Job Overview: We are seeking an experienced Varicent ICM Solution Architect to lead the design, development, and delivery of Incentive Compensation Management (ICM) solutions using IBM Varicent. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of Varicent’s architecture and capabilities, strong experience in compensation plan modeling, and the ability to translate business requirements into scalable and high-performing technical solutions. Key Responsibilities: • Lead the end-to-end architecture, design, and implementation of Varicent ICM solutions across enterprise environments. • Partner with business stakeholders to gather, analyze, and validate incentive compensation requirements. • Design scalable and maintainable compensation models, including data models, rules, calculations, and workflows. • Define integration architecture with upstream and downstream systems (e.g., ERP, CRM, Payroll, Data Warehouse). • Provide technical leadership to development teams, ensuring best practices in configuration, performance, and maintainability. • Oversee the creation of Presenter reports, Webforms, Saved Imports, and Portal Access configurations. • Optimize solution performance and perform regular system health checks and audits. • Develop and maintain solution documentation, architecture diagrams, and implementation standards. • Mentor and support development teams and business analysts on Varicent toolsets and architecture principles. • Support UAT, deployment, and production rollout with change management and release governance. • Collaborate with vendors and internal IT teams to ensure seamless integration and data flow. Required Qualifications: • 8+ years of experience in Sales Performance Management (SPM) or Incentive Compensation systems. • Minimum 5 years of hands-on experience with IBM Varicent (ICM) including Composer, Presenter, Scheduler, and Webforms. • Proven experience in architecting and implementing complex compensation models in Varicent. • Strong understanding of data modeling, ETL, and integration design. • Proficiency in SQL, data validation techniques, and performance tuning. • Experience working with large data sets, structured and unstructured data, and relational databases (SQL Server, Oracle, DB2). • Prior experience with reporting and visualization tools (e.g., Power BI, Cognos, Tableau) is a plus. • Knowledge of Agile methodologies, and ability to lead teams in fast-paced environments. • Excellent communication, stakeholder engagement, and technical documentation skills. Preferred Qualifications: • Varicent Technical Certification (v9 or v10) strongly preferred. • Experience with other ICM tools like Xactly, Callidus, or Spiff is a plus. • Experience in financial services, insurance, telecom, or healthcare industries. • Familiarity with cloud architecture (AWS, Azure) and CI/CD pipelines.