Pricing Manager- Software- Remote

Ansys is the global leader in engineering simulation, helping the world's most innovative companies deliver radically better products to their customers. By offering the best and broadest portfolio of engineering simulation software, Ansys helps companies solve the most complex design challenges and engineer products limited only by imagination.

Summary / Role Purpose

The Pricing Manager is responsible for assisting in the development and implementation of pricing strategies in support of each Business Unit and the overall Company pricing financial goals and objectives. The position ensures the pricing of goods and services stays competitive in the market, leads market research and competitive intelligence gathering, and makes recommendations regarding pricing policies. The Pricing Manager develops competitive pricing databases to monitor changes in the marketplace and their impact on the organization, performs analyses on customer price sensitivity and elasticity, and manages pricing analysis to support promotions and new product release.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop financial models and analysis supporting and evaluating all pricing initiatives; understand and evaluate customer level economics and customer lifetime value
• Create multi-variable pricing tools that support complexity behind the scenes yet are simple for internal customers (Sales, Product Management, etc.) to understand and utilize
• Produce deal negotiation models and guard rails for Sales that maximize customer value and support corporate objectives
• Manage and supervise pricing analysts to support activities inclusive of new price generation, discrepancy resolution, etc.
• Perform recurring financial evaluation to assess pricing actions effectiveness
• Interface with various corporate functions (Sales, Operations, Finance, Product Management, etc.) to ensure optimal pricing processes are defined and implemented
• Prepare and present recommendations to leadership for updates to current pricing for existing offerings, identifying and evaluating opportunities to drive revenue for new product features and new offerings reflecting competitive position and value generated
• Perform multiple ongoing and ad-hoc analyses as requested or as needed to identify opportunities and to drive projects and improvements

Minimum Education/Certification Requirements and Experience

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance
• A minimum of 5 years of experience in Pricing, Finance or Strategy with knowledge of, and experience with, financial analytics, financial applications and financial data modeling
• Prior in-depth experience working with CRM systems, preferably Siebel or SalesForce
• Expert-level Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint skills
• Strong organizational and project management skills, including the ability to meet demanding and evolving deadlines

Preferred Qualifications and Skills

• Experience developing and delivering presentations to various audience levels within an organization
• Ability to effectively articulate insights and recommended actions
• Experience with data warehousing, SQL and/or business intelligence applications preferred
• MBA degree is a plus

CULTURE AND VALUES

Culture and values are incredibly important to Ansys. They inform us of who we are, of how we act. Values aren't posters hanging on a wall or about trite or glib slogans. They aren't about rules and regulations. They can't just be handed down the organization. They are shared beliefs - guideposts that we all follow when we're facing a challenge or a decision. Our values tell us how we live our lives; how we approach our jobs. Our values are crucial for fostering a culture of winning for our company:

• Customer focus
• Results and Accountability
• Innovation
• Transparency and Integrity
• Mastery
• Inclusiveness
• Sense of urgency
• Collaboration and Teamwork

WORKING AT ANSYS

At Ansys, you will find yourself among the sharpest minds and most visionary of leaders, collectively aiming to change the world with innovative technology and remarkable solutions. With the prestigious reputation in servicing well-known, world-class companies, standards at Ansys are high, met by those willing to rise to the occasion and meet those challenges head-on. Because at Ansys, it's about the learning, the discovery and the collaboration. It's about the "what's next" as much as the "mission accomplished". It's about the melding of disciplined intellect with strategic direction and results that have, can and will impact real people in real ways, forged within a working environment built on respect, autonomