Sr. Business Analyst, Global Sales Compensation Reporting & Insights

This role will be based in San Francisco or Sunnyvale.

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At LinkedIn our Global Sales Compensation Reporting & Insights team delivers trusted reporting analytics and business insights that enable effective compensation programs and data-driven decision making. We partner closely with Sales Compensation Sales Operations HR Finance Accounting Engineering and business leaders to provide analytical insights that support compensation design financial management business performance and executive decision-making. 

We are seeking a Senior Business Analyst Global Sales Compensation Reporting & Insights to provide analytical and decision support across sales compensation design incentive effectiveness commissions financial analysis and business performance. This role will combine analytical modeling with sales compensation and financial expertise to evaluate complex business questions and translate data into actionable insights and recommendations. 

Responsibilities:

• Deliver sales compensation design analytics including what-if scenarios cost modeling and analysis of plan mechanics accelerators pay-for-performance relationships and policy changes to inform recommendations and decision-making. 
• Analyze sales compensation performance and incentive trends to identify key cost and performance drivers evaluate incentive effectiveness and translate findings into actionable insights utilizing Excel SQL and business intelligence tools 
• Support monthly financial close and commission analysis including accrual analysis accrual-to-actual reviews commissions bridge analysis earned commission trends and related Finance and Accounting needs. 
• Develop executive-ready insights dashboards recurring business reporting and ad hoc analyses for Sales leaders and cross-functional partners. 
• Partner with Sales Compensation Sales Operations HR Finance Accounting and other cross functional teams to translate complex or ambiguous business questions into structured analyses and clear decision support. 

Qualifications :

Basic Qualifications 

• BA/BS degree in Business Finance Economics Analytics Information Systems or a related field or equivalent experience. 
• 4 years of experience in sales compensation finance sales operations business analytics or a related analytical function. 
• 3 years of experience performing financial business or compensation analysis using advanced Excel modeling or similar analytical tools. 
• 3 years of experience partnering with cross-functional stakeholders to deliver analytical insights and decision support. 

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience analyzing complex datasets and translating findings into business insights and recommendations. 
• Experience performing sales compensation design analysis including plan mechanics incentive curves accelerators crediting policy changes and scenario modeling.
• Experience analyzing incentive effectiveness pay-for-performance relationships attainment distributions or other sales compensation and performance measures.
• Working knowledge of sales commissions finance and accounting concepts including commission accruals deferred commissions ASC 606 / IFRS 15 and accrual-to-actual reconciliation.
• Advanced Excel and financial modeling skills including experience developing what-if scenarios sensitivity analyses and cost models.
• Experience with SQL and business intelligence tools such as Power BI Tableau or similar platforms.
• Ability to structure ambiguous business questions develop analytical approaches evaluate alternatives and translate findings into clear recommendations.
• Analytical problem-solving and communication skills with the ability to communicate complex analysis to Finance Accounting HR Sales Operations Sales and senior leadership audiences.
• Attention to detail and demonstrated experience working with highly confidential compensation financial or employee-level data.
• Ability to manage recurring financial and reporting deliverables while balancing multiple project-based analytical priorities in a fast-paced cross-functional environment.
• Ownership and ability to independently drive analysis from initial business question through validation insights and decision support.

Suggested Skills

• Sales Compensation
• Financial Analysis
• Financial Modeling
• Business Analytics
• SQL

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The pay range for this role is $101000 to $164000. Actual compensation packages are based on several factors that are unique to each candidate including but not limited to skill set depth of experience certifications and specific work location. This may be different in other locations due to differences in the cost of labor.    

The total compensation package for this position may also include annual performance bonus stock benefits and/or other applicable incentive compensation plans. For more information visit Information :

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