Senior Analytics Manager, Incentive Compensation

Vanguard Group, Inc.

$100K — $130K *
Finance & Insurance
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 8+ years in analytics, specifically in incentive or sales compensation programs
  • Strong understanding of compensation performance metrics and reporting
  • Proven experience in building and enhancing analytics pipelines and data processes
  • History of reducing defects and improving data quality on a large scale
  • Proficient in translating business questions into structured analytical frameworks
  • Excellent stakeholder management skills across business, HR, and compliance sectors

Responsibilities

  • Lead analytics on incentive compensation program performance
  • Define and uphold key performance indicators for compensation outcomes
  • Deliver insights on plan effectiveness, risks, and tradeoffs
  • Develop and manage scalable data pipelines for reporting and analytics
  • Eliminate defects, inconsistencies, and manual processes in analytics
  • Standardize data definitions across compensation workflows
  • Partner with technology teams to implement new solutions
  • Identify and address critical failure points in analytics and reporting
  • Implement necessary controls and validations for compliance
  • Collaborate with distribution leadership to provide actionable performance insights
  • Work with HR to align compensation plan design with measurement
  • Simplify reporting frameworks and reduce data fragmentation
  • Lead and mentor a team of analysts while ensuring high standards

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health benefits package
  • 401(k) plan with employer match
  • Paid time off and flexible work arrangements
  • Professional development and training opportunities
  • Employee assistance programs and wellness initiatives
Full Job Description
Key Responsibilities
Incentive Compensation Analytics & Measurement
  • Lead analytics that measure performance of incentive compensation programs
  • Define and maintain key performance indicators tied to compensation outcomes
  • Deliver clear insights on plan effectiveness, risks, and tradeoffs
Analytics Pipeline Quality & Scalability
  • Build and oversee scalable data pipelines supporting compensation reporting and analytics
  • Identify and eliminate defects, inconsistencies, and manual processes
  • Standardize data definitions and logic across incentive compensation workflows
  • Partner with tech and data teams to productionalize solutions
Operational Risk Reduction
  • Identify key points of failure in compensation analytics and reporting
  • Implement controls, validation checks, and governance processes
  • Ensure outputs are audit-ready and meet compliance standards
Cross-Functional Partnership
  • Partner with distribution leadership to translate performance into actionable insights
  • Work with HR compensation to ensure alignment between plan design and measurement
  • Collaborate with compliance to ensure analytics and reporting meet regulatory expectations
Complexity Reduction & Simplification
  • Simplify reporting frameworks and eliminate redundant metrics
  • Reduce fragmentation across tools, datasets, and processes
  • Drive clarity in how performance is measured and communicated
Team Leadership
  • Lead and develop a team of analysts
  • Set standards for analytical rigor, data quality, and communication
  • Balance hands-on involvement with team oversight
Required Qualifications
  • 8+ years in analytics, with direct experience supporting incentive or sales compensation programs
  • Strong understanding of how compensation performance is measured and reported
  • Experience building or improving analytics pipelines and data processes
  • Track record of reducing defects, improving data quality, and scaling analytics solutions
  • Ability to translate business questions into structured analytical approaches
  • Strong stakeholder management across business, HR, and compliance

Special Factors

Sponsorship
Vanguard is not offering visa sponsorship for this position.

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