Incentive Compensation Systems Manager | United States | Remote
Grafana Labs · United States (Remote)
Posted 28 days ago · $144,000 - $173,000
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 28 days Grafana Labs's roles stay open a median of 45 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- Yes 24% of Grafana Labs's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Grafana Labs
- high 88 stale, 2 reposted of 131 open
- Hiring momentum
- 206 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Grafana Labs's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Grafana Labs.
About this role
As an Incentive Compensation Systems Manager at Grafana Labs, you will be responsible for enhancing the efficiency of commission operations through systemization and automation. Your role involves assessing current processes, designing automated workflows, and managing the Xactly platform to improve data flow and accuracy. You will collaborate with various teams to identify process gaps and implement solutions that streamline incentive compensation management.
- benefits
- 3/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 5/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Grafana Labs as an employer.
What you need
- 5+ years of experience in incentive compensation, sales operations, revenue operations, or a related systems/process improvement role
- Hands-on SQL experience and comfort querying and reconciling data across systems
- Experience building automated workflows using tools such as scripting, workflow/RPA platforms, or ICM systems (e.g., Xactly)
- Familiarity with core systems that touch incentive compensation: CRM (e.g., Salesforce), HRIS, data warehouses (e.g., BigQuery), and comp management platforms (e.g., Xactly)
- Strong communication skills to translate process needs into system requirements and vice versa
- Understanding of core comp mechanics (quotas, accelerators, SPIFFs, payout timing)
Nice to have
- Experience in a fast-paced technology or SaaS business
- Experience working in a high-growth SaaS, cloud, or open-source company, particularly within a public company or an environment undergoing IPO readiness
- Proven success working within globally distributed, remote-first organizations across multiple time zones
- Experience documenting datasets and workflows for Model Context Protocol (MCP) server ingestion, or building AI skills/agents to automate incentive compensation data discovery, exception detection, or reporting
What you get
- Base compensation range of $144,000 - $173,000
- Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) for ownership in Grafana Labs' success
- 100% remote work
- Global annual leave policy of 30 days per annum, with 3 days reserved for Grafana Shutdown Days
- Defined opportunities for career growth
- In-person onboarding to help new employees acclimate
Worth weighing
- No specific mention of the technology stack beyond Xactly and SQL
- Role involves significant process improvement in a potentially unstructured environment
- High-impact individual contributor role may require strong self-management skills
Summarised from Grafana Labs's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by Grafana Labs on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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