Siren Essentials

Create a Rep Split and Manager Override With Flexible Tracking, Rewards, and Partner Management

“Can two reps split a deal while the sales manager earns an override on the whole team?”

Siren runs both halves of a manager-led comp plan, a shared commission that splits a deal between the reps who closed it, and a separate override distributor that pays the sales manager a percentage of everything the team bills each month.

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What's Included

Program

Rep Commission

Commission Percentage of transaction

Attribution Shared equally

Tracking Coupon codes

Distributor

Sales Manager Override

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Rep Split and Manager Override Snapshot

A quick overview of who this program is for, what it tracks, which partners it rewards, and how Siren helps you manage it.

Best for	Manager-led sales teams where reps co-sell and leadership earns an override
Main goal	Split deals fairly between reps and pay the manager on team revenue
Partners involved	Reps who share accounts, plus the sales manager over them
Actions tracked	Sales credited to reps, pooled monthly for the override
Rewards supported	A shared per-deal commission and a percentage override on team revenue
Starting point	Start free with Siren Lite. This program runs on Siren Essentials ($229/yr).

What This Recipe Does

This recipe creates two pieces that work together:

Rep Commission - a 10% commission on each deal, shared among the reps who closed it
Sales Manager Override - a distributor that pays the sales manager 5% of total team revenue each month

The reps split the deal between themselves when they co-sell, and the manager earns a separate override on everything the team bills. The two payouts are independent: the override is funded from its own revenue pool, not deducted from the reps’ commission.

Use this recipe when your comp plan has both an individual rep payout and a leadership override, and you want both calculated from the same sales instead of maintained in separate spreadsheets.

Who It’s For

Sales teams where two reps often co-sell one account and should share the commission
Sales managers who earn an override on the revenue their team produces
Comp plans that combine an individual rep payout with a leadership override on top

How It Works

The Rep Commission program uses an evenly shared pool. When a deal closes, the program divides its commission among the reps credited on that deal. Two reps sharing an account each take half; a single rep on a deal takes the whole commission. This handles the common case where accounts are co-owned without anyone reconciling splits by hand.

The Sales Manager Override is a distributor, not a program. It accumulates a percentage of qualifying team revenue into a pool over the month, and on the first of the next month it pays that pool to the manager bound to it. Because the override is a share of total revenue rather than of any one deal, it rewards the manager for the team’s whole result. Enroll more than one manager and the pool splits evenly between them.

The two pieces read the same sales but never compete: the program pays the reps on each deal, and the distributor funds the override from a separate revenue share. Adjust the per-deal commission rate, the override percentage, and the payout schedule in the Siren admin after applying the recipe.

Rep commissions are calculated on line items, so shipping, taxes, and fees are excluded from the payout.

How the Rep Split and Manager Override Works in Siren

1

Start with a ready-made plan

This recipe creates a Rep Commission program that shares one 10% payout among the reps on a deal, and a Sales Manager Override distributor that pays 5% of total team revenue on the first of each month.
2

Define partners and eligibility

Enroll the reps on the commission program and the sales manager on the override distributor. When two reps share an account, both are credited and the deal's commission divides between them.
3

Set tracking rules

Reps are credited on the sales they close. The override distributor pools a percentage of qualifying team revenue across the month, so the manager's payout scales with what the whole team produces.
4

Customize rewards

Both levers are yours: change the per-deal commission and the override percentage during setup, or later in the Siren admin. Add a second manager to the override and the pool divides evenly between them.
5

Manage approvals and payouts

Review and approve rep commissions as deals close. On the first of the month, Siren tallies the override pool, pays the manager, and resets for the next cycle.

Everything You Need to Build and Manage a Rep Split and Manager Override

Siren gives you the tools to create the program structure, track the right actions, and reward the right partners, all from one flexible incentive program system.

