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Sales Commission Manager

Job Description

Join SUSE's fantastic Finance team as a Sales Commissions Manager! In this role, you will be responsible for the global day-to-day operation of sales commissions, ensuring compensation plans and quotas are correctly interpreted and operationalized, commissions attainment is accurately calculated, and monthly payouts are delivered accurately and on time in line with the payroll calendar.

You will lead a team of commissions analysts and work cross-functionally with the wider Finance team, Revenue Operations, IT, Payroll, and Sales Enablement to support a reliable, well-controlled commissions process and a world-class sales representative experience, while also providing operational and strategic guidance to the business.

What You'll Do:

• Lead global day-to-day sales commissions operations, ensuring accurate interpretation of compensation plans and quotas, correct calculation of attainment, and timely monthly payouts in line with the payroll calendar.
• Manage and develop a team of commissions analysts, setting clear expectations, review standards, and SLAs to ensure consistent, high-quality execution.
• Partner cross-functionally with Finance, Revenue Operations, IT, Payroll, and Sales Enablement to support commissions execution, resolve issues, and ensure alignment across data, systems, and processes.
• Ensure strong governance and a robust control environment for commissions, including defined ownership, documented processes, review and approval checkpoints, reconciliations, audit support, and risk mitigation.
• Deliver a world-class sales representative experience, focused on trust, predictability, transparency, and timely access to commissions performance, attainment, and payout information.
• Provide operational and strategic input to the business on commissions design, scalability, and process improvement.

What You'll Bring:

• 10+ years of experience in sales commissions, sales compensation, or related finance / revenue operations roles.
• Proven experience managing global commissions operations with complex compensation plans.
• Demonstrated people leadership experience, including coaching, performance management, and team development.
• Strong understanding of commissions systems and processes.
• Experience operating within a robust control and audit environment.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• High attention to detail with strong judgment and problem-solving capability.

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