and incentives
  • Conduct quarterly goal-setting for our Enterprise Sales teams, with a constant focus on how we can improve the accuracy and efficiency of the goal-setting process
  • Partner with cross-functional teams launching new products to ensure that go-to-market roles are properly incentivized to provide the support required for successful launches
  • Use rigorous data analysis and creative thinking to identify ways that our incentive structures can be improved
  • Proactively define and champion initiatives that directly impact top- and bottom-line growth, and mobilize cross-functional teams to execute on those initiatives

Benefits

  • Competitive salary
  • Exceptional benefits package
  • Flexible Vacation & Paid Time Off
  • Employer-matched 401(k) plan
  • A fun environment where work-life balance is valued
  • medical
  • financial
  • other benefits
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