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About Salesforce
We're Salesforce, the Customer Company, inspiring the future of business with AI+ Data +CRM. Leading with our core values, we help companies across every industry blaze new trails and connect with customers in a whole new way. And, we empower you to be a Trailblazer, too - driving your performance and career growth, charting new paths, and improving the state of the world. If you believe in business as the greatest platform for change and in companies doing well and doing good - you've come to the right place.
The Global Incentive Compensation (GIC) team at Salesforce is a global leader for sales compensation in the technology industry. We manage the sales compensation for all Salesforce end to end - from designing the sales compensation plan to enable the company's go-to-market strategy to administering the payment so that our sales teams get paid on time.
The GIC Analytics team strives to elevate operational efficiency and business decision-making through data-driven insights. We are looking for a passionate Data Analyst to contribute to our Data Strategy and build valuable business impact across multiple teams. As a GIC Analytics Analyst, you will curate and manage large datasets, develop dashboards, and automate key processes to mitigate risk and drive operational efficiency. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with technical tools like SQL, Snowflake, Tableau, and Python, and possess a deep understanding of how to bridge data insights to actionable business decisions.
Responsibilities
- Analyze & Interpret: Analyze large datasets from Salesforce, SQL/Snowflake to identify financial and operational risks, and translate findings into actionable insights.
- Develop & Maintain BI: Design, build, and maintain Tableau dashboards to support critical functions, including financial reporting, month-end close, and SOX compliance.
- Automate & Streamline: Develop and maintain automated data pipelines and solutions using Python, improving efficiency and automating manual processes such as manual key SOX controls.
- Collaborate & Communicate: Partner with stakeholders across Finance, Operations, and Business Technology to understand data needs, deliver solutions, and communicate complex information clearly.
- Ensure Data Integrity: Serve as the subject matter expert for key financial and operational data sources, ensuring data integrity, quality, governance, and adherence to SOX requirements.
- Data Governance: Develop and maintain a comprehensive Data Definition Library to ensure data governance, classification, and standardization across teams.
- Data Pipeline Management: Collaborate with Business Technology to build, maintain, and ensure the SOX compliance of critical data pipelines.
- Problem Solving: Create innovative approaches to solve challenges related to data analysis, automation and data governance.
Minimum Qualifications
- Education: Bachelor's degree in Finance, Data Science, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related quantitative field.
- Experience: 3+ years of experience in data analytics, reporting, and data management, with a focus on Finance and/or Operations.
- SQL/Snowflake: Proficiency in SQL/Snowflake, including query authoring, optimization, and troubleshooting.
- Tableau: Proficiency in building and maintaining Tableau dashboards.
- Python: Experience with Python for data manipulation, automation, and scripting.
- Excel: Advanced proficiency in Excel.
- Data Governance: Demonstrated understanding of data governance principles and practices.
- Analytical Skills: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to connect data insights to business operations.
- Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Passion for Data: A genuine interest in data, technology, and industry trends.
Preferred Qualifications
- Education: Master's degree in Finance, Data Science or other quantitative field preferred.
- Experience: 5+ years of relevant experience in data analytics, reporting, and data management within Finance and Operations.
- Advanced Technical Skills:
- Advanced proficiency in Excel
- Advanced proficiency in SQL/Snowflake.
- Advanced proficiency in building Tableau dashboards.
- Proficiency in Python.
- SOX Knowledge: Strong understanding of SOX compliance requirements.
- Automation Experience: Experience building automated data solutions.
- Data Governance Tools: Experience with data governance and cataloging tools (e.g., Alation, Metaspace).
- CRM/Compensation Systems: Familiarity with CRM systems (e.g., Salesforce) and compensation systems.
- Sales Compensation: Experience in sales compensation analysis or administration.
- Data Pipeline Ownership: Experience managing data pipelines across a business unit.
- Communication & Influence: Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate technical information to non-technical audiences.
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