Director, Sales Compensation Operations

Block

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Quick summary

Work type
On-site
Location
San Francisco, CA
Salary
$217,800–$326,800 / yr
Posted
14 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday

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Salary context

Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $233k
This role $272k
$162k most similar roles pay here $344k

This role pays more than 74% of similar roles. Most pay $192,687–$274,040 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $272k versus about $233k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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About Block

Block, Inc. (formerly Square) is a financial technology company operating the Square merchant payments ecosystem, Cash App peer-to-peer payments, TIDAL music streaming, and Bitcoin-focused financial services. Industry: Financial Technology & Payments

Block currently has 53 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $217,800–$326,800 across 52 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Director, Sales Compensation Operations

Careers - Director, Sales Compensation Operations will lead the end-to-end operational engine for go-to-market teams, overseeing how personnel are credited, assigned quotas, and paid. This leadership role sits at the intersection of Sales, Finance, Revenue Operations, and Systems to ensure accuracy and trust in incentive programs. The successful candidate will manage a team of professionals across business operations, data pipeline management, and commission calculation while building repeatable processes and automation. Key responsibilities include managing monthly and quarterly commission cycles, overseeing quota issuance, and maintaining data integrity between systems like Salesforce, Pigment, and Looker. Required skills include expertise in ICM platforms, SQL, advanced Excel or Google Sheets, and experience with ETL pipelines. The role addresses the complex challenge of executing accurate compensation plans across multiple sales motions and diverse revenue models within a fast-paced environment.

What you'll do

  • Lead, coach, and develop a team of compensation operations professionals across data pipeline management and commission calculation.
  • Oversee the end-to-end monthly and quarterly commission cycles to ensure reps are paid accurately and on time.
  • Implement and manage crediting rules for quota issuance, rollups, and mid-period adjustments across the organization.
  • Manage and maintain data pipelines moving quota and revenue data between systems like Looker, Salesforce, and Pigment.
  • Administer and optimize the sales compensation tech stack to drive automation and data integrity.
  • Perform data quality audits and reconcile source data before it feeds into commission calculations.
  • Execute process governance and resolve recurring issues by identifying and fixing root causes.
  • Partner with Sales, Finance, and Revenue leadership to translate plan designs into operational execution.

What we're looking for

  • 12+ years of experience in Sales Compensation Operations, Sales Commissions, Revenue Operations, or a related field.
  • 5+ years of people leadership experience building and coaching high-performing operations teams.
  • Experience operating complex compensation environments across multiple sales motions, roles, and revenue models.
  • Expertise administering an ICM platform (Pigment preferred) and hands-on proficiency with Salesforce as a source system.
  • Ability to leverage AI and automation tools to improve calculation, reconciliation, and reporting workflows.
  • Strong understanding of ETL pipelines and data flows between CRM, ICM, and financial systems.
  • Advanced Excel or Google Sheets skills combined with comfort using SQL.
  • Proven ability to design and operate controls, documentation, and audit-ready processes.

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