Create

Prebuilt Rep Split and Manager Override recipe
Custom program builder
Program-specific rules
Partner eligibility rules
Product and category filters
Multiple program support

Track and Manage

Referral link tracking
Coupon tracking
Product or category tracking
Lead, form, or signup tracking
Partner dashboard
Payout management

Reward

Percentage commissions
Flat-rate rewards
Recurring commissions
Royalties or revenue share
Tiered rewards
Performance bonuses

Why Use Siren for a Rep Split and Manager Override?

Traditional sales commission software tools	Siren
Built for one program type	Built for multiple incentive programs
Often limited to one reward model	Supports commissions, bounties, royalties, revenue share, and bonuses
Rewards usually tied to one action	Rewards can be tied to different measurable actions
Harder to manage overlapping programs	Program groups and rules control how programs interact
May require multiple tools as you grow	Supports different partner programs from one system

Most commission software treats a rep payout and a manager override as two separate systems with two separate spreadsheets. Siren runs them on one install: a shared program for the deal and a scheduled distributor for the override, both reading the same sales.

Similar Programs, and When to Use Each

Recipes that share machinery with this one, the rule that actually separates them, and the situation where the other recipe is the better pick.

Program	How it differs	Use it instead when
Split Commission Program	The Split Commission Program shares a deal between contributing reps but has no leadership override on top. It is the per-deal half of this plan without the manager distributor.	Choose the Split Commission Program when reps share deals but no manager earns an override on team revenue.
Monthly Sales Bonus	The Monthly Sales Bonus pays its monthly pool to the single highest-scoring rep as a contest, not to a manager as an override on everyone's revenue.	Choose the Monthly Sales Bonus when the monthly pool should reward a top performer rather than pay a manager an override.

Connect Your Rep Split and Manager Override to the Tools You Already Use

Siren works as the incentive layer behind the systems where partner-driven actions happen: your website, checkout, ecommerce store, forms, LMS platform, subscription flow, or custom workflow.

WordPress Marketron REST API Custom workflows

Start Your Rep Split and Manager Override for Free

Start with Siren Lite for free to learn the basics, then run this rep split and manager override on Siren Essentials ($229/yr) when you are ready for the full structure. No upfront commitment.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is a manager override?

A manager override is a commission a sales manager earns on the revenue their team produces, on top of what the individual reps earn. It rewards leadership for the team's total result rather than for personally closing deals. In this recipe the override is a percentage of total team revenue, paid monthly.

How do two reps split a single deal?

Both reps are credited on the shared account, and the Rep Commission program divides the deal's commission between them. When only one rep is on a deal, that rep earns the full commission, so solo deals need no special handling.

The recipe splits evenly. How do I do a weighted 60/40 split?

The recipe ships an even split as the starting point, using a shared pool that divides a deal equally among the reps on it. For weighted splits, the same program switches to a performance-weighted pool so each rep's share follows the agreed split rather than an even one. You set the weighting per account or per deal during setup, and each rep sees their own percentage.

Is the manager override on gross or net, and on billing or collections?

You set the base explicitly. The override pools a percentage of team revenue, and you choose whether that is gross billing or net, billed or collected, and whether agency business is included. If you pool on billing, a later non-payment reduces the pool so the override trues up. If you pool on collections, it only counts money already received.

Does the manager override reduce what the reps earn?

No. The reps earn their shared commission on the deal, and the manager's override is funded separately from a percentage of team revenue. They are two independent payouts, not one pool the manager takes a cut of.

When does the manager override pay out?

On a monthly cycle. The override distributor pools a set percentage of qualifying team revenue through the month and pays the manager on the first of the next month, then resets. You can adjust the percentage and the schedule in the Siren admin.

Can I have more than one sales manager on the override?

Yes. Enroll each manager on the override distributor and the monthly pool divides evenly between them. This fits a team with co-managers or a regional structure where several leaders share the override.

Does this require a specific Siren plan?

Yes. Distributors require the Essentials tier, since the manager override is a scheduled distributor that pools team revenue over time.