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Serena Sabella

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Director Sales Compensation at ExtraHop
📍 Union City, California, United States

Serena Sabella is the Director of Sales Compensation at ExtraHop, with a long history of leadership in sales operations and compensation at major technology and healthcare companies like Imperva, Symantec, and Abbott. She is described by colleagues as detail-oriented, a great business partner, and someone who takes ownership of issues.

Serena emphasizes a people-first approach to leadership and believes in taking an empathetic perspective in her work, especially regarding the sensitive nature of sales commissions. She is a strong advocate for challenging the status quo and paying close attention to the details to drive an efficient sales force.

She advises aspiring leaders to understand what motivates sales representatives to truly excel in a sales compensation role.

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Experience
17 Years
Current Role
Director Sales Compensation
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Union City, California, United States
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Sales Compensation
Her career is dedicated to leading sales and incentive compensation, with director-level roles at ExtraHop, Imperva, and Symantec.
Empathetic Leadership
Advocates for an empathetic, people-first approach to leadership, recognizing that commissions are a highly sensitive subject for sales employees.
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Career

Work history

4-2026
Director Sales Compensation
ExtraHop
4-2025 - 5-2026
Director, Sales Operations
ExtraHop
9-2020 - 4-2025
Director, Global Sales Compensation
Imperva acquired by Thales
3-2020 - 9-2020
Sr. Manager Incentive Compensation
Abbott
3-2017 - 3-2020
Sales Compensation Director
Symantec
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UC Santa Barbara
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