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Posted Apr 14, 2026

Staff Sales Operations Analyst, Compensation Design

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Job Description: • This role is responsible for designing, analyzing, and optimizing Illumina’s global sales compensation programs. • Ensuring they drive the right behaviors, support revenue growth, and align with Illumina’s commercial strategy. • Lead the development, evaluation, and continuous improvement of incentive compensation plans. • Partner closely with Sales, Finance, HR, and Field/Sales Operations. • Oversee compensation modeling, compensation and sales performance analytics, compensation governance, and cross functional alignment. Requirements: • 8+ years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 6 years and a Master’s degree • Strong experience in sales compensation design, sales strategy, or Sales Performance Management • Ability to evaluate solutions from both a near term and long-term perspective • Demonstrated ability to analyze complex data sets and model compensation outcomes • Comfort with Excel and the ability to analyze data to evaluate KPIs and help guide decisions making. • Strong understanding of various sales roles and incentive mechanics • Excellent communication skills with the ability to explain compensation concepts to technical and non-technical audiences. • Ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive consensus around compensation decisions. • Strong organizational skills; able to manage multiple planning cycles and initiatives in a fast paced environment. • Experience with quota methodologies, sales incentive tools (e.g. Xactly, OneStream, Anaplan), or SPM platforms is a plus. Benefits: • access to genomics sequencing • family planning • health/dental/vision • retirement benefits • paid time off
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