Senior Lead, Sales Compensation – Data Management

Responsibilities:

• Leads the design and continuous improvement of sales compensation data frameworks, including processes, workflows, and operating models to ensure consistency, scalability, and alignment with compensation design intent.
• Defines and oversees data management strategy supporting sales compensation programs, including data sourcing, transformation logic, reconciliation standards, and governance controls.
• Evaluates the effectiveness of administration processes and data systems, identifying gaps in scalability, accuracy, and efficiency; recommends structural improvements to enhance long‑term sustainability.
• Establishes and maintains control frameworks for compensation administration, including audit readiness, data validation methodologies, and maker‑checker processes to ensure accuracy and defensibility.
• Partners with Technology and data teams to shape system architecture, automation strategies, and tooling enhancements that reduce manual processes and improve operational effectiveness.
• Provides oversight of payout integrity by defining validation standards, monitoring results, and guiding resolution of complex issues.
• Serves as a senior advisor to cross‑functional partners by translating compensation design intent into operational requirements and data structures.
• Leads complex problem solving related to data discrepancies, system limitations, and process breakdowns, ensuring root causes are addressed at a structural level.
• Guides and influences Sales, Finance, HR, and Governance partners on implications of administration design choices, data integrity risks, and operational tradeoffs.
• Provides informal leadership and technical guidance to S3 roles on administration processes, data practices, and system usage, establishing standards for execution and quality.
• Contributes to enterprise reporting frameworks, dashboards, and ongoing monitoring of compensation plan health, focusing on trends, risks, and improvement opportunities.
• Participates in cross‑functional initiatives related to sales compensation transformation, system evolution, and data strategy.

Qualifications:

• Six (6) or more years of related work experience, with significant focus on sales compensation administration, data management, incentive systems, or compensation operations.
• Demonstrated ability to design scalable processes, define data standards, and apply independent judgment in complex, ambiguous situations.
• Experience influencing cross‑functional stakeholders, including Technology, Finance, HR, and Governance partners.
• Strong understanding of data structures, reconciliation approaches, and system‑driven compensation processes.
• Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of education and experience required. Graduate degree preferred.
• Progress toward or attainment of Certified Compensation Professional (CCP) preferred.

Special Factors

Sponsorship

Vanguard is not offering visa sponsorship for this position.

About Vanguard

At Vanguard, we don't just have a mission—we're on a mission.

To work for the long-term financial wellbeing of our clients. To lead through product and services that transform our clients' lives. To learn and develop our skills as individuals and as a team. From Malvern to Melbourne, our mission drives us forward and inspires us to be our best.

How We Work

Vanguard has implemented a hybrid working model for the majority of our crew members, designed to capture the benefits of enhanced flexibility while enabling in-person learning, collaboration, and connection. We believe our mission-driven and highly collaborative culture is a critical enabler to support long-term client outcomes and enrich the employee experience.