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The 2026 Sales Comp Pivot: Precision Over "Growth at All Costs"

The era of "growth at all costs" has shifted to a mandate for disciplined, outcome-driven performance. Built on 20+ years of proprietary data, Xactly’s 2026 State of Sales Compensation report reveals how top-tier organizations are now using compensation as a precision tool to drive accountability and sustainable results.

Join Taylor Wilding, VP of Sales at Xactly, and Bayley Fesler, Director of Revenue Operations at Xactly, for a fast-paced, 30-minute deep dive into the data shaping today's sales landscape. They’ll break down the emerging "winner-takes-more" dynamic and provide key benchmarks to help you balance aggressive efficiency with long-term talent retention.

What You’ll Learn:

  • The Experience Premium: Discover why organizations are aggressively shifting investment toward tenured AEs and the specific impact this has on new hire OTE and ramp risk.
  • The Elite Performance Gap: See the widening pay disparity between top and bottom percentiles and why elite earners are capturing a larger share of the compensation pool than ever before.
  • The Global vs. Regional Reset: Uncover why companies are abandoning universal pay models for localized incentives and how Account Manager pay is being recalibrated for renewal stability.
  • The Efficiency Squeeze: Understand the hidden risks of current quota trends and how to drive profitability without triggering mass turnover or hurting morale.

Register today to gain the benchmarks and visibility needed to model critical trade-offs, identify retention risks early, and align your incentives with the profitable growth behaviors 2026 demands.

  • Technology
  • Compensation
  • Benchmarking
  • Incentive Compensation
  • Sales Performance Management
Webinar Speakers
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Taylor Wilding
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VP, Sales

With over 16 years of experience in sales, Taylor Wilding is a passionate and results-oriented leader who thrives on driving growth and innovation at Xactly. He leads a team of over 30 sales professionals across different segments and regions.

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Bayley Fesler
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Director, Revenue Operations

Bayley Fesler is a Revenue Operations expert who has spent the last decade optimizing revenue workstreams and transforming sales forecasting. She’s a next-gen leader who uses technology and expertise to change the game when it comes to sales forecasting.