Senior Pricing Manager (AI)

TL;DR

Senior Pricing Manager (AI): Driving revenue growth and optimizing pricing strategies for academic products with an accent on AI-driven models and workflow automation. Focus on defining pricing metrics, influencing cross-functional stakeholders, and delivering data-driven strategic initiatives to ensure organizational excellence.

Location: Must be based in the UK and able to work from the Milton Park office 3 days per week.

Company

hirify.global is a leading academic publishing and business intelligence group listed on the London Stock Exchange and part of the FTSE 100.

What you will do

• Lead and execute strategic pricing projects for subscription journals, eBooks, and transformative agreements.
• Develop and integrate AI algorithms to optimize pricing strategies and predict market trends.
• Define and automate key pricing performance metrics to enable real-time decision-making.
• Drive cross-functional alignment by influencing stakeholders across editorial, commercial, and marketing departments.
• Oversee pricing analytics deliverables and identify risks associated with strategic initiatives.
• Design automated systems to streamline pricing updates and competitive benchmarking.

Requirements

• Right to live and work in the UK is mandatory.
• Proven background in strategic pricing, ideally within niche strategy consulting or an in-house pricing team.
• Advanced proficiency in SQL, Python, R, and data visualization tools like Tableau or Power BI.
• Strong experience in pricing automation and AI-driven model implementation.
• Ability to navigate complex international markets and cross-cultural dynamics.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills to influence without direct authority.

Nice to have

• Prior experience within the pricing function of an academic publisher.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible working culture with a balanced in-office and remote model.
• 25 days annual leave plus birthday off and additional year-end discretionary days.
• Company-funded single cover private medical insurance and 24/7 wellbeing support.
• Share Match plan matching employee share purchases with two free shares.
• Pension scheme, life assurance, and optical/medical care benefits.
• 4 days per year dedicated to paid volunteering.