As a Senior Pricing Manager for the Consumer Division you will play a pivotal role in driving revenue growth and optimising pricing strategies for a diverse portfolio, including print books, eBooks, and emerging AI-driven consumer-facing value propositions. This role requires a strategic thinker with a strong focus on AI and automation-first approaches, exceptional analytical capabilities, and the ability to lead cross-functional initiatives that deliver impactful results.
This is a proactive and dynamic position, demanding energy, momentum, and a commitment to fostering a culture of accelerated delivery. You will be instrumental in driving cross-functional alignment and executing strategic initiatives without direct authority, contributing significantly to organisational growth.
This role is open to UK-based candidates, with a requirement to attend our Milton Park office three days per week.
Key Areas of Responsibility
Pricing Strategy Development
- Develop and execute comprehensive pricing strategies for the Consumer portfolio, including print books, eBooks, and new AI/consumer-facing value propositions.
- Innovate and implement future-facing business models, packaging, and bundling approaches to maximise revenue and customer engagement.
- Define, build, and own pricing performance metrics for the Consumer division, ensuring alignment with business objectives.
- Build automated workflows to cover competitor intelligence, pricing, and financial performance, enabling data-driven decision-making.
- Collaborate with the Academic and Corporate Pricing Manager to define and execute the Books pricing strategy for the Academic division, ensuring consistency and alignment across segments.
Pricing Infrastructure Development
- Define requirements for future-facing pricing infrastructure, ensuring alignment with business objectives and market trends.
- Partner with technology teams and other stakeholders to deliver new pricing infrastructure capable of segment-specific and differentiated pricing, tailored to diverse customer segments and product offerings.
- Ensure the infrastructure supports scalability, automation, and adaptability to evolving market conditions and customer needs, enabling seamless integration with AI-driven tools and analytics platforms.
- Continuously evaluate and refine the infrastructure to maintain competitive advantage, enhance operational efficiency, and support long-term organisational growth.
Project Management & Execution
- Independently lead and execute multiple engagements to completion, ensuring timely delivery and quality outcomes.
- Manage the Strategic Pricing Analytics Manager via a dotted line relationship to deliver key Consumer Pricing deliverables.
- Identify and mitigate risks associated with strategic initiatives, developing contingency plans as needed.
- Drive alignment and execution of strategic initiatives across diverse teams and departments.
Stakeholder Management & Communication
- Build and maintain strong relationships with internal stakeholders across all organisational levels, fostering collaboration and alignment.
- Collaborate with Editorial, Commercial, and Marketing teams to align pricing strategies with overall product positioning and market trends.
- Facilitate strategic planning sessions, workshops, and cross-functional meetings to drive consensus and actionable outcomes.
- Communicate complex pricing concepts clearly to diverse audiences, including technical and non-technical stakeholders.