Lead Pricing Strategist

Company: WP Engine
Company: WP Engine
Location: WFH - Ireland
Commitment: Full time
Posted on: 2023-11-03 05:00
We engage the most inspired minds to do their best work wherever they work best—powering the freedom to create worldwide.WP Engine is the most trusted WordPress technology company, powering over 1.5M digital experiences in 150+ countries for businesses of all sizes. WP Engine’s all-in-one platform enables customers to design, build, power, and manage extraordinary WordPress, eCommerce, and headless sites—all thanks to a nonstop commitment to innovation, award-winning WordPress expertise, and a set of core values that guides us every day.  Overview ​The Lead Pricing Strategist is responsible for developing analysis, reporting, and tools needed to drive pricing strategies and margin optimisation across the business. This position reports to the Director of Pricing Ops and works across Pricing, Sales, and Product teams to assess bundling and deal structuring, build and maintain tools to guide deal pricing and discounting, and conducting and presenting analyses to drive overall business results. This position requires a strong ability to interface with key business partners and executive leadership to drive adoption of tools and analytics across the organization.​​Key ResponsibilitiesGarner a strong understanding of our value proposition and be well market informedDevelop knowledge of category strategies, client purchase patterns, and key economic levers as inputs into overall pricing strategy to drive sales growth across product offerings and generate reports to supplement recommendationsCollaborate with Product Marketing, & BI/Analytics team on strategic and tactical product bundling, increasing customer win rates, and building dashboard analyticsAnalyze large account quoting and win rate patterns across customers to maximize product bundling promotions and optimize exposureBuild guidelines for product promotion bundle marketing, timing strategies, and personalized recommendations, supported by financial and customer demand analysisFacilitate price optimization for product bundles; generate metrics for product bundle price testing across different variablesDrive organizational alignment on recommending products to customers and selling complex product bundlesGenerate metrics for pricing analysis by translating business objectives into actionable analysisSupport development of dashboards and deliver high-impact analytic solutions to product pricingOwn end-to-end analytics for potential areas of growth and opportunity for our companyConsolidate dashboard reports into digestible content and understand impact of storytelling through dataCommunicate pricing reporting for the business, business leadership, and key stakeholders (price performance, dashboards, assessment of strategy)Support development of pricing communication to internal audiences, clients, and vendors/suppliersDrive recommendations through dashboards for large scale strategy planning and maintain executive dashboards to report to executives​  ​Position Requirements ​This position requires knowledge of B2B pricing and pricing in SaaS domain, as well as strong skills in quantitative methods acquired through formal education and/or on-the-job experience. Strong analytical skills are required to drive complex analytics to support pricing strategies and initiatives. Strong verbal and written communication skills are required to influence the organization, including sales teams. Strong teaming and collaboration skills are required to operate effectively across the business.​​Minimum requirements include:Degree in field related to Business, Mathematics, Economics, or similar requirementsMinimum 5+ years experience in pricing, finance, deal/bid desk, operations or similar positions Strong interpersonal and communication skillsDemonstrated ability to manage complex analyses, summarize, and implement recommendationsPrior work in cross-functional environments, with demonstrated ability to build strong relationships with sales and related teamsPerks and Benefits Company Stock Options (Every employee is an owner in the company)Great Health Benefits (Medical, Dental)Matched Pension 5%Paid Family and Caregiver’s LeaveEmployee Assistance ProgramGenerous Vacation Time (Who doesn’t like time off)One-time €500 payment to set up your home office4 Company Wellness Days a year1 floating holiday€100 monthly wellness allowance to spend on what you wantFree subscription to CalmOn-going education through LinkedIn Learning, Workday Learning and our Career Growth Portal​At WP Engine, we strive to have the broadest possible view of diversity, going beyond visible differences to include the background, experiences, skills, and perspectives that make each person unique. WP Engine is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, Veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law. ​#LI-DO1#LI-Remote
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