01Overview
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Aegon is seeking a Lead Sales Incentive Compensation Analyst to lead the design, governance, and execution of sales incentive compensation programs. This role involves serving as a subject-matter expert and strategic advisor on incentive plan design and administration, ensuring accurate and compliant compensation outcomes across sales organizations.
ResponsibilitiesProvide endtoend ownership of sales incentive compensation programs, including plan design support, operational execution, governance, and ongoing optimization in partnership with Total RewardsLead the monthly and periodic commission payment lifecycle, ensuring accuracy, auditability, and timely submission to Payroll while proactively managing risks and exceptions. Covers over 200 internal employee wholesalers on a monthly cycleAdminister firm revenue sharing agreements with distribution partners, including calculation, reconciliation, and timely payment of millions of dollars in contractual payments, ensuring accuracy and compliance with contractual termsServe as the primary escalation point for complex compensation issues, disputes, and interpretation of plan documents, exercising judgment and providing clear, defensible resolutionsAct as a strategic advisor to Sales Leadership and HR partners, translating compensation mechanics into businessaligned insights and recommendationsDrive automation, scalability, and process efficiency by defining technical requirements, partnering with Sales Operations and Sales Reporting, and influencing roadmap prioritiesOwn data integrity and control frameworks supporting incentive compensation, ensuring consistency, quality, and governance of sales and payout dataLead plan revision cycles and policy enhancements, identifying opportunities to improve design effectiveness, operational efficiency, and employee understandingDraft, review, and validate incentive plan documents, ensuring clarity, compliance, and alignment with enterprise compensation philosophyDevelop and deliver clear communications and training on compensation plans, mechanics, and policies for sales employees, managers, and leadersMentor and provide informal leadership to junior analysts, sharing best practices and elevating team capabilitySkills
Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or equivalent experienceSeven years of progressive experience in sales compensation, incentive administration, finance, accounting, or a related analytical roleAdvanced understanding of sales incentive plans, compensation structures, contracts, and sales processesHandson experience with Anaplan or other commission/incentive compensation systemsDemonstrated ability to analyze large, complex datasets and synthesize insights for decisionmakersStrong analytical, problemsolving, and criticalthinking skills applied to ambiguous or highimpact compensation issuesProven ability to influence and partner with senior stakeholders across Total Rewards, HR, Finance, Payroll, Sales Operations, and Sales LeadershipExceptional attention to detail, judgment, and accountability in highstakes financial processesAdvanced proficiency in Excel; working knowledge of Word and PowerPointExperience with compensation analytics, modeling, or payout forecastingExposure to compensation governance, audit support, or regulatory considerationsPrior experience acting as a lead analyst or subjectmatter expert within a compensation functionExperience administering third-party revenue sharing or distribution fee agreements, preferably in asset management, insurance, or financial servicesCompany Overview
Aegon offers products and services in the life insurance, pension, retirement, and asset management fields. It was founded in 1983, and is headquartered in Den Haag, Zuid-Holland, NLD, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is https://www.aegon.com/. .
