The Sales Compensation Senior Specialist leads projects on sales compensation strategy, influences senior leaders, manages reporting, drives process automation, and identifies project risks while collaborating with various stakeholders.
Core Responsibilities
- Leads cross-functional sales compensation strategy and execution projects, while ensuring appropriate collaboration with senior stakeholders and seamless implementation.
- Supports the annual sales planning process in close collaboration with Workplace Solutions’ business planning efforts.
- Serves as a subject matter expert on sales compensation and demonstrates executive presence to effectively influence senior leaders and stakeholders in navigating complex compensation topics as they arise.
- Manages the creation, maintenance, and enhancement of sales compensation reporting and analysis, working closely with sales leaders, sales executives, and data experts in project settings.
- Supports sales compensation governance committee meetings and senior leadership communications, including the development of clear, effective presentations and memos.
- Drives process automation and optimization by identifying manual inefficiencies and implementing technology solutions together with business and technology stakeholders.
- Proactively identifies, manages, and mitigates risks and any related project issues.
- Participates in special projects and performs other duties as assigned.
Core Competencies
- Strategic thinking and problem solving – Ability to understand complex issues, navigate ambiguity, and propose solutions
- Drives outcomes – Ability to work independently to drive outcomes collaborating with cross-divisional stakeholders and effectively manage multiple priorities.
- Effective communication – Ability to flex communication style for different audiences and situations, simplifying complexity in messaging.
- Collaborates & Influences - Comfortable building trust with business and technology partners, while leveraging relationships to influence decision making.
- Systems Thinking – Capability to understand end-to-end processes and connect data sources to business workflows.
- Learning Mindset –Desire to upskill on an ongoing basis and willingness to teach others.
Qualifications
- Minimum of five years related work experience. Two years of managing a project preferred. Financial Services and function-specific experience preferred.
- Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of training and experience required. Graduate degree preferred.
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.
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