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Requirements found
Scheduling Sales (must) Excel (must) Google Sheets (must) Sql (nice) Tableau (nice) Power Bi (nice) Logistics (nice)
What this posting asks for
Level: Senior — The title says "Sr".
Main responsibilities
- Own the tracking, and administration of Uber Freight’s sales incentive plans.
- Support implementation of ICM tool (Performio) to automate calculations
- Analyze sales performance data to identify trends and recommend process improvements.
- Support plan design through cost modeling, scenario analysis, and benchmarking.
- Develop and maintain queries and dashboards to support compensation analytics and participant reporting.
- Ensure data integrity and accuracy across compensation systems and reporting tools.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with HR, Finance, Compensation, Sales Operations, and Executive Leadership to ensure alignment.
Competencies an interviewer will look for
- Planning and organisation Core
In the posting: “Schedule: Full Time” · “The ideal candidate is highly analytical, detail-oriented, and thrives in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.” · “Support plan design through cost modeling, scenario analysis, and benchmarking.”
Show it by: Shows how priorities were set when everything was urgent; Mentions deadlines met and how. - Data and analysis Core
In the posting: “Uber Freight is seeking an experienced Sr Sales Compensation Analyst to join our growing Total Rewards team.” · “Our priority is to help our customer-facing teams sell more effectively and efficiently through data, analytics, and process improvement.” · “Analyze sales performance data to identify trends and recommend process improvements.”
Show it by: Uses a number to describe the situation or the result; Explains what the data showed and what was done with it. - Attention to detail and quality Core
In the posting: “This role will partner closely with Sales Compensation leadership, Sales, Finance, and Sales Operations to ensure accurate and strategic administration of sa…” · “The ideal candidate is highly analytical, detail-oriented, and thrives in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.” · “Research and resolve incentive disputes raised by plan participants, ensuring timely and accurate resolution.”
Show it by: Gives an example of an error caught before it caused harm; Names the check or standard they used. - Technical skill Core
In the posting: “Strong proficiency in Excel and/or Google Sheets, including advanced formulas, pivot tables, and data modeling” · “Hands-on experience with relational databases and SQL (or other coding language) for data extraction and analysis”
Show it by: Names the tools, languages or systems used and how; Explains a technical choice and its trade-off. - Teamwork and collaboration Core
In the posting: “The ideal candidate is highly analytical, detail-oriented, and thrives in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.” · “Collaborate cross-functionally with HR, Finance, Compensation, Sales Operations, and Executive Leadership to ensure alignment.”
Show it by: Says what they did inside a team, not only what 'we' did; Shows how a disagreement was handled. - Leadership and mentoring Core
In the posting: “This role will partner closely with Sales Compensation leadership, Sales, Finance, and Sales Operations to ensure accurate and strategic administration of sa…” · “Collaborate cross-functionally with HR, Finance, Compensation, Sales Operations, and Executive Leadership to ensure alignment.”
Show it by: Describes setting direction or a standard others followed; Names someone they coached and what changed for them. - Customer focus Core
In the posting: “Our priority is to help our customer-facing teams sell more effectively and efficiently through data, analytics, and process improvement.” · “That helps customers spot issues early, avoid costly surprises, and deliver on time.”
Show it by: Puts the customer's need in their own words; Shows a result for the customer, not only for the company. - Problem solving Supporting
In the posting: “Research and resolve incentive disputes raised by plan participants, ensuring timely and accurate resolution.”
Show it by: Describes a real problem, the options considered and the one chosen; Shows how the cause was found, not just the fix. - Communication Supporting
In the posting: “Strong communication skills, with the ability to present complex data in a clear and compelling way”
Show it by: Adapts the message to the listener; Gives an example of explaining something clearly in writing or speech. - Ownership and accountability Supporting
In the posting: “Own the tracking, and administration of Uber Freight’s sales incentive plans.”
Show it by: Takes a task from start to finish without being chased; Owns a mistake and what was changed after it. - Stakeholder management Supporting
In the posting: “Collaborate cross-functionally with HR, Finance, Compensation, Sales Operations, and Executive Leadership to ensure alignment.”
Show it by: Shows how they aligned people with different goals; Explains how they handled a 'no' from someone senior.
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Practice questions
- Tell me about yourself. Dedicated step-by-step practice.
- If an interviewer asks something improper How to respond to questions about age, family, origin or health.
- Built from this posting (8):
- You have three urgent tasks due today and time to finish only two. How do you decide? From this posting
- Tell me about a time you used data or numbers to make a decision. From this posting
- Tell me about a time you caught an error before it reached a customer or a report. From this posting
- Walk me through a piece of work where you used your strongest technical skill. What exactly did you do? From this posting
- How have you used sales in your work? Walk me through one real example. From this posting
- Tell me about a problem you solved using excel. From this posting
- Tell me about a time you helped someone on your team get better at their work. From this posting
- Tell me about a difficult problem you solved at work. How did you find the cause? From this posting
- This posting reads as Data analysis: its questions come first.
- Tell me about an analysis that changed a decision. Data analysis
- How do you check that a query or spreadsheet you built gives the right answer? Data analysis
- Describe a time you found that the data you were given was wrong. Data analysis
- A manager asks you for 'the numbers' by tomorrow with no further detail. What do you do? Data analysis
- What makes a dashboard useful, and how have you built one? Data analysis
- Tell me about a time you explained a statistical result to people without a data background. Data analysis
- Sales dropped 15% last month. How would you find out why? Data analysis
- Describe a new tool or technique you learned to finish a piece of work. Data analysis
- Tell me about a time a shipment or delivery went wrong.
- Two managers ask you to book the same room at the same time. What do you do?
- How have you used spreadsheets in your work?
- Tell me about a sale or agreement you are proud of.
- Walk me through how you would check whether a report's numbers are right.
- Describe a time you handled an upset customer or colleague.
- Tell me about a time you had several deadlines at once. How did you decide what to do first?
- Give an example of a mistake you caught before it caused a problem.
- Tell me about a time you taught someone how to do something.
- Describe a time you took the lead without being asked.
- Tell me about a time you had to explain something complicated in simple terms.
- Describe a process you improved.
- Do you have any questions for us?
- Why do you want to work here?
- Why is there a gap in your employment? Difficult question
- Why did you leave your last job? Difficult question
- Why are you changing careers? Difficult question
- What is your greatest weakness? Difficult question
- What are your salary expectations? Difficult question
- You seem overqualified for this role. Why do you want it? Difficult question
- Improper-question practice: How old are you? / Do you have children? / Where are you from originally?
- A customer is angry about a delay you did not cause. What do you do?
- How do you keep track of many open customer requests?
- Tell me about a time you could not give a customer what they wanted.
- You find that the inventory count does not match the system. What do you do?
- How do you make sure safety rules are followed on a busy shift?
- Tell me about a time you had to enter or check a lot of data accurately.
- A prospect says your price is too high. How do you respond?
- How do you keep your pipeline organised?
- Tell me about a technical problem you solved on your own.
- You find a bug right before a release. What do you do?

