Exhibit








Exhibit 10.1


Cornerstone OnDemand Commission Plan


	
				
	EMPLOYEE NAME:
	Dave Carter

	EMPLOYEE TITLE:
	Chief Sales Officer
	DIVISION:
	Sales - Americas

	EFFECTIVE DATE:
	1 Jan 2016
	TERM:
	Effective Date through 31 Dec 2016






The following sets forth the terms and conditions of your commission plan (the “Plan”). The Plan does not automatically renew at the end of the Term, and is only valid for the Term, unless it is revised by Cornerstone during the Term. Cornerstone’s Board of Directors (or its authorized committee or delegate) and/or Cornerstone’s CEO may amend, modify, alter, suspend, or terminate the Plan at any time and in their sole discretion. The Plan may only be modified with the prior written approval of Cornerstone’s CEO. All calculations and determinations with respect to the Plan shall be made by Cornerstone in its sole discretion, and shall be final. Cornerstone reserves the right to change at any time the products, services, customers, territories, accounts, commissions or bonuses assigned to you.


		
	1)
	Definitions. 


		
	a)
	“Portfolio” means the territory and/or accounts assigned to you by your manager.


		
	b)
	“Contract” means a written agreement, amendment, addendum, and/or statement of work with approved pricing between Cornerstone and a customer/distributor in your Portfolio for Cornerstone software and/or services, duly executed on behalf of Cornerstone by its CEO or an authorized designee.


		
	c)
	“Approved Contract” means a Contract executed during the Term.


		
	d)
	“Prior Contract” means a Contract executed prior to the Term and renewed by an Approved Contract.


		
	e)
	“Costs” means amounts owed by Cornerstone to third parties directly resulting from the sale of software and/or services (i.e., referral fees, content fees, etc.).


		
	f)
	“Revenue” means the total fee(s) in a Contract (i.e., across all years) contractually committed at the time of its execution, less Costs (except in cases where Cornerstone at its discretion has waived the discount for Costs). 


		
	g)
	“Subscription Revenue” means total Revenue from subscriptions to Cornerstone-provided software (e.g., Cornerstone Learning, Cornerstone Performance, content) and/or services (e.g., support, administrator training package). 


		
	h)
	“Managed Services Revenue” means Revenue from those ad hoc services designated as such by Cornerstone which are normally delivered exclusively by third parties. For clarity, Managed Services include, without limitation, Outsourced Administration and pre-packaged workshops (currently, Security Roles, User Acceptance Testing Support, Analytics, and Organizational Unit Redesign).


		
	i)
	“Other Revenue” means Revenue which is neither Subscription Revenue nor Managed Services Revenue.


		
	j)
	“Average Recurring Revenue” or “ARR” means, for a Contract with a duration of: (A) one (1) year or longer, total Subscription Revenue, divided by the number of days in the Contract, multiplied by three hundred sixty five (365); (B) shorter than one (1) year, total Subscription Revenue.


		
	k)
	“Year” means each 12-month period of an Approved Contract, with Year 1 beginning on the Approved Contract start date. 


		
	l)
	“Baseline” means, for a Prior Contract, the greater of its: (i) ARR; or (ii) Subscription Revenue for the last full Year of the Prior Contract. 


		
	m)
	“Incremental” means ARR of an Approved Contract in excess of the aggregate Baseline of all Prior Contracts, if any. 


		
	n)
	“Influenced Revenue” means, if you are a channel manager, for an Approved Contract determined by Cornerstone to have been procured with the “influence” of a company in your Portfolio: (i) Subscription Revenue, plus (ii) amounts invoiced for Managed Services Revenue and Other Revenue in the first Year.  Influenced Revenue for a given Approved Contract is capped at $1,000,000.


		
	o)
	“Quota” means your total target across all Approved Contracts for any combination of Incremental Revenue, Managed Services Revenue, and Other Revenue.


		
	p)
	“Commission” means incentive compensation relating to procurement of an Approved Contract, calculated as a percentage of applicable Revenue.


		
	q)
	“Bonus” means incentive compensation relating to achievement of certain Quota milestones by specificed dates.


		
	2)
	Earned Commissions and Bonuses. 


Commissions and bonuses are deemed to be earned (“Earned Commissions” and “Earned Bonuses,” respectively) for a given Year of an Approved Contract when all of the following conditions have been satisfied:
		
	a)
	There is a valid Approved Contract in place including the Revenue upon which the Commission/bonus is based.


		
	b)
	There are no terms or conditions in the Approved Contract which might adversely affect Cornerstone’s ability to recognize revenue (this condition may be waived by Cornerstone in writing on a case-by-case basis).


		
	c)
	You (or, in the case of a manager, your team) were/was primarily responsible for procuring the Approved Contract.


		
	d)
	You are employed by Cornerstone on the applicable Commission Payment Date or Bonus Payment Date (defined below).




		
	3)
	Quota.


Your team Quota is: $157,500,000













		
	4)
	Commission Rates. 


		
	a)
	Regular Commission Rates. Regular Commissions for the following Revenue types are as follows:


		
	i)
	Subscription Revenue (software):


	
							
	If the initial term of the Approved Contract is:
	Your Commission for:

	Year 1
	Year 2
	Year 3

	Incremental
	Baseline
	Incremental
	Baseline
	Incremental
	Baseline

	2+ years
	0.27  %
	N/A
	0.135 %
	N/A
	0.081 %
	N/A

	1-2 years
	0.27  %
	N/A
	0.108 %
	N/A
	 
	 

	1 year or less
	0.27  %
	N/A
	 
	 
	 
	 






		
	ii)
	Subscription Revenue (services):


	
							
	If the initial term of the Approved Contract is:
	Your Commission for:

	Year 1
	Year 2
	Year 3

	Incremental
	Baseline
	Incremental
	Baseline
	Incremental
	Baseline

	2+ years
	0.19 %
	N/A
	0.095 %
	N/A
	0.057 %
	N/A

	1-2 years
	0.19 %
	N/A
	0.076  %
	N/A
	 
	 

	1 year or less
	0.19 %
	N/A
	 
	 
	 
	 






		
	iii)
	Other Revenue:        0.19 %


		
	iv)
	Managed Services Revenue:     0.076 %


		
	b)
	Accelerated Commission Rates. For the categories listed below only, accelerated Commissions replace regular Commissions and apply to Incremental only. Accelerated Commissions are as follows (for clarity, the following rates are mutually exclusive):




	
		
	 
	Year 1 Approved Contract amounts ...

	... exceeding the following percentages of your total Quota during the term:

	100%

	Subscription Revenue (software)
	0.405 %

	Subscription Revenue (services)
	0.285 %

	Other Revenue
	0.285 %






		
	5)
	Bonus


	
		
	If you achieve the following Quota milestone by the following date:
	You will be eligible 
for a bonus of:

	$26,000,000 by March 31, 2016
	$5,000

	$64,100,000 by June 30, 2016
	$5,000

	$103,300,000 by September 30, 2016
	$5,000

	$157,500,000 by December 31, 2016
	$5,000








		
	6)
	Payment of Commissions and Bonus.


		
	a)
	Cornerstone will pay Earned Commissions with the first payroll of the second calendar month following the month in which the applicable Year begins (the “Commission Payment Date”) (e.g., Approved Contract X is executed on January 11. The first Commission Payment Date would be in March). Notwithstanding the Payment Date, Cornerstone reserves the right to delay the Commission Payment Date in case of delayed or extended billing terms.


		
	b)
	Cornerstone will pay Earned Bonuses with the first payroll of the second calendar month following the month in which the applicable Quota milestone was achieved (the “Bonus Payment Date”). 


		
	c)
	To the extent permitted by applicable law, Cornerstone may recover Commission and Bonus amounts paid to you (each an “Overpayment”) if:













		
	i)
	The Revenue upon which the applicable Commission or Bonus is based is no longer contractually committed to Cornerstone (e.g., the underlying Approved Contract has been cancelled, etc.). 


		
	ii)
	The applicable Commission or Bonus amount was paid to you in error.


		
	d)
	To the extent permitted by applicable law, Overpayments may be used to offset future Earned Commissions, Earned Bonuses, wages, expense reimbursements, accrued vacation, or any other liability Cornerstone may incur to you. 


		
	7)
	Termination of Your Employment.


		
	a)
	If you are an at-will employee, nothing contained in this document in any way changes or limits the “at-will” nature of the employment relationship between Cornerstone and you.


		
	b)
	In the event that your employment with Cornerstone terminates, you will only be paid for Earned Payments earned on or prior to the date of your termination or transfer. 


		
	8)
	Miscellaneous.


		
	a)
	Nothing in this document obligates Cornerstone to enter into any Approved Contracts or other agreements with any customer or otherwise. 


		
	b)
	You are expected to follow the official Cornerstone pricing guidelines, which are subject to change from time to time at Cornerstone's sole discretion.


		
	c)
	The Plan supersedes and replaces any all prior commission and bonus plans, as well as any prior written or verbal discussions, agreements or understandings with respect to the bonuses, commissions and similar items of compensation for sales made during the Term.


		
	d)
	In the event that any provision or any portion of any provision hereof becomes or is declared by a court or administrative agency of competent jurisdiction to be illegal, unenforceable, or void, this Plan shall continue in full force and effect without said provision or portion of provision. 


		
	e)
	The law governing the Plan, as well as venue for any action, shall be the state where the employee is employed.


		
	f)
	Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, all calculations regarding Quota, Revenue and Commissions are subject at all times to applicable conflict, teaming, and referral rules, which shall be made available to you online (link to be provided).


CORNERSTONE
By:    \s2\//s/ Adam Miller
Name:    \n2\Adam Miller
Date:    \d2\March 22, 2016
Agreed and accepted:
By:    \s1\/s/ Dave Carter
Name:    \n1\Dave Carter
Date:    \d1\March 11, 2016