Senior Sales Operations Analyst (Hybrid)

Work Flexibility: Hybrid

*This position will be on a hybrid schedule in the first three months with the expectation to be on-site 5x/week, every other week at our San Jose office. Afterwards, the expectations would be to be on-site 1-3x/month

The Sr. Sales Operations Analyst will own the finance/accounting function for accurate commission payments and financial reporting, in support of our salesforces. All work must be in accordance with standard procedures in general accounting and other financial areas.

Who We want:

• Detail-oriented process improvers. Critical thinkers who naturally see opportunities to develop and optimize work processes - finding ways to simplify, standardize and automate.
• Collaborative partners. People who build and leverage cross-functional relationships to bring together ideas, information, use cases, and industry analyses to develop best practices.
• Curious learners. People who seek out cutting-edge research and information to expand and enhance their ability to be ready for what's next.

What you will do:

• Represent as the subject matter expert of commissions system & sales reporting tool, including data warehouse & system's logic.
• Lead conversations about salesforce compensation strategy across multiple salesforces, including annual compensation plan & bonus objectives, acting as a partner to finance and sales leadership
• Own, interpret, and share analytics around incentives, trends, and exceptions for commission tiers.
• Partner with salesforce compensation analyst on business unit trends, updating commission calculations as necessary for accurate compensation
• Own all adjustments & payments as needed across multiple salesforces, ensuring precise and accurate calculations.
• Engage with senior leaders in the business including VPs and Directors and be able to clearly articulate the impact of complex calculations when they arise.
• Partner with IT counterparts to support salesforce/business needs by identifying areas of improvement and delivering creative solutions that achieve the business' goals for sales and finance. Drive test scripts and participates in UAT, user experience testing, and all projects
• Completes journal entries, reconciliations & month end reporting in a timely manner while compliance with GAAP.
• Drive continuous improvement in the development, modification and adjustment of procedures, policies, processes and technologies with the Sales Operations function.
• Coach and mentor other team members on best practices and recent wins to increase the competency across the entire team.

What you need:

• 2+ years of related experience; Accounting or finance experience preferred
• Education must include a minimum of a Bachelor's degree. MBA or related degree is preferred.
• Advance MS Excel experience required.
• Experience working with an ERP system, Power BI preferred
• Shows solid grasp of commission fundamentals and possesses the technical skills necessary to adequately support business needs.
• Demonstrates solid business expertise for his/her respective business unit, so that he/she may adeptly problem-solve and/or anticipate commission requests.
• Job will include 25% travel

$58,700- $116,800salary plus bonus eligible + benefits. Actual minimum and maximum may vary based on location. Individual pay is based on skills, experience, and other relevant factors.

Travel Percentage: 20%

Stryker Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. Stryker is an EO employer - M/F/Veteran/Disability.

Stryker Corporation will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information.