Senior Sales Compensation Consultant

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Join Our Team as a Senior Sales Compensation Consultant at Premera!

 Are you ready to make a strategic impact on Premera's sales compensation function? Do you have the fortitude and influence management skills to help Premera evolve its sales compensation model from an administrative focus to a strategic one?

As a Senior Sales Compensation Consultant, you will design, administer, and implement compensation and performance review programs that attract, retain, and motivate our employees. You will collaborate closely with the Sales and Marketing Division, partnering with Senior Leadership Team and Executive Leadership Team members to deliver competitive compensation plans and programs. Your expertise will play an important role in our company's growth and transformation.

What you will do:

• Demonstrate the rare ability to influence and build alignment with others that may have divergent approaches. Recognize concerns and identify ways to bring improvements and resolution.
• Design, implement, and continuously improve compensation programs and processes to attract, motivate, and retain highly productive associates
• Identify key compensation trends, issues, and opportunities, and recommend strategic action plans to support Premera's Pay for Performance Philosophy.
• Provide guidance and develop creative solutions on total compensation issues, including setting appropriate pay levels, base pay, annual incentive pay, and other rewards.
• Partner with management and HR expert teams on the design, policy development, guidelines, and implementation of key compensation programs.
• Ensure effective management and maintenance of current plans, systems, and tools, including participating in salary surveys, evaluating jobs, determining pay grade assignments, and analyzing pay practices.

What You Will Bring:

• Bachelor's degree in business administration, accounting, human resources management, or equivalent work experience.
• Eight years of experience in a progressive business environment, including five years in compensation analysis.
• Three years of experience working with compensation plans for sales roles.

Additional preferred skills/ experiences include:

• Experience designing sales incentives for a healthcare payer.

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Premera total rewards

Our comprehensive total rewards package provides support, resources, and opportunities to help employees thrive and grow. Our total rewards are more than a collection of perks, they're a reflection of our commitment to your health and well-being. We offer a broad array of rewards including physical, financial, emotional, and community benefits, including:

• Medical, vision, and dental coverage with low employee premiums.

• Voluntary benefit offerings, including pet insurance for paw parents.

• Life and disability insurance.

• Retirement programs, including a 401K employer match and, believe it or not, a pension plan that is vested after 3 years of service.

• Wellness incentives with a wide range of mental well-being resources for you and your dependents, including counseling services, stress management programs, and mindfulness programs, just to name a few.

• Generous paid time off to reenergize.

• Looking for continuing education? We have tuition assistance for both undergraduate and graduate degrees.

• Employee recognition program to celebrate anniversaries, team accomplishments, and more.

For our hybrid employees, our on-campus model provides flexibility to create your own routine with access to on-site resources, networking opportunities, and team engagement.

• Commuter perks make your trip to work less impactful on the environment and your wallet.

• Free convenient on-site parking.

• Subsidized on-campus cafes make lunchtime connections with colleagues fun and affordable.

• Participate in engaging on-site activities such as health and wellness events, coffee connects, disaster preparedness fairs and more.

• Our complementary fitness & well-being center offers both in-person and virtual workouts and nutritional counseling.

• Need a brain break? Challenge someone to a game of shuffleboard or ping pong while on campus.

Equal employment opportunity/affirmative action:

Premera is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Premera seeks to attract and retain the most qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, gender or gender identity, sexual orientation, genetic information or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

If you need an accommodation to apply online for positions at Premera, please contact Premera Human Resources via email at careers@premera.com or via phone at 425-918-4785.

Premera is hiring in the following states, with some limitations based on role or city: Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin.

The pay for this role will vary based on a range of factors including, but not limited to, a candidate’s geographic location, market conditions, and specific skills and experience.

The salary range for this role is posted below; we generally target up to and around the midpoint of the range.

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*National Plus salary range is used in higher cost of labor markets including Western Washington and Alaska.

We’re happy to discuss compensation further during the interview because we believe that open communication leads to better outcomes for all. We’re committed to creating an environment where all employees are celebrated for their unique skills and contributions.