Senior Principal, Sales Compensation Design & Strategy

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CloudflareCloud Technology
Remote USFull-TimePrincipal
Salary200,000 - 317,000 USD per year
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Job Details

Experience
15+ years
Required Skills
Stakeholder managementData analyticsChange Management

Requirements

  • 15+ years of experience in Sales Compensation Design in a fast-paced tech company or as a management consultant.
  • Demonstrated fluency with AI tools and AI-augmented workflows.
  • Comfort building or directing the build of AI-powered internal applications.
  • Strong analytical skills, including the ability to architect new metrics for emerging business models.
  • Exceptional presentation and communication skills, with proven experience presenting to and influencing C-level executives.
  • Proven experience driving Executive Steering Committee meetings and owning the decision narrative.
  • Experience leading cross-functional initiatives across Finance, HR, IT, Product, and GTM teams.
  • Detail-oriented with a strategic mindset.
  • Bachelor's degree required.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the Sales Compensation Design Process with the Executive Steering Committee, including CRO, CFO, and CPO level stakeholders.
  • Drive C-level discussions on compensation philosophy, pay-for-performance outcomes, and strategic trade-offs.
  • Architect new metrics that align seller incentives with developer platform and AI product strategy.
  • Build the AI Compensation Design Framework and Application to accelerate plan modeling, forecasting, and what-if analysis.
  • Track ROI of comp plans and SPIFFs using AI-driven predictive measurement.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with GTM Strategy, Operations, Finance, HR, IT, and Product teams.
  • Lead global sales compensation enablement and change management initiatives.
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