The quota coverage types are:
Quotas may be adjusted based on geographic region and other factors.
The following components are typical for most comp plans:
For a list of the current comp plans, please review this Google Slides presentation
For all native-quota carrying salespeople, we assume around an eleven (11) month ramp before a rep is fully productive. We have the following ramp up schedule and measure performance based on this schedule:
We also factor in seasonality into our calculations. We expect most of our business to close in the second half of the year. Our seasonality assumptions are as follows for the private sector:
Given the fiscal period for public sector, our seasonality assumptions differ:
In order to establish the quota for a given representative, the fully ramped quota and the start date are required. Once obtained, Sales Operations can proivde a prorated quota verbally to the Area Sales Manager, Regional Director, or Vice President, then deliver a Participant Schedule to the representative for acknowledgement of their plan and quota.
Most plans are paid monthly; however there are some plans that are paid on a quarterly basis. Most commissions plans are calculated in Xactly.
You can find the definitions of Base Commission Rate (BCR) and Super Commission Rates (SCR) in the Sales Compensation Plan page under the Definitions section.
The following rules will apply for the various roles within the organization:
| Role | Rules | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| Strategic Account Leader, Mid Market Account Executive |
Is the Opportunity Owner | Opportunity owner will receive the commission |
| SMB Customer Advocate | Sales Segment is SMB or Unknown | The Ultimate Parent Segment is either SMB |
| Area Sales Manager | Opportunity Owner is subordinate AND Account Owner is on Regional Team |
If the Opportunity owner is a subordinate AND the Account Owner is on the ASM's regional team, the ASM will receive credit |
| Regional Director | Account Owner is your subordinate | The opportunity owner may be on a different regional team, but if the Account Owner is on the RD's team, the RD will receive credit. It is possible to override if the RD of the opportunity owner requests credit for the deal |
| Vice President (Sales) | Account Owner is your subordinate | The opportunity owner may be on a different Regional team, but if the Account Owner is on the VP's team, the VP will receive credit |
| Inside Sales Representatives (Public Sector) | Sub-Industry | The opportunity owner may be anyone on the PubSec team so long as the sub-industry is the one supported by the ISR |
| Solutions Architects | Opportunity Owner is on your regional team | The opportunity owner must be on the SA's team for them to receive credit |
| Technical Account Manager | Opportunity Owner is on your regional team | The opportunity owner must be on the TAM's team for them to receive credit |
Commissions are paid at the time of collection only when the full invoice amount is received. If the account is not invoiced in full no commissions will be paid. These commissions will be held in the Commission system and will be released by the billing team at the time of collection. In case of special situation where the commissions need to be released even though not invoiced in full we would need written approval from the CFO and CEO to release those commissions.
Coming Soon
Within the first few weeks of your employment, you should receive your participant schedule. This document will provide a high level overview of your plan components, territory, plan start and end dates, base and super (if applicable) commission rates, prorated quotas, and variable payouts per component.
