Senior Analyst Pricing Strategy
Wolters Kluwer
At Wolters Kluwer, our mission is to deliver deep impact when it matters most through protecting people's health and prosperity and contributing to a safe, sustainable, and just society. We are a portfolio of B2B software and information services companies serving professionals in the sustainability, health, legal, risk, tax and financial services spaces. With annual revenues of around €6Bn, we employ approximately 20k people in over 40 countries across the World.
The Corporate Strategy group at Wolters Kluwer reports to the CEO and Chair of the Executive Board and helps drive growth and strategic transformation across the company, through the Strategy Team, the Divisional Business Development Teams, the Corporate M&A Team, the Pricing Center of Excellence (CoE), and the Sales Transformation CoE. We are doing truly impactful work and have great access to and support from executive leadership.
We are currently looking for a Senior Analyst Pricing Strategy to join our Pricing CoE.
About the Role:
Our focus, in the Pricing CoE, spans an interesting mix of packaging & pricing strategy projects, SaaS migration projects, and other strategic monetization initiatives, across a wide variety of businesses in the Wolters Kluwer portfolio.
The Pricing Strategy Sr. Analyst will work with our Director, Pricing Strategy to support strategic pricing initiatives that elevate Wolters Kluwer’s market presence as a leading B2B SaaS company.
You will conduct data analyses, market and competitor research, customer research, and workshops to develop optimal pricing strategies. Additionally, you will help manage a global Pricing Community of Practice that fosters sharing pricing and go-to-market best practices across divisions and business units.
Ideal candidates should have strong data/analytical skills, enjoy conceptual problem solving, be able to develop solid slides conveying the key messages, and have an interest for commercial excellence and pricing.
Responsibilities:
Using data, primary and secondary research techniques - gather, document, analyze, and diagnose current state readiness to drive pricing strategies, scale pricing operations and enable ongoing pricing analytics capabilities
Perform financial modeling and price performance analysis to uncover opportunities for revenue, pricing and margin improvement
Analyze large customer datasets and usage patterns to identify optimal pricing models and customer segmentation opportunities
Conduct competitive and market analysis to understand pricing trends and opportunities
Conduct and analyze quantitative and qualitative research to validate pricing hypotheses, test price metrics and assess willingness-to-pay
Work closely with product management, marketing, sales, and finance to identify inefficiencies and promote change related to improving Wolters Kluwer’s GTM approaches around product positioning, packaging, pricing and overall revenue growth planning
Synthetize findings from multiple sources and analysis to create insights and support the development of recommendations
Ability to support project workstreams against deliverables & timelines
Learn to influence and advise cross-cultural & cross-functional teams with the support of the Director, Pricing Strategy
Profile:
Bachelor's degree in Business, Economics, Finance or equivalent
Minimum work experience of 2-3 years in a top strategy or pricing strategy consulting firm
Preferred experience in B2B software and / or pricing strategy projects
Highly analytical thinker with strong analysis skills
Strong interpersonal skills and capable of interacting and communicating effectively through written and verbal channels
Interest in commercial strategy and pricing
Travel:
Occasional project related travel, typically in Europe and North America; expect ~25% of travel time.
Applicants may be required to appear onsite at a Wolters Kluwer office as part of the recruitment process.