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Compensation Analyst

Chainguard

Chainguard

IT
United States · Remote
Posted on Wednesday, September 4, 2024

Open Source has taken over the world of software development; however, the largest trade-off still persists: security. Companies spend an enormous amount of time and resources patching and fortifying open source software in order to ship with confidence & compliance.

Founded by the industry's leading experts on open source software, security and cloud native development, Chainguard has built the largest library of open source software that is secure by default. Customers including Snowflake, Canva, and HPE rely on Chainguard to build securely with open source software across the organization.

Chainguard is the safe source for open source.

About Us

We live and breathe our company values:

We are customer obsessed - Our true advantage is the strength of our relationships with customers through collaboration, empathy, and responsiveness. We establish trust as we educate, advocate, and listen to their needs. Our focus is on delivering solutions to our customers that create value and make their lives better.

We have a bias for intentional action - We’re a start-up and we need to move fast. However we need to move fast through intentional action to make sure we’re able to deliver quickly and efficiently on what is most impactful to our collective success. We prioritize, plan, try things, and fail fast. We think about how what we do impacts other teams and communicate our progress - owning the whole solution from start to finish. If we move fast enough, we can make two or three mistakes, learn, and correct them before competitors even make their first decision.

We don’t take ourselves too seriously (but we do serious work) - Though we are solving an important problem which takes focus and a degree of seriousness, we don’t take ourselves too seriously while we do. We laugh, have fun, embrace uniqueness, and enjoy the journey. Together.

We trust each other and assume good intentions - We hire great team members and trust them to do their work. We’re transparent with data, news, and decisions - positive or negative - to empower team members to make well informed decisions. Showing up for each other fully means we celebrate each other’s accomplishments as well as give compassionate direct feedback when needed. We always default to assuming good intentions.

The role, in a nutshell:

We are looking for a Compensation Analyst who will play a key role within the Sales Operations team. You will have the opportunity to work cross functionally while implementing and administering competitive compensation strategies to attract and retain top talent in a hyper growth environment.

What you’ll do:

  • Partner with the Director of Sales Operations to manage execution of the sales compensation process including plan implementation, communication and administration of sales plans and special incentive programs.
  • Implement and administer the incentive compensation reporting application including: system enhancements, report design, functionality improvements, and on-going stability.
  • Execute plan calculations and conduct an audit of commission statements to ensure prior to releasing payments to Finance, ensuring data integrity and accuracy in the calculations.
  • Manage commission statement delivery and hold office hours for questions.
  • Meet and collaborate with various stakeholders and teams (Finance & GTM Ops) to drive compensation plans and sales efficiency improvements.
  • Create and maintain compensation program documentation such as plan descriptions, policies, guidelines, trainings, and processes.
  • Analyze and forecast the success of variable compensation components in addition to conducting ad-hoc analysis of overall rep performance and commission plan effectiveness.
  • Partner with sales leadership and sales operations to resolve any compensation related anomolies.

What we're looking for:

  • 1-3 years of experience with sales compensation in a hyper growth environment
  • Familiarity with Go-to-Market roles such as Account Executives, Business Development Representatives, Sales Engineers, etc.
  • Experience in Sales Operations, Finance, Financial Analysis, or a related function is a plus
  • Experience with Sales Commission tools (Xactly, Callidus, Spiff, CaptivateIQ, QuotaPath, etc) strongly preferred
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and a proven ability to build strong relationships across all levels of an organization
  • Extreme attention to detail and a sense of high data integrity for the information you handle
  • Ability to handle confidential information with a high level of discretion

A few of the benefits we offer (for our full time employees):

  • Equity/stock options
  • Unlimited PTO
  • Remote work with flexible coworking and team meetup opportunities
  • Home office and internet stipend
  • 100% health/dental/vision insurance coverage for you and your family

If your experience is close but doesn’t fulfill all requirements, please apply. Chainguard is on a mission to build the best team. To achieve our goal, we are focused on hiring “Guardians'' with unique backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences.

Chainguard is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, reproductive health decisions, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, genetic information, political views or activity, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law.

For US based roles - Chainguard participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with employee Form I-9 Information to confirm authorization to work in the U.S. Chainguard, Inc. only uses E-Verify once a candidate has accepted a job offer and completed the Form I-9. If E-Verify cannot confirm that an employee is authorized to work, Chainguard, Inc. will give the employee written instructions and an opportunity to contact the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or Social Security Administration (SSA) so the employee can begin to resolve the issue before any adverse employment action is taken. For more information about your right to work, please see the Notice of Right to Work.

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