Senior Sales Commission Systems Analyst
Headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, CarGurus is the all-in-one platform that’s moving the entire car shopping journey online and guiding customers through each step. This includes everything from selling an old car to financing, purchasing, and delivering a new one. Today, millions of consumers visit cargurus.com each month, and more than 30,000 dealerships use our products. We have a people-first culture that fosters kindness, collaboration, and innovation, while empowering our Gurus with tools and resources to fuel their career growth. Our goal is to give all people—consumers, dealers, and our employees—the power to reach their destination.
Job Description
Role overview
As a core member of the commission team, the Commission Systems & Data Analyst will be responsible for managing and maintaining Captivate IQ software, overseeing the commission team's processes, operations, and related procedures. The role will ensure timely and accurate calculation and distribution of commission payments with an analytical mindset and high attention to detail. This person will develop and automate dashboards, ensure SOX compliance, and provide CAPIQ technical support and training. This role will identify key areas of improvement for maximum efficiency.
What you'll do
- Manage and maintain CAPIQ software, and utilize to streamline processes and improve accuracy
- Ensure timely and accurate calculation and distribution of commission payments
- Develop and automate reports and dashboards, stack rank, plan health, and other reports
- Assist with modeling and reporting for all commission deliverables
- Ensure SOX compliance, manage SOX and accrual reporting Manage commission cases, ensuring timely resolution and communication
- Provide CAPIQ technical support and training to all stakeholders
- Create, develop, and implement repeatable business and operational processes, identify key areas of improvement for maximum efficiency
What you'll bring
- Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business administration or related major
- 3-5 years relevant experience, ideally working closely with commission management, sales operations, or finance, preferably in Global context
- Technical experience with Captivate IQ, Xactly, Varicent, SPIFF or similar commission software tool
- Proficiency in Excel, Google sheets, Salesforce
- Ability to project manage multiple tasks and priorities in a fast-paced environment
- Consistently demonstrate behaviors that reflect initiative, intelligence, strong attention to detail, and integrity in striving for continuous improvement
- Excellent written and oral communication skills, including the ability to present ideas and suggestions clearly and effectively
- Ability to work independently
Who we are
At CarGurus (NASDAQ: CARG), our mission is to give people the power to reach their destination. We started as a small team of developers determined to bring trust and transparency to car shopping. Since then, our history of innovation and go-to-market acceleration has driven industry-leading growth. In fact, we’re the largest and fastest-growing automotive marketplace, and we’ve been profitable for over 15 years.
What we do
The market is evolving, and we are too, moving the entire automotive journey online and guiding our customers through every step. That includes everything from the sale of an old car to the financing, purchase, and delivery of a new one. Today, tens of millions of consumers visit CarGurus.com each month, and ~30,000 dealerships use our products. But they're not the only ones who love CarGurus—our employees do, too. We have a people-first culture that fosters kindness, collaboration, and innovation, and empowers our Gurus with tools to fuel their career growth. Disrupting a trillion-dollar industry requires fresh and diverse perspectives. Come join us for the ride!
Role overview
As a core member of the commission team, the Commission Systems & Data Analyst will be responsible for managing and maintaining Captivate IQ software, overseeing the commission team's processes, operations, and related procedures. The role will ensure timely and accurate calculation and distribution of commission payments with an analytical mindset and high attention to detail. This person will develop and automate dashboards, ensure SOX compliance, and provide CAPIQ technical support and training. This role will identify key areas of improvement for maximum efficiency.
What you'll do
- Manage and maintain CAPIQ software, and utilize to streamline processes and improve accuracy
- Ensure timely and accurate calculation and distribution of commission payments
- Develop and automate reports and dashboards, stack rank, plan health, and other reports
- Assist with modeling and reporting for all commission deliverables
- Ensure SOX compliance, manage SOX and accrual reporting Manage commission cases, ensuring timely resolution and communication
- Provide CAPIQ technical support and training to all stakeholders
- Create, develop, and implement repeatable business and operational processes, identify key areas of improvement for maximum efficiency
What you'll bring
- Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business administration or related major
- 3-5 years relevant experience, ideally working closely with commission management, sales operations, or finance, preferably in Global context
- Technical experience with Captivate IQ, Xactly, Varicent, SPIFF or similar commission software tool
- Proficiency in Excel, Google sheets, Salesforce
- Ability to project manage multiple tasks and priorities in a fast-paced environment
- Consistently demonstrate behaviors that reflect initiative, intelligence, strong attention to detail, and integrity in striving for continuous improvement
- Excellent written and oral communication skills, including the ability to present ideas and suggestions clearly and effectively
- Ability to work independently
Working at CarGurus
We reward our Gurus’ curiosity and passion with best-in-class benefits and compensation, including equity for all employees, both when they start and as they continue to grow with us. Our career development and corporate giving programs, as well as our employee resource groups (ERGs) and communities, help people build connections while making an impact in personally meaningful ways. A flexible hybrid model and robust time off policies encourage work-life balance and individual well-being. Thoughtful perks like daily free lunch, a new car discount, meditation and fitness apps, commuting cost coverage, and more help our people create space for what matters most in their personal and professional lives.
We welcome all
CarGurus strives to be a place to which people can bring the ultimate expression of themselves and their potential—starting with our hiring process. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, gender identity, or sexual orientation. We foster an inclusive environment that values people for their skills, experiences, and unique perspectives. That’s why we hope you’ll apply even if you don’t check every box listed in the job description. We also encourage you to tell your recruiter if you require accommodations to participate in our hiring process due to a disability so we can provide the appropriate support. We want to know what only you can bring to CarGurus. #LI-Hybrid
