Director, Global Sales Compensation - Palo Alto Networks (via acquisition of CyberArk, Venafi) - Newton, MA
(2021-07)
- Orchestrated a seamless and on-time transition from legacy Venafi GTM strategies toward comprehensive adoption of CyberArk's global frameworks following the 2024 acquisition, enabling uninterrupted sales force productivity.
- Spearheaded the transition and integration of Sales Performance Management (SPM) systems from CaptivateIQ to Xactly in three months, enhancing reporting efficiency and payout accuracy. Maintained accurate sales commission/MBO accruals and payouts for ~120 sales team members as well as Sales Comp SLAs to auditors.
- Collaborated with leadership across RevOps, Finance, HR, and Marketing to design scalable plans and align budgets with prevailing market benchmarks. Managed a team of 7 employees.
- Championed the global incentive strategy for Sales, Services, and Customer Success, ensuring complete alignment with GTM priorities.
Leader, Global Sales Compensation – Strategy & Design - FIS - Collegeville, PA
(2016-04 - 2021-07)
- Directed the full lifecycle of global incentive compensation plans for over 4,600 employees, encompassing job grading and job profiles.
- Led enterprise-wide job grade integration, following two multi-billion dollar acquisitions (WorldPay and SunGard), to reinforce equity and talent strategy.
- Streamlined sales compensation plan management by consolidating over 80 different plans into 20, and by unifying numerous disparate teams into one centralized finance & accounting team. This initiative improved efficiency by ~75% and increased compliance and audit readiness.
- Implemented a cloud-based SPM system, Xactly, to ensure precise accruals, forecasts, and global payments.
Director / Manager, Sales Compensation & Revenue Operations - QlikTech Inc - Radnor, PA
(2006-03 - 2016-04)
- Oversaw the compensation strategy for more than 1,200 global field employees and integrated Xactly with Salesforce.
- Built Sales Operations and Compensation functions for the North America team from early stage/pre-IPO to hypergrowth stage / IPO. Led the global expansion and scalability of these structures (forecast management, performance, commissions), enabling a successful IPO.
- Contributed to substantial revenue growth (+85% in 2007; +53% in 2008) through strategic GTM planning and pipeline analysis.
Several Leadership / Management Roles, Loss Prevention and Investor Services - MBNA America - Newark, DE
(1996-07 - 2005-03)
- Managed teams of 15-25 employees in Credit Acquisition and Loss Prevention, recognized as a Top Performer.
- Directed bankruptcy recovery and vendor management programs, substantially reducing delinquency and credit losses.
- Led a team of ~75 employees during a 6-month "task force" project.