Senior Manager, Variable Compensation
$125,000–$211,000 year
On-siteOverland Park, Kansas, United States
Job Summary
Lead operational oversight and governance of variable compensation programs across automated and non-automated workflows, ensuring accurate, complete, and timely payouts. Serve as the senior escalation point for complex compensation issues while establishing operational controls, review procedures, and audit-ready practices. Manage compensation-related acquisition and integration readiness, including transition risk identification, cutover planning, and post-close stabilization. Review monthly variable compensation calculations, reconciliations, and payout reporting across workstreams, ensuring strong coordination between automated and manual processes. Partner with Sales, Finance, and leadership to support commission plan implementation, policy changes, and communication. Identify and evaluate process improvements, leverage technology and AI-enabled solutions for workflow efficiency, and oversee reporting, dashboards, and leadership insights. Lead hiring, onboarding, coaching, and workforce planning for the compensation team.
Required Qualifications
- High School diploma or equivalent
- Minimum 7 years of progressively responsible experience in variable compensation, commissions administration, financial analysis, accounting operations, or related analytical work
- Minimum of 3 years of demonstrated experience leading teams and/or people leaders in a compensation, finance, or operational environment
- Strong knowledge of commission and incentive compensation calculations, reconciliations, reporting, plan administration, and operational controls
- Experience managing or overseeing complex compensation issues across both standardized and exception-based/manual workflows
- Working knowledge of accounting principles and U.S. regulatory pay requirements
- Advanced Excel skills, including pivot tables, complex formulas, and data analysis
- Proficiency with reporting tools, internal systems, and compensation-related workflows
- Must be computer literate with the ability to learn new software/systems
- Strong analytical, critical thinking, problem-solving, and organizational skills
- Strong communication and relationship-management skills
- Ability to maintain confidentiality, exercise sound judgment, and uphold high standards of data integrity
Desired Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or related field
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