Senior Sales Compensation Design Partner

The Senior Sales Incentive Compensation Design Partner is the subject matter expert accountable for designing and modeling global sales incentive compensation and incentive bonus programs. The role translates business strategy sales roles coverage models performance expectations and financial goals into scalable incentive designs that drive intended business outcomes and sales behaviors. This role also leads complex financial and behavioral modeling including sensitivity analysis and synthesizes findings into clear recommendations and executive-level narratives that guide senior Commercial Finance and HR leaders through design decisions risks and tradeoffs. The role ensures designs are strategically aligned financially sound scalable and operationally executable for the global incentive-eligible population.

The ideal candidate has significant sales compensation design experience supporting an incentive-eligible participant population of 2000 or more in the life sciences diagnostics medical technology technology software or another complex multinational company.

• Lead the design of Agilents sales incentive compensation and incentive bonus programs including eligibility performance measures pay mix thresholds accelerators modifiers caps and payout mechanics.
• Advise and influence senior Commercial Finance and HR leaders by translating commercial strategy financial objectives sales roles coverage models and channel structures into practical incentive design choices and clearly articulating implications and tradeoffs.
• Lead the financial and behavioral modeling of design alternatives including payout simulations sensitivity analyses cost forecasts and participant impact assessments; recommend the design that best balances commercial outcomes affordability risk and participant behavior.
• Serve as the primary incentive design advisor to senior Finance Commercial and HR leaders and provide design direction to Sales Operations Quota and Crediting Reporting and Incentive Compensation Management (ICM) technology teams for accurate implementation.
• Lead the incentive design decision process during annual planning cycles periodic reviews and material business changes by defining options establishing evaluation criteria and presenting evidence-based recommendations.
• Evaluate plan effectiveness using quota attainment payout distribution performance-to-pay alignment incentive cost participant outcomes and commercial results; identify design issues and lead recommendations for corrective action.
• Establish global incentive design standards governance requirements approval criteria and controls ensuring approved design principles are documented and consistently applied.
• Lead incentive design responses to significant go-to-market changes new sales roles channel evolution and mergers or acquisitions by assessing impacts modeling alternatives and presenting recommendations risks costs and implementation requirements.

• Bachelors degree in Human Resources Finance Business Economics Analytics or a related field; Masters degree preferred.
• 10 years of progressively responsible incentive compensation experience including substantial direct experience in sales compensation and incentive bonus design.
• Demonstrated ownership of complex global incentive programs supporting a large-volume multi-country participant population.
• Deep expertise in sales incentive design principles including eligibility pay mix measures quotas and targets payout curves thresholds accelerators modifiers caps and governance.
• Demonstrated experience leading financial and behavioral modeling of incentive design alternatives including cost forecasts payout simulations sensitivity analyses participant impacts and performance-to-pay relationships.
• Demonstrated experience leading complex incentive design decisions presenting recommendations and tradeoffs to senior leaders and influencing Finance Commercial HR and Sales Operations stakeholders.
• Incentive compensation experience in life sciences diagnostics medical technology technology software or a similarly complex multinational company.
• Advanced Excel and analytical capabilities with the ability to convert complex data into clear recommendations decision tradeoffs and actions for senior leaders.

• Experience designing global incentive compensation programs across life sciences diagnostics medical technology technology software or other complex commercial models.
• Experience supporting sales incentive programs across multiple countries and regions.
• Familiarity with Incentive Compensation Management (ICM) systems and compensation technology used to implement administer and report on incentive plans.
• Relevant certification or advanced development in compensation analytics finance project management HR sales operations or data visualization.

Additional Details

This job has a full time weekly schedule. It includes the option to work remotely. Applications for this job will be accepted until at least October 9 2026 or until the job is no longer posted.

The full-time equivalent pay range for this position is $143760.00 - $269550.00/yr plus eligibility for bonus stock and benefits. Our pay ranges are determined by role level and location. Within the range individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors including job-related skills experience and relevant education or training. During the hiring process a recruiter can share more about the specific pay range for a preferred location. Pay and benefit information by country are available at: Technologies Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity and merit-based employer that values individuals of all backgrounds at all levels. All individuals regardless of personal characteristics are encouraged to apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex pregnancy race religion or religious creed color gender gender identity gender expression national origin ancestry physical or mental disability medical condition genetic information marital status registered domestic partner status age sexual orientation military or veteran status protected veteran status or any other basis protected by federal state local law ordinance or regulation and will not be discriminated against on these bases. Agilent Technologies Inc. is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive in the workplace where everyone is welcome and strives to support candidates with disabilities. If you have a disability and need assistance with any part of the application or interview process or have questions about workplace accessibility please email or contact 1-. For more information about equal employment opportunity protections please visit Required: Occasional

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