Anaplan Model Builder Remote

About the Role

Symetra has an exciting opportunity to join our team as an Anaplan Model Builder, Incentive Compensation Data Analyst
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This role designs, enhances, and optimizes Anaplan models that power Symetra’s sales incentive compensation programs, including commissions, bonuses, quotas, and performance reporting. The Model Builder translates plan documents and business requirements into scalable calculation logic, ensuring results are accurate, transparent, and audit‑ready.

The role supports recurring payout cycles, maintains model integrity in a production environment, and implements updates in a controlled and well‑documented manner. They test and deploy model updates, support user testing, and document model logic and data flows to ensure strong governance.

This role reports to the Director of Incentive Compensation & Analytics and works cross‑functionally with HR, Finance, Sales, and Data teams to implement plan changes, improve automation, and reduce manual effort.

This position supports incentive compensation programs impacting hundreds of sales professionals and millions of dollars in annual commission payments, directly influencing sales performance and business outcomes.

• Design, enhance, and maintain Anaplan incentive compensation models and supporting data structures.
• Revise and optimize database queries to source, transform, and validate sales production data used in compensation calculations.
• Execute monthly incentive compensation and bonus payment cycles, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and alignment with accounting requirements.
• Analyze large, complex datasets to identify and resolve calculation or data integrity issues.
• Develop and apply expertise in Symetra’s products, sales structure, and incentive compensation plans across divisions and channels.
• Respond to employee and business partner inquiries regarding compensation payments, calculation logic, and reporting.
• Administer special payments, SPIFFs, and other compensation adjustments with appropriate financial oversight.
• Partner with stakeholders to gather requirements, recommend improvements, and implement scalable solutions.
• Build dashboards and reporting tools that improve transparency, insight, and calculation accuracy.
• Identify and implement automation and process improvements that reduce manual effort and strengthen internal controls.
• Evaluate and improve model performance, scalability, and structural efficiency.
• Pursue Anaplan certification and apply platform best practices to strengthen model performance and maintainability.

“From day one, I felt welcomed and encouraged to bring my full self to work. Symetra truly lives up to its commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion—it's more than just words here; it's part of the culture.” – Whitney T., Talent Development

“If you're looking for a place to call home, grow professionally and personally and most importantly, be yourself, Symetra is the right fit.” – Daniel P., Director Underwriting

We don’t take a “one‑size‑fits‑all” approach when it comes to our employees. Our programs are designed to make your life better both at work and at home.

• Flexible full‑time or hybrid telecommuting arrangements
• Plan for your future with our 401(k) plan and take advantage of immediate vesting and company matching up to 6%
• Paid time away including vacation and sick time, flex days and ten paid holidays
• Give back to your community and double your impact through our company matching
• Want more details? Check out our Symetra Benefits Overview

Salary Range: $87,900 – $146,500 plus eligibility for annual bonus programs

Success in this role requires curiosity about how systems work, comfort digging into calculation logic, and a willingness to trace issues to root cause within data structures and model design.

• Demonstrated experience building or supporting structured data models or calculation logic in a production environment required.
• Experience writing SQL queries or equivalent structured data logic to reconcile and validate large datasets required.
• Advanced Excel skills for data analysis and reconciliation required.
• Strong interest in…