Anthropic

Incentive Compensation System Engineer

Anthropic

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: Canada

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Tech Stack

ERPSQL

About the role

  • Lead the end-to-end implementation and configuration of our ICM platform, including plan modeling, crediting rules, quota management, and payout calculations
  • Translate compensation plan documents into system logic, ensuring accurate and auditable calculation outputs
  • Design and maintain system workflows for plan changes, exceptions, and adjustments
  • Develop and execute testing strategies to validate system accuracy before each compensation cycle
  • Provide technical guidance during plan design discussions, advising on system capabilities and constraints
  • Build and maintain integrations between the ICM platform and source systems (CRM, ERP, HRIS, billing platforms)
  • Ensure data integrity across the compensation data pipeline, from opportunity data through final payout
  • Partner with Data Engineering and Revenue Operations to define data requirements and resolve data quality issues
  • Document data flows, transformation logic, and system dependencies
  • Serve as the primary system administrator for the ICM platform, managing user access, security, and system health
  • Identify opportunities to streamline and automate compensation processes, reducing manual intervention and cycle time
  • Monitor system performance and troubleshoot calculation errors or integration failures
  • Evaluate and recommend new technologies, including Claude-powered solutions, to enhance system capabilities
  • Build and maintain reporting infrastructure within the ICM platform to support compensation dashboards and attainment tracking
  • Partner with Revenue Operations and Accounting to deliver accurate, timely compensation data for forecasting and accruals
  • Enable self-service reporting for compensation administrators and business partners

Requirements

  • A passion for Anthropic's mission to build safe, transformative AI systems
  • 5+ years of experience implementing or administering ICM platforms (e.g., Xactly, Varicent, Anaplan)
  • Strong technical skills with experience in SQL, data integration tools, and system configuration
  • Proven ability to translate business requirements into system logic and maintain accurate, auditable calculations
  • Experience managing data pipelines and ensuring data quality across integrated systems
  • Strong problem solving skills with a systematic approach to debugging and root cause analysis
  • Excellent documentation practices and ability to communicate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
  • Bachelor's degree in a technical or quantitative field preferred
Benefits
  • Health insurance
  • Generous vacation and parental leave
  • Flexible working hours
  • Optional equity donation matching
  • Collaborative office space
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
ICM platform implementationSQLdata integration toolssystem configurationdata pipeline managementauditable calculationstesting strategiesreporting infrastructuresystem workflowsautomation of compensation processes
Soft Skills
problem solvingsystematic debuggingcommunication of technical conceptsdocumentation practicescollaborationtechnical guidancedata quality resolutionuser access managementstreamlining processesanalytical thinking