Who we are</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 300; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Samsara (NYSE: IOT) is the pioneer of the Connected Operations™ Cloud, which is a platform that enables organizations that depend on physical operations to harness Internet of Things (IoT) data to develop actionable insights and improve their operations. At Samsara, we are helping improve the safety, efficiency and sustainability of the physical operations that power our global economy. Representing more than 40% of global GDP, these industries are the infrastructure of our planet, including agriculture, construction, field services, transportation, and manufacturing — and we are excited to help digitally transform their operations at scale.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 300; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Working at Samsara means you’ll help define the future of physical operations and be on a team that’s shaping an exciting array of product solutions, including Video-Based Safety, Vehicle Telematics, Apps and Driver Workflows, and Equipment Monitoring. As part of a recently public company, you’ll have the autonomy and support to make an impact as we build for the long term.</span></p></div><p style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;"><strong style="color: #00263e; background-color: transparent;">
About
the role:</strong></p>
<p>Samsara's Sales
Compensation Strategy team is looking for a curious, motivated and high-impact team player to join
the team. Our team’s mandate is to design, implement, and manage the Go-to-Market organization’s incentive
compensation program. We are a highly collaborative team that partners with sales leaders and cross-functionally to realize growing revenue targets, to scale the organization sustainably, and to address GTM challenges and opportunities as it relates to incentive
compensation.&nbsp;</p>
<p>At a high level, this role focuses on
compensation policy strategy, the crediting framework for complex and non-standard deals, and exception governance.</p>
<p>We are a team that seeks to have an outsized impact on Samsara and we achieve that ambition through rigorous and ongoing skill development.</p>
<p style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;"><strong>This is a remote position open to candidates residing in the US </strong><strong><u>except&nbsp;</u></strong><strong>Alaska, Austin Metro, Boulder Metro, California, Chicago Metro, Connecticut, Dallas Metro, Denver Metro, Houston Metro, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Seattle Metro, and Washington, D.C.&nbsp;&nbsp;</strong></p>
<p style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;">&nbsp;</p>
<p style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;"><strong style="color: #000000; background-color: transparent;">You should apply if:</strong></p>
<ul style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<li style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><strong style="color: #000000; background-color: transparent;">You want to impact the industries that run our world: </strong><span style="color: #000000; background-color: transparent;">Every phone call you answer and every email you send can affect whether truck drivers deliver goods on time and without accidents, whether students get dropped off safely from school, or whether power gets restored quickly after a natural disaster.</span></li>
<li style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><strong style="color: #000000; background-color: transparent;">You thrive the most when solving problems:</strong><span style="color: #000000; background-color: transparent;"> Our constantly expanding technology and the complexities faced by our customers provide an exciting range of challenges for our Customer Success teams. With a growth mindset and a desire to learn, you will strategically partner with our customers to find unique solutions to help keep their operations safe, efficient, and sustainable.</span></li>
<li style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><strong style="color: #000000; background-color: transparent;">You are a natural relationship builder: </strong><span style="color: #000000; background-color: transparent;">Whether the relationship is with our customers or with cross-functional teams in Samsara, you are in constant communication and collaboration with key stakeholders to win as a team.</span></li>
<li style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><strong style="color: #000000; background-color: transparent;">You are the architect of your own career:</strong><span style="color: #000000; background-color: transparent;"> If you put in the work, this role won’t be your last at Samsara. This Customer Success team is still shaping its future and you will have plenty of autonomy and opportunities to master your craft in a hyper growth environment.</span></li>
<li style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><strong style="color: #000000; background-color: transparent;">You want to be with the best: </strong><span style="color: #000000; background-color: transparent;">At Samsara, we win together, celebrate together and support each other. You will be surrounded by the best and brightest professionals out there.</span></li>
</ul>
<p style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;"><strong style="color: #00263e; background-color: transparent;">In this role, you will:</strong><span style="color: #cc0000; background-color: transparent;">&nbsp;</span></p>
<ul>
<li>Own Samsara's sales
compensation policy strategy including the master policy set covering draws, leaves of absence, transfers, promotions, terminations, clawbacks, windfall thresholds, etc., driving an annual policy roadmap and the evolution of the
compensation Terms &amp; Conditions, and identifying where policy is missing, ambiguous, or producing the wrong selling behavior&nbsp;</li>
<li>Define and publish the crediting framework for complex and non-standard deals, including renewals versus net new ACV, overlay and specialist involvement, and split and pod scenarios, converting recurring case-by-case judgment into documented rules the field and
the team can apply consistently</li>
<li>Own correct application of policy across the comp and quota change lifecycle, and design the controls and audit approach that keep it accurate through system implementations and releases</li>
<li>Build and manage the governance layer: precedent library, case decision log, exception committee materials, and audits of adjudication consistency across quarters and GTM functions</li>
<li>Run the exception process and translate recurring exceptions into policy and plan design changes</li>
<li>Own the sales
compensation hub and field-facing enablement content&nbsp;</li>
<li>Champion, role model, and embed Samsara’s cultural principles (Focus on Customer Success, Build for the Long Term, Adopt a Growth Mindset, Be Inclusive, Win as a Team) as we scale globally and across new offices</li>
</ul>
<p style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;"><strong style="color: #00263e; background-color: transparent;">Minimum
requirements for
the role:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>5 years of experience in analytical roles (e.g., Incentive
Compensation, Consulting, Business Operations, Sales Operations) or a comparable policy and process role</li>
<li>Bachelor’s degree from a 4-year accredited university</li>
<li>Experience writing or owning policy, process documentation, or governance frameworks that other people rely on</li>
<li>Experience with incentive
compensation</li>
<li>Strong analytical and logical reasoning skills, with sound judgment on ambiguous, precedent-setting cases</li>
<li>Kind and collaborative orientation who is energized by working with a lot of different types of people from many teams (sense of humor is a big plus)</li>
<li>Highly organized with exceptional attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple projects on a tight deadline alone</li>
<li>Deep comfort with AI and analytical tools (e.g., Claude, Tableau, Salesforce, Google Sheets, BigQuery) and/or willingness to expand skill set to tackle new problems&nbsp;</li>
<li>Comfortable with ambiguity and enthusiastic about improving efficiencies to increase sales</li>
<li>Fully fluent in English</li>
</ul>
<p style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;"><strong style="color: #00263e; background-color: transparent;">An ideal candidate also has:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Insatiable drive and commitment to personal growth</li>
<li>Experience operating inside a governance or committee structure (e.g., incentive
compensation committee, or similar)</li>
<li>Ability to build strong relationships with executives (SVP of Sales, Sales VPs, Sales Directors) and cross-functional partners</li>
<li>High level of intellectual curiosity and honesty because we love to debate ideas. Losing a debate to a good argument is as exciting as winning one with a good argument</li>
<li>Xactly experience is a plus!</li>
</ul><div class="content-pay-transparency"><div class="pay-input"><div class="description"><p><span style="font-size: 16px;">The range of annual base salary for full-time employees for this position is below. Please note that base pay offered may vary depending on factors including your city of residence, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Learn more about our total rewards and
benefits below.</span></p></div><div class="title">Annual Base Salary</div><div class="pay-range"><span>$106,802.50</span><span class="divider">&mdash;</span><span>$143,600 USD</span></div></div></div><div class="content-conclusion"><p><strong>Total Rewards</strong></p>
<p>At Samsara, we build for the people who keep the global economy moving. We want owners, not passengers, which is why <a href="https://www.samsara.com/company/careers/
benefits">our rewards</a> are designed to fuel high-impact builders. Our
compensation program delivers above-market total
compensation through a combination of base salary, performance-based
bonus/variable pay, and equity (for eligible roles) in a high-growth public company. We meaningfully differentiate pay for our top performers, who have the opportunity to earn above-market
compensation that can outpace the broader market over time.</p>
<p>Beyond
compensation, we provide the foundations that enable long-term success: a flexible, employee-led remote model, a professional development stipend, comprehensive health and parental leave plans, and more. If you’re ready to build for the long term and own the outcome, your journey starts here.</p>
<p><strong>Flexible Working&nbsp;</strong></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">At Samsara, we embrace a flexible working model that caters to the diverse needs of our teams. Our offices are open for those who prefer to work in-person and we also support remote work where it aligns with our operational
requirements. For certain positions, being close to one of our offices or within a specific geographic area is important to facilitate collaboration, access to resources, or alignment with our service regions. In these cases, the job description will clearly indicate any working location
requirements. Our goal is to ensure that all members of our team can contribute effectively, whether they are working on-site, in a hybrid model, or fully remotely. All offers of employment are contingent upon an individual’s ability to secure and maintain the legal right to work at the company and in the specified work location, if applicable.</span></p>
<p><strong>Belonging at Samsara</strong></p>
<p>At Samsara, we welcome everyone regardless of their background. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, and other characteristics protected by law. We depend on the unique approaches of our team members to help us solve complex problems and want to ensure that Samsara is a place where people from all backgrounds can make an impact.</p>
<p><strong>Accommodations&nbsp;</strong></p>
<p>Samsara is an inclusive work environment, and we are committed to ensuring equal opportunity in employment for qualified persons with disabilities. Please email <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a> or <a href="https://forms.gle/DrM6DFQUiSgfPtCVA">click here</a> if you require any reasonable accommodations throughout the recruiting process.</p>
<p><strong>Our Commitment to Authenticity</strong></p>
<p>We use <a href="https://hiretofu.com/privacyPolicy">Tofu</a>, a fraud detection tool, to validate the authenticity of applications and protect against identity fraud. This ensures we are connecting with real people and allows us to prioritize genuine candidates. Please see Samsara’s <a href="https://www.samsara.com/legal/candidate-privacy-notice">Candidate Privacy Notice</a> for more information.</p>
<p><strong>Fraudulent Employment Offers</strong></p>
<p>Samsara is aware of scams involving fake job interviews and offers. Please know we do not charge fees to applicants at any stage of the hiring process. Official communication about your application will only come from emails ending in @samsara.com, @us-greenhouse-mail.io or @mail3.guide.co. For more information regarding fraudulent employment offers, please visit our&nbsp;<a href="https://samsara.com/blog/avoiding-fake-job-offers">blog post here</a>.</p></div>
About Samsara
Samsara is the pioneer of the Connected Operations™ Cloud, which is a platform that enables organizations that depend on physical operations to harness Internet of Things (IoT) data to develop actionable insights and improve their operations. With tens of thousands of customers across North America and Europe, Samsara is a proud technology partner to the people who keep our global economy running, including the world’s leading organizations across construction, transportation and warehousing, field services, manufacturing, retail, logistics, and public sector. The company’s mission is to increase the safety, efficiency, and sustainability of the operations that power the global economy.
