Senior Partner

Job Overview

Senior Compensation Partner – Remote, United States. Reporting to the VP, Total Rewards & People Operations, this individually‑contributed role partners with business leaders and People Experience Business Partners to guide compensation decisions and support multiple business units across Cambium Learning Group.

• Sales Incentive Compensation
  • Translate sales strategy and go‑to‑market priorities into clear incentive plans and supporting documentation.
  • Drive development and ongoing management of sales incentive plans, ensuring alignment with business priorities.
  • Partner with Sales leadership, Finance, and Sales Operations to interpret strategy and translate into executable incentive plans.
  • Provide guidance on incentive structures, pressure‑test assumptions, and identify risks.
  • Draft and maintain plan documentation, including terms, conditions, quota sheets, and incentive communications.
  • Present recommendations and analysis to stakeholders and facilitate approvals.
• Compensation Partnership
  • Guide leaders and PXBPs on salary recommendations, job leveling, and pay competitiveness.
  • Conduct market pricing and benchmarking analyses for broad‑based pay and variable compensation programs.
  • Support job architecture, job evaluation, and leveling initiatives.
  • Review compensation for job offers and provide guidance to Talent Acquisition and business leaders.
  • Develop and present compensation recommendations that balance market data, internal equity, and business objectives.
• Compensation Enablement
  • Build materials, guidance, and processes to help leaders and employees understand and apply compensation programs.
  • Define and improve compensation processes, tools, and templates for clarity and efficiency.
  • Identify process gaps and recommend improvements.
  • Communicate compensation concepts clearly to stakeholders.
  • Develop executive‑ready materials and maintain clear guidelines and guardrails for program design.

• Expertise in sales and incentive compensation within a Total Rewards, Compensation, or related function.
• Experience partnering with Sales leadership, Finance, and Sales Operations to develop and operationalize incentive programs.
• Proficiency in market pricing, benchmarking, salary structure management, and job leveling.
• High proficiency with Excel for building professional insights and summary materials.
• Experience working in Workday for compensation processes and data management (required); experience with incentive compensation platforms such as Xactly or Varicent is a plus.
• Strong communication and facilitation skills to explain complex compensation concepts.
• Sound judgment and the ability to make thoughtful, defensible recommendations.
• Self‑motivated, collaborative, and results‑oriented with a sense of ownership and follow‑through.

The opportunity to play a key role in shaping Cambium’s sales incentive and compensation programs across multiple business units, with exposure to senior executives and collaboration within a collaborative team environment.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without discrimination on the basis of race, color, age, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or genetic information. We will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.