Founding Sales Compensation Manager (AI-First) - Revenue Operations

n8n • United Kingdom

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AI Summary

Build and own n8n’s AI-driven Sales Compensation function from the ground up, designing variable pay plans, managing quota operations, and ensuring accurate payouts across global revenue teams. Leverage AI integration to automate workflows while collaborating with Finance, Sales, and RevOps. Requires 4-8+ years in SaaS compensation design, commissions operations, and cross-functional leadership.

Key Highlights

Founding role: Build AI-first Sales Compensation systems for global revenue teams (SMB, Mid-Market, Enterprise, etc.)

Design and govern variable compensation plans, quotas, and crediting rules with AI integration from day one

Full ownership of commission calculations, payroll handoffs, reporting, and audit readiness

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Key Responsibilities

Design, cost, and maintain variable compensation plans for quota-carrying reps and overlay roles (BDR, Partners, SE, CS) aligned with GTM strategy

Implement quotas, targets, and crediting rules in Salesforce and commissions platforms, ensuring alignment with RevOps and Deal Desk

Run monthly/quarterly commission calculations, reconciliation, dispute resolution, and payroll handoffs with audit readiness

Build and maintain reporting on attainment, payouts, and plan effectiveness for leadership, recommending adjustments

Collaborate with AI team to integrate AI agents into compensation workflows for scalability

Partner with Sales, Finance, RevOps, Payroll, People, and Legal on compensation governance and internal controls

Technical Skills Required

Sales Compensation & Incentive Plan Design Commissions Operations & Reconciliation Salesforce & Commissions Platforms (e.g., Qobra, Xactly)

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Benefits & Perks

Competitive compensation with equity ownership

Remote-first work with flexible vacation (Europe: 30 days, US: 20 days)

Health, wellness, retirement, and disability insurance (country-specific)

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Nice to Have

SOX/internal controls experience

BI/reporting tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau)

Automation skills (SQL, dbt, scripting)

Job Description

n8n is the open workflow orchestration platform built for the new era of AI. We give technical teams the freedom of code with the speed of no-code, so they can automate faster, smarter, and without limits. Backed by a fiercely inventive community and 500+ builder-approved integrations, we’re changing the way people bring systems together and scale ideas for impact.Since our founding in 2019, we’ve grown into a diverse team of over 260 - working across Europe and the US, connected by a shared builder spirit and with our centre of gravity in Berlin. Along the way, we’ve:

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