Sales Compensation & Policy Counsel

Start Date: ASAP

Hours: Full-Time Preferred

Pay Rate: $100-$140/hour, commensurate with experience

About the Opportunity: Elevate Legal Talent is partnering with a global leader in financial information, market intelligence, and data analytics solutions. This organization provides critical insights, benchmark data, and technology solutions that help businesses, investors, and governments make informed decisions worldwide. The company is seeking a highly skilled professional with experience in sales compensation plans, policy development, and governance frameworks to support a significant initiative involving the harmonization of compensation programs across two major business divisions. This role sits at the intersection of legal, finance, sales operations, and policy governance and offers the opportunity to partner directly with senior executives, including divisional finance leadership. This is not a traditional contracting or transactional counsel role. The successful candidate will leverage a legal, compliance, and policy-oriented mindset to support compensation governance, policy harmonization, and executive-facing advisory work.

Key Responsibilities: Review, analyze, and revise existing sales compensation and commission plans. Draft new policies, procedures, and governance frameworks related to sales compensation programs. Support the integration and alignment of compensation structures across multiple business divisions. Partner closely with Finance, Sales, and executive leadership to ensure compensation plans are clear, compliant, and operationally effective. Review definitions, terms and conditions, and plan documentation to improve consistency and governance. Advise on related policies, including leave policies, account transitions, and compensation administration. Support compensation-plan harmonization, governance, and policy standardization initiatives across business units. Facilitate communication between finance, sales operations, and leadership stakeholders. Produce high-quality written materials, policy documents, and executive-facing communications.

Required Qualifications: Attorney licensed and in good standing to practice law in at least one U.S. jurisdiction. Demonstrated experience working with sales compensation plans, commission structures, incentive compensation programs, or compensation governance frameworks. Strong policy drafting, policy review, analytical writing, and governance experience. Ability to communicate effectively with executive stakeholders, including Finance, Sales Leadership, Revenue Operations, and Compensation teams. Experience supporting Finance, Revenue Operations, Sales Operations, Compensation, or similar business functions. Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with the ability to draft executive-facing policies, procedures, and governance materials. Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple workstreams and stakeholders simultaneously. Strategic, business-oriented mindset with strong attention to detail. To apply: If you are qualified, interested, and available, please send1) your WORD version resume and2) an email stating why you are a good fit for this position to Elevate Legal Talent provides an unparalleled platform for you to work with innovative companies and law firms worldwide on various exciting and challenging roles. We pride ourselves on respecting your individuality and choice of career, allowing you to bring your very best to each role, to continue to develop your experience, expertise, and professional network, and be supported with a package of benefits tailored to your needs. As a member of our talent community, you will benefit from Elevate's curated training suite to enhance and develop your skills. You will have access to hands-on support, networking opportunities, and accessing the most up-to-date resources. By joining our global community of Talent, you will get the opportunity to work with our best top law firms and law department customers. Equitability and inclusion are critical to Elevate Legal Talent success. As The Law Company, changing the legal business landscape, we know a diverse, inclusive work culture is at the heart of attracting, retaining, and celebrating the industry's most talented people. We empower our employees to bring their whole selves to work because we know that diversity of experience and perspective drive innovation and is simply good business. As a strong proponent of diversity, equitability, and inclusion, Elevate Legal Talent is committed to hiring diverse candidates from all backgrounds. We invite you to apply to become part of the Elevate Legal Talent Team – help us change the legal business landscape and make a dent in the legal universe.