Variable Compensation Team Lead

Variable Compensation Team Lead

Location: Bangalore, India

Position Overview:

Are you ready to lead impactful compensation strategies within a dynamic and inclusive team? Showpad, an award-winning leader in sales enablement, is on the hunt for a passionate Team Lead for Variable Compensation to help us drive high-performing compensation programs across our global organization. You’ll empower teams, influence performance, and shape incentive plans that align with our growth and culture.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead & Mentor the variable compensation team, guiding them to excel through effective leadership and support.
• Manage variable compensation Programs for both GTM and non-GTM teams, crafting incentives that drive key behaviours and support our culture.
• Collaborate Across Teams—Partner with Finance, People, and GTM leaders to ensure alignment on strategic and operational needs.
• Analyse & Improve—Dive deep into data to measure plan effectiveness, provide insights to stakeholders, and continuously innovate our processes. You are driving cross-departmental impact.

What We’re Looking For:

• A degree in Business or related fields, with strong experience in Sales Compensation or Total Rewards.
• A born problem solver, you thrive in situations taking both qualitative feedback as well as quantitative data & combine insights to drive change throughout the business by means of impactful stakeholder management.
• Proven leadership in managing teams or leading projects, with the ability to juggle multiple priorities.
• Analytical expertise, especially with spreadsheets and compensation software (e.g., Captivate IQ, Quotapath, etc.). PowerBI experience is desirable.
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills with a knack for mentoring.

Company Highlights: 

Founded in 2011, Showpad is the world’s leading Enablement Operating System (eOS™). We align Sales and Marketing teams around impactful content and measurable engagement, enabling sellers to build unique buying experiences and continuously improve conversion rates. Sellers close more deals – faster – with Showpad.

With dual-headquarters in Ghent and Chicago, regional offices in London, Munich, Bucharest and Wroclaw, and remote hubs across the US and EMEA, Showpad is powered by a diverse global workforce of more than 400 people. Our employee value proposition centers around impact, purpose and belonging. Our culture is based on flexibility, trust and setting people up for success. At Showpad, we foster inclusion, innovate for impact and never stop to raise the bar. We take serious care of our people but never take ourselves too seriously.

What you can expect from Showpad

We welcome every voice and are committed to building a truly inclusive environment where your differences are not just welcomed, they are celebrated. We’re building a best-in-class experience for our employees and are always identifying opportunities to encourage our team to be their authentic selves. Whether that’s paid parental leave, paid holidays (including Juneteenth and paid time off to vote), paid time off to volunteer at non-profit organizations, personal development opportunities or professional stretch assignments, you can expect Showpad to support you. 

We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive organization and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or other dimensions of identity.

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