Global Sales Compensation Director

You will need to login before you can apply for a job. What You'll Do:OverviewAre you a dynamic Sales Compensation Director with a passion for optimizing sales teams' performance? Do you excel in strategic planning and enjoy guiding teams to achieve their full potential? As the Global Director of Sales Compensation at Criteo, you will play a pivotal role in leading our diverse team. You'll leverage cutting-edge sales enablement technology tools to design and manage incentive strategies that drive results. This is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact on our internal customers while shaping the compensation philosophy of our company in collaboration with senior leadership.In this role, you will lead the charge in designing and scaling our Global Sales Comp function, ensuring alignment with our sales goals and strategic vision. You will collaborate closely with sales leadership, finance, and cross-functional teams to define key metrics, drive incentive plan designs, and conduct regular assessments to enhance effectiveness. Your expertise in Sales Operations, Compensation Management, and strategic thinking will be instrumental in driving performance, fostering continuous improvement, and aligning incentives with business objectives across international regions.Join us in redefining sales compensation excellence and empowering our teams to achieve outstanding results in a dynamic global marketplace.What will you do as the Global Sales Compensation Director? Responsibilities:As the Global Sales Compensation Director at Criteo, you will lead a talented team to drive the evolution of our sales compensation strategy and execution globally. Your responsibilities will include:Designing and Scaling: Develop and scale all aspects of our Global Sales Compensation function, driving the philosophy, design, administration, and analytics. Ensure a measurable return on investment (ROI) for our compensation programsIncentive Planning: Lead the annual Sales Incentive Compensation planning and design process, working closely with sales leadership and finance to define metrics, incentives, quotas, pay mix, accelerators, and on-target earnings (OTE)Team Leadership: Lead and develop a high-performing team, establish clear goals and key performance indicators (KPIs), and identify strategic projects to drive initiatives and meet business objectivesProcess Improvement: Implement improvements to the sales compensation process, ensuring transparency, understanding, and self-service access for the field. Develop metrics and reports to assess incentive effectiveness and provide recommendations for enhancementsCross-functional Collaboration: Partner with Finance, Sales, People, and Legal teams to align sales plans with business metrics, drive intended focus and behaviors, and achieve financial objectivesStakeholder Management: Cultivate long-term partnerships with key internal stakeholders, gather feedback, and communicate key metrics to drive performance improvementsAnalytics and Innovation: Utilize analytics to identify gaps, leverage resources and technology for efficiency and productivity improvements, and innovate within sales compensation boundaries while maintaining financial integrityWho You Are:As a qualified candidate for the Global Sales Compensation Director role at Criteo, you should possess the following qualifications:Bachelor's degree required; MBA or relevant advanced degree is a plusExtensive experience in Sales Operations, including Sales Compensation or Incentive Management, Sales Effectiveness, Planning, and innovative critical design thinkingLeadership: Proven experience leading a sales operations team, preferably within a technology company environment. Strong expertise in leading teams, setting goals, identifying key performance indicators (KPIs), and driving strategic projectsIncentive Design: Expertise in incentive plan structures, including quotas, accelerators, pay mix, on-target earnings (OTE), pay for performance, and excellence. Experience in translating business strategy into Sales CompensationCommunication Skills: Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to translate complex ideas into simple designs and messaging for an executive audience. Experience communicating policy and program changes effectively to sales teams and stakeholdersAnalytical Skills: Strong analytical skills with experience in utilizing analytics to assess incentive effectiveness, identify gaps, and leverage resources and technology for efficiency improvementsSales Operations Tools: Proficiency in Anaplan is a plusGlobal Perspective: Familiarity with business practices and cultures across multiple international regions. Experience working across large sales teams with mixed monetization modelsStrategic Alignment: Ability to align incentives with business strategy and ensure sales plans include line-of-sight business metrics to achieve financial objectivesInfluence and Collaboration: Strong influencing skills with an executive presence, able to communicate effectively and gain alignment across leadership on compensation plans, quota recommendations, and strategic initiativesWe acknowledge that many candidates may not meet every single role requirement listed above. If your experience looks a little different from our requirements but you believe that you can still bring value to the role, we'd love to see your application!Who We Are:Criteo is the global commerce media company that enables marketers and media owners to deliver richer consumer experiences and drive better commerce outcomes through its industry leading Commerce Media Platform.At Criteo, our culture is as unique as it is diverse. From our offices around the world or from home, our incredible team of 3,600 Criteos collaborates to develop an open and inclusive environment. We seek to ensure that all of our workers are treated equally, and we do not tolerate discrimination based on race, gender identity, gender, sexual orientation, color, national origin, religion, age, disability, political opinion, pregnancy, migrant status, ethnicity, marital or family status, or other protected characteristics at all stages of the employment lifecycle including how we attract and recruit, through promotions, pay decisions, benefits, career progression and development. We aim to ensure employment decisions and actions are based solely on business-related considerations and not on protected characteristics. As outlined in our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, we strictly forbid any kind of discrimination, harassment, mistreatment or bullying towards colleagues, clients, suppliers, stakeholders, shareholders, or any visitors of Criteo. All of this supports us in our mission to power the world's marketers with trusted and impactful advertising encouraging discovery, innovation and choice in an open internet.Why Join Us:At Criteo, we take pride in being a caring culture and are committed to providing our employees with valuable benefits that support their physical, emotional and financial wellbeing, their interests and the important life events. We aim to create a place where people can grow and learn from each other while having a meaningful impact. We want to set you up for success in your job, and an important part of that includes comprehensive perks & benefits. Benefits may vary depending on the country where you work and the nature of your employment with Criteo. When determining compensation, we carefully consider a wide range of job-related factors, including experience, knowledge, skills, education, and location. These factors can cause your compensation to vary. Visit this company's hub to learn about their values, culture, and latest jobs.Create a job alert and receive personalised job recommendations straight to your inbox.
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