Leading Sales Comp Transformation in the Era of Digital Disruption with Christina Straggas, Head of Global Sales Compensation at Equinix - The Sales Compensation Show

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Nabeil Alazzam sits down with Christina Straggas, an accomplished sales compensation leader with extensive experience at companies like Equinix, AWS, and AT&T. Currently Head of Global Sales Compensation at Equinix, Christina brings a wealth of expertise in go-to-market strategy, partnerships, and team management. Throughout the conversation, Christina reflects on her path into sales comp and the function's evolution into a recognized domain of expertise. She underscores the pivotal role of sales compensation in enabling digital transformation, advocating for comp's early involvement in strategic planning. Christina shares best practices for managing change, such as maintaining transparency, articulating the "why" behind plan changes, and providing robust communication. She also discusses tactics for testing new plan components and metrics. Looking to the future, Christina envisions the increased adoption of AI and machine learning in sales comp, enabling predictive insights, flag-raising alerts, and greater personalization. She emphasizes the importance of upskilling teams to focus on strategy and glean insights from data, rather than manual administration.