Sr. Manager, Sales

Who We Are

Lennox International (LII) is a leading global provider of innovative climate control solutions for heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration (HVACR) markets. Beginning over a century ago, Lennox International built a strong heritage of Innovation and Responsibility. Our position as an innovation leader continually inspires us to promote more efficient energy use and a healthier environment through our product operations. Our engaged and diverse workforce is committed to providing climate control solutions that provide the most value and comfort for our customers.

The Sr Manager, Sales Compensation leads the strategy, governance, and execution of the sales compensation and quota programs. You will serve as the primary business partner to Sales, Finance, Human Resources, IT, and Rev Ops – translating strategy into clear, data-driven compensation frameworks and sales targets that support growth, accountability and transparency with clarity and simplicity. This candidate will report to the VP, Revenue Operations and be responsible for the people, data, process and technology to drive performance excellence.

• Compensation Strategy & Design
  • Lead annual design of sales compensation plans across roles, segments and geographies.
  • Build modeling, scenario analysis, and cost simulations to inform leadership decisions.
  • Maintain compensation governance, documentation, and audit readiness.
  • Ensure plans align with corporate strategy, financial goals, and marketing competitiveness.
  • Partner with HR on job architecture and eligibility as well as Sales on temporary, targeted performance accelerators that sit on top of the core compensation plan to drive very specific behaviors during a defined window.
• Quota Methodology & Design
  • Develop and maintain quota methodology grounded in historical performance and territory potential.
  • Lead annual quota deployment, including segmentation, territory design, and coverage changes.
  • Partner with sales and finance leadership to ensure quotas are equitable, achievable, and strategically aligned to business segment goals.
  • Monitor attainment distribution, pacing, and performance trends; identify the why, risk and recommend corrective actions.
  • Manage and document quota adjustments with consistency and transparency.
• Operational Leadership
  • Oversee incentive compensation operations including exceptions, approvals and dispute resolution.
  • Partner with IT to ensure comp and quota logic is accurately implanted in incentive management tools.
  • Collaborate with Customer Maintenance on changes to account management responsibilities with clear processes and governance including automation such as Sales Force.
  • Work closely with Sales and Marketing on Awards reporting for internal employees and external parties.
  • Drive continuous improvement across workflows, automation, and data quality.
  • Ensure compliant processes and strong internal controls.

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, economics, business or related field required.
• 7-10 years of experience in sales compensation, FP&A, analytics, sales operations or related field.
• Strong analytical mindset with experience with financial modeling
• Preferred proficiency in pricing tools (i.e. Vendavo, Price Fx), ERP (i.e. SAP, ECC or S4), CRM platforms (i.e., Salesforce), CLM platforms (i.e., Intelagree, Ironclad), Reporting Tools (i.e., Qlik, Power
  
  BI and Data Bricks) and AI (i.e. Co-Pilot)
• Exceptional cross-functional leadership and communication skills with strong story-telling, xls and ppt skills. Ability to lead and motivate teams to achieve project goals..
• Good communication, leadership, and financial skills.

What Success Looks Like

• Compensation plans and quotas deployed on-time, in-full with strong adoption and minimal rework.
• High trust from sales and finance
• Healthy attainment distribution and strong field confidence in the methodology.
• A culture of transparency, care, and performance across the organization.

Compensation
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This is a salaried exempt role. The starting salary range for this role and market is between $142,400 - $186,900 annually. Factors that may affect starting salary include…