In a world increasingly driven by software innovation, Wind River is pioneering the technologies to accelerate the digital transformations of our customers with a new generation of Mission Critical AI Systems, with the most exacting standards for safety, security, performance, and reliability.
Success will be determined by our ability to innovate with velocity and deliver at the solutions level.
Wind River's impact spans critical infrastructure domains such as telecommunications, including 5G; industrial (automation, sustainable energy, robotics, mining), connected healthcare and medical devices, automotive (connected and self-driving vehicles), and aerospace & defense.
We were recognized by VDC Research in July 2020 as #1 in Edge Compute OS Platforms, overtaking Microsoft as the overall commercial leader.
Wind River regularly wins industry recognitions for excellence in IoT security, cloud and edge computing, as well as 8 consecutive years as a "Top Work Place".
If you're passionate about amplifying your impact on the world, in a caring, respectful culture with a growth mindset, come join us and help lead the way into the future of the intelligent edge!
**ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY**
The role will be based in Costa Rica as part of the Go to Market Finance team and will directly manage the sales compensation administration.
Responsibilities include sales compensation plan administration including calculation of commissions, reporting, analysis, commissions system maintenance & administration, and quota planning and administration.
**ABOUT YOU**
**Primary responsibilities**:
- Monthly administration of sales compensation, including the monthly commissions accruals and payments for the sales organization within established timelines around month-end and quarter-end financial close and payroll deadlines.
- Development, administration and distribution of sales credit reporting and analysis to the sales field.
- Management of sales org set up, mapping, sales splits and reassignments in various systems.
- Act as the point of contact for commissions related questions and provide thorough and timely answers to the sales and sales management teams and regular sales finance support.
- Management & Preparation of sales commissions forecasts and other predictive analysis.
- Development and maintenance of the tools necessary for all sales commissions and quota planning administration and reporting.- Support Sales Operations in developing and distributing quota plans on a yearly or half-yearly basis.
- Conduct investigation of errors and variance analysis independently and collaborate with management to resolve issues.
- Perform structured analysis, conduct data mining, identify, clarify, and investigate discrepancies and exceptions; proactively develop solutions and processes.
- Provide cross-functional support for Sales Finance and Sales Ops management.
**Qualifications**
- Finance/business degree or a proven track record of sales finance analysis and commissions administration.
Must thrive in a fast-paced environment, possess a high level of intellectual curiosity, focus on generating results and exhibit the highest personal and professional standards of integrity and ethics.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills are required, including the use pivot tables, nesting formulas and lookups.
Microsoft VBA automation skills a plus.
- Experience using a commissions system such as Anaplan or Xactly desired.