Elissa Wolford
Incentive Sales Compensation Governance Specialist
- Role
- Sales Compensation Governance Senior Specialist at Vanguard
- Location
- Charlotte, NC, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Elissa Wolford
I serve as the strategic bridge between vision and execution, turning Personal Investor strategy into sales compensation programs that motivate our crew, uphold regulatory and risk standards, and drive client-aligned results. I’m also a firm believer that work borrows people from their lives, not the other way around. I love hiking, painting, exercising, and hanging with my dogs and husband!
Experience
Sales Compensation Governance Senior Specialist
Mar 2025 — Present · Charlotte, NC, US
Lead the Division’s sales compensation governance program, serving as the primary point of contact to influence and elevate incentive compensation decisions with cross-enterprise stakeholders and senior leadership. • Lead the design and evolution of the incentive compensation plans and enablement, providing insights on core principles and aligning design with divisional strategic objectives. • Facilitate compensation governance committees, including setting agendas, authoring memos, guiding discussions, and ensuring decisions and approvals are appropriately documented. • Oversees sales bonus plan calendars, dashboards, and compensation reporting, including final review of files delivered from data-analytics partners to support accurate and timely bonus payouts. • Drive risk, control, and compliance alignment for incentive compensation to maintain a sustainable control environment and ensure thorough record retention. • Oversee key policies related to intake and resolution of compensation exceptions.• Delivers timely and meaningful outcomes, elevates risks, and aligns plans with organizational methodology and divisional strategy through effective stakeholder management: HR, Risk, Compliance, Finance, Data and Analytics, Supervision and Oversight, Legal, and Divisional Leadership.
Education
THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY
Bachelor of Science
2013 — 2017
The Ohio State University Fisher College of Business
Bachelor’s Degree
2013 — 2017
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