Atlassian

Sales Compensation Strategy & Design Sr. Manager

Atlassian$150K — $236K *
US-Anywhere
+ 5 other locationsRemote
Enterprise Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 6-9 years in sales compensation within the SaaS industry, with a focus on strategy and design
  • Experience in transforming compensation models for enterprise-scale organizations
  • High analytical proficiency in sales compensation metrics and industry trends
  • Strong communication skills for creating executive-level narratives
  • Ability to influence and lead across functions in a matrixed organization
  • Familiarity with sales compensation execution and management tools

Responsibilities

  • Drive the design and implementation of sales commission and incentive programs for various sales roles
  • Create innovative incentive models for diverse SaaS commercial frameworks
  • Advance customer engagement models, adapting to field, digital, and partner-led approaches
  • Collaborate with stakeholders to align compensation models with customer journey stages
  • Analyze market trends and performance metrics to identify growth opportunities
  • Develop incentive programs and evaluate the effectiveness of current sales compensation pay structures
  • Facilitate cross-departmental alignment for effective transformation initiatives

Benefits

  • Health and wellness resources
  • Paid volunteer days
  • Community engagement initiatives
  • Comprehensive support for family and personal goals
  • Flexible working arrangements including remote and hybrid work options
Full Job Description
Overview

Atlassians can choose where they work – whether in an office, from home, or a combination of the two. That way, Atlassians have more control over supporting their family, personal goals, and other priorities. We can hire people in any country where we have a legal entity.

Responsibilities

We are hiring a high-impact Sales Compensation Strategy & Design Sr. Manager to drive strategic initiatives that modernize and scale our Sales Compensation plans. This role will drive the design and execution of Sales Compensation plans, Incentives, SPIFFs and other commission programs across field sales, account managers, solution sales, sales engineers, SDRs and all other Sales roles, ensuring we evolve our model to meet Atlassian’s ambitious growth and customer impact goals.

This is a mix of strategic, analytical and execution-focused role for someone who combines strategy consulting toolkit with hands-on SaaS industry experience - and thrives in fast-paced, cross-functional environments. You will collaborate across Sales, Strategy, Sales Ops, Finance, HR, Enablement, Product, and RevOps to re-architect how we land, expand, and retain across our portfolio.

 

Responsibilities

Sales & Success Transformation
  • Drive Sales & Success strategic deliverables via end-to-end design and rollout of Sales commission & incentive programs across field sales, account managers, solution sales, sales engineers, SDRs and all other Sales roles

  • Design energizing incentive models across SaaS commercial models including Subscription / Consumption / Usage based / Commit To Consume et al

  • Support the evolution of customer engagement models (e.g., field vs. digital, sales vs. success ownership, partner-led scale)

  • Partner with stakeholders to evolve compensation models and GTM plays aligned with customer journey stages.

Data-Driven Strategy & Execution
  • Analyze market benchmarking, industry best practices coupled with sales comp plan performance metrics to identify opportunities and best practice solutions. Synthesize insights into recommendations that drive revenue growth and execution improvements.

  • Develop incentive programs (including SPIFFs) and track current sales comp pay models, success metrics, and business cases to support change decisions.

  • Collaborate with Executive Leadership, Sales Strategy, Sales Ops, and Finance to forecast impact, align incentives, and ensure scalable execution.

Cross-Functional Leadership
  • Drive alignment across Systems, Operations, Finance, Enablement teams to ensure transformation programs land effectively.

  • Coordinate stakeholder input across segments and geographies, managing dependencies and adoption risk.

  • Coach & mentor Comp Execution team to streamline and deliver best-in-class Sales experience.

  • Develop enablement materials and drive sales readiness for new compensation plans, including communication strategy, training content, and rollout support.

 

Qualifications

  • 6-9 years across sales compensation in SaaS industry with dedicated experience in Comp plan strategy & design

  • Proven success with Sales Comp transformation at Enterprise Scale, especially in designing models for Consumption / Usage based initiatives.

  • High analytical fluency in interpreting Comp metrics, trends and benchmarks

  • Strong communication skills with the ability to synthesize complexity into executive-ready narratives.

  • Demonstrated ability to influence across functions and lead without formal authority in matrixed orgs.

  • Experience with Sales Comp execution, administration and Comp tools.

Qualifications

Compensation

At Atlassian, we strive to design equitable, explainable, and competitive compensation programs. To support this goal, the baseline of our range is higher than that of the typical market range, but in turn we expect to hire most candidates near this baseline. Base pay within the range is ultimately determined by a candidate's skills, expertise, or experience.

In the United States, we have three geographic pay zones. For this role, our current base pay ranges for new hires in each zone are:

Zone A: USD $180,900 - USD $236,175

Zone B: USD $162,900 - USD $212,675

Zone C: USD $150,300 - USD $196,225

This role may also be eligible for benefits, bonuses, commissions, and equity.

Please visit go.atlassian.com/payzones for more information on which locations are included in each of our geographic pay zones. However, please confirm the zone for your specific location with your recruiter.

Benefits & Perks

Atlassian offers a wide range of perks and benefits designed to support you, your family and to help you engage with your local community. Our offerings include health and wellbeing resources, paid volunteer days, and so much more. To learn more, visit go.atlassian.com/perksandbenefits.

About Atlassian

Atlassian is a leading provider of collaboration, development, and issue tracking software for teams. With over 194,000 customers worldwide, including 85 of the Fortune 100, Atlassian is changing the way teams work. Our products help teams organize, discuss, and complete shared work. Atlassian has a unique business model that allows us to deliver software to teams of all sizes, from small startups to large enterprises. Our products are available on a subscription basis, with no upfront fees or long-term commitments. Atlassian was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
Learn more about Atlassian
Size
6,433 employees
Market Cap
$31.9 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$1.1 billion
Founded
2002
5 Year Trend
+34.9%
Revenue
$1.8 billion
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