Sales Incentive Specialist (Commissions Analyst)

Sales Incentive Specialist

Are you passionate about the chance to bring your experience to a world-class company that is market-leading for both content and technology? If yes, we are looking for you!

We are seeking a detail oriented and analytical professional to join our Sales Compensation Case Operations team as a Commissions Case Analyst.

About the Role

In this opportunity as a Sales Incentive Specialist, you will be responsible to:

Research and resolve commissions cases accurately and within defined SLAs.

Investigate sales transactions, compensation calculations, and system outputs to determine root cause.

Clearly document findings, actions taken, and resolution outcomes in Salesforce.

Apply compensation policies and rules consistently while escalating exceptions appropriately.

Identify patterns or recurring issues across multiple cases and flag potential systemic problems.

Partner with Operations leads to improve case accuracy, consistency, and predictability.

Support monthly, quarterly, and year end activity periods by maintaining high quality under volume.

Resolve sales compensation cases using Salesforce, Varicent, and supporting systems, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.

Perform detailed research into sales data, crediting, calculations, and adjustments to determine correct outcomes.

Apply established compensation rules and policies consistently across cases.

Document cases thoroughly to support auditability, transparency, and future reference.

Identify repeat case drivers and contribute to root cause analysis efforts.

Escalate complex or high risk issues with clear context and recommended next steps.

Support process improvements by providing feedback on case trends, gaps, or inefficiencies.

About You

You’re a fit for the role if your background includes:

1-3 years of experience in sales compensation, operations, finance operations, or case management.

Experience working with Salesforce case management and/or Varicent (or similar ICM systems such as Callidus or Xactly).

Strong analytical and investigative skills with attention to detail.

Ability to identify patterns and trends across multiple cases, not just resolve individual issues.

Comfortable working with data and navigating complex systems.

Clear written communication skills, especially for documenting findings and resolutions.

Ability to manage volume, meet deadlines, and maintain quality during peak periods.

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What’s in it For You?

Hybrid Work Model: We’ve adopted a flexible hybrid working environment (2-3 days a week in the office depending on the role) for our office-based roles while delivering a seamless experience that is digitally and physically connected.

Flexibility & Work-Life Balance: Flex My Way is a set of supportive workplace policies designed to help manage personal and professional responsibilities, whether caring for family, giving back to the community, or finding time to refresh and reset. This builds upon our flexible work arrangements, including work from anywhere for up to 8 weeks per year, empowering employees to achieve a better work-life balance.

Career Development and Growth: By fostering a culture of continuous learning and skill development, we prepare our talent to tackle tomorrow’s challenges and deliver real-world solutions. Our Grow My Way programming and skills-first approach ensures you have the tools and knowledge to grow, lead, and thrive in an AI-enabled future.

Industry Competitive Benefits: We offer comprehensive benefit plans to include flexible vacation, two company-wide Mental Health Days off, access to the Headspace app, retirement savings, tuition reimbursement, employee incentive programs, and resources for mental, physical, and financial wellbeing.

Culture: Globally recognized, award-winning reputation for inclusion and belonging, flexibility, work-life balance, and more. We live by our values: Obsess over our Customers, Compete to Win, Challenge (Y)our Thinking, Act Fast / Learn Fast, and Stronger Together.

Social Impact: Make an impact in your community with our Social Impact Institute. We offer employees two paid volunteer days off annually and opportunities to get involved with pro-bono consulting projects and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives.

Making a Real-World Impact: We are one of the few companies globally that helps its customers pursue justice, truth, and transparency. Together, with the professionals and institutions we serve, we help uphold the rule of law, turn the wheels of commerce, catch bad actors, report the facts, and provide trusted, unbiased information to people all over the world.

About Us

Thomson Reuters informs the way forward by bringing together the trusted content and technology that people and organizations need to make the right decisions. We serve professionals across legal, tax, accounting, compliance, government, and media. Our products combine highly specialized software and insights to empower professionals with the data, intelligence, and solutions needed to make informed decisions, and to help institutions in their pursuit of justice, truth, and transparency. Reuters, part of Thomson Reuters, is a world leading provider of trusted journalism and news.

We are powered by the talents of 26,000 employees across more than 70 countries, where everyone has a chance to contribute and grow professionally in flexible work environments. At a time when objectivity, accuracy, fairness, and transparency are under attack, we consider it our duty to pursue them. Sound exciting? Join us and help shape the industries that move society forward.

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