Senior Manager – Technology Strategy, Pricing Operations

Role Overview

• Own and optimize end-to-end pricing operations, governance, and execution.
• Design and implement scalable pricing frameworks (dynamic pricing etc.).
• Collaborate with Market Teams and other Pricing Strategic Advisors to operationalize pricing strategy.
• Build and streamline workflows across the engine offerings for margin optimization and pricing intelligence.
• Ensure pricing compliance, data integrity, and audit readiness.
• Define and drive technology roadmap aligned with pricing and business strategy.
• Architect scalable, secure solutions on AWS / GCP.
• Lead solution architecture reviews and ensure adherence to best practices.
• Evaluate emerging technologies (Agentic AI, LLMs, automation frameworks) for business adoption.
• Guide build vs. buy decisions and vendor evaluations.
• Design and oversee pricing models using statistical modeling and machine learning.
• Implement predictive and prescriptive analytics for pricing optimization.
• Lead development of AI-powered tools (e.g., store segmentation, price elasticity modeling, margin and revenue constrained optimization).
• Drive adoption of Agentic AI systems for autonomous decision support, pricing simulations, and workflow automation.
• Collaborate with data engineering teams on data pipelines, feature stores, model deployment and monitoring.
• Oversee full SDLC: architecture, design, development, testing, and deployment.
• Establish best practices in code quality, CI/CD, DevOps, and cloud-native development.
• Lead cross-functional engineering teams and external partners.
• Ensure high availability, scalability, and performance of pricing platforms.
• Implement APIs and microservices architecture to integrate pricing systems with ERP/CRM platforms.
• Act as the bridge between business stakeholders and technical teams.
• Liaison and drive technology architecture and strategy working with senior technical client team
• Translate complex business pricing requirements into technical designs.
• Present technology and pricing insights to leadership.
• Mentor junior consultants and analysts.
• Drive change management and adoption across the organization.

Requirements

• 8–12 years of experience in techno-functional consulting, solution architecture, or enterprise technology roles.
• Proven experience in setting up, managing, or transforming pricing operations in B2B or large enterprise environments.
• Hands-on expertise with AWS (S3, EMR, RDS, Airflow) and GCP (BigQuery, Cloud Run, Vertex AI, Dataflow).
• Experience in data science, machine learning lifecycle, and model deployment.
• Familiarity with Generative / Agentic AI frameworks, LLM orchestration, or AI automation tools.
• Strong programming and engineering fundamentals in Python, SQL, APIs, and microservices.
• Experience designing enterprise-level architectures, system integrations, and technology migrations.
• Good understanding of pricing strategies such as dynamic pricing, promotions, and conjoint analysis, along with retail pricing and revenue management concepts like margin analysis, revenue optimization, and cost modeling.
• Strong analytical thinking, problem-solving ability, and stakeholder communication skills.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams and programs.

Preferred

• Background in SaaS or cloud product companies.
• AWS/GCP or Solution Architecture/Data Engineering certifications.
• Experience implementing AI-driven decision systems in enterprise environments.
• MBA or advanced degree in Technology, Engineering, Data Science, or Business.

Core Competencies

• Strategic thinking with strong execution focus
• Balance of technical depth and business understanding
• Leadership and influencing skills
• Innovation mindset and data-driven decision making
• Clear communication and executive presence

Tech Stack

• Airflow
• AWS
• BigQuery
• Cloud
• ERP
• Google Cloud Platform
• Microservices
• Python
• SDLC
• SQL

Benefits

Significant career development opportunities exist as the company grows. The position offers a unique opportunity to be part of a small, fast-growing, challenging and entrepreneurial environment, with a high degree of individual responsibility.