Varicent Solution Architect

Intuitive is a global leader in robotic-assisted surgery and minimally invasive care, transforming the delivery of health care worldwide.

• Lead the end-to-end architecture and design of Varicent ICM solutions supporting multi-country, multi-currency, and multi-division compensation plans
• Develop and maintain scalable data models, calculation logic, and workflow configurations in Varicent Designer
• Build and enhance front-end compensation dashboards, reports, and rep-facing portals using Varicent Studio
• Design reusable component libraries and architectural patterns to accelerate global delivery
• Establish and enforce technical standards, coding conventions, and best practices for the Varicent environment
• Design AI-ready data and compensation solutions enabling business efficiencies

• Lead full-lifecycle ICM implementations: requirements gathering, solution design, build, testing, training, and production cutover
• Manage concurrent global rollouts across EMEA, APAC, and Americas, ensuring localization (currency, language, regulatory) requirements are met
• Oversee data integration between Varicent and source systems including Salesforce CRM, SAP S/4
  
  HANA, Workday, and other enterprise platforms
• Perform peer reviews of solution designs and ensure alignment with enterprise architecture governance

• Serve as the primary Varicent subject-matter expert for executive stakeholders, Sales Ops leaders, Finance Controllers, and IT leadership
• Translate complex business requirements into technical Varicent solutions and communicate trade-offs and recommendations clearly
• Facilitate design workshops and sprint planning sessions with cross-functional global teams
• Support annual compensation plan change cycles and provide impact analysis on plan modifications

• Own platform health: monitor performance, resolve technical issues, and drive continuous improvement initiatives
• Lead the Varicent upgrade and release management strategy, including regression testing and change management
• Define and implement data governance, audit controls, and SOX-compliant configuration standards
• Maintain comprehensive technical documentation, solution architecture diagrams, and runbooks

• Mentor and coach junior analysts and developers, conducting knowledge transfer sessions
• Lead a blended team of internal staff, offshore resources, and vendor/SI partner consultants
• Develop training materials, templates, and reusable assets

• 8+ years of experience in Incentive Compensation Management with a minimum of 5 years hands‑on Varicent platform experience
• Deep, demonstrable expertise in both Varicent Designer (data models, calculations, pipeline, workflows, symbols) and Varicent Studio (reports, dashboards, web forms, conditional formatting)
• Proven experience delivering Varicent solutions for large‑scale, multinational enterprises
• Experience integrating Varicent with enterprise systems such as Salesforce, SAP, Workday, or equivalent ERP/CRM platforms
• Track record of leading full ICM implementation projects independently from requirements through go‑live

• Advanced proficiency in Varicent Designer: pipeline configuration, symbol logic, data transformation, error handling, and performance tuning
• Strong SQL and relational database skills (SQL Server, Oracle, or Postgre
  
  SQL) for data validation and integration support
• Understanding of ETL principles, API integrations (REST/SOAP), and flat‑file data exchange patterns
• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies and tools such as Jira and Confluence

• Varicent Certified Professional (VCP) or equivalent Varicent certification strongly preferred
• Experience with Varicent Symon.
  
  AI or Varicent Territory & Quotais modules
• Experience with using LLM models and predictive ML models for business outcomes
• Knowledge of SAP Commission, Anaplan, or other ICM platforms as comparative context
• Background in manufacturing, industrial, or B2B enterprise environments with complex distribution channel compensation structures
• Experienc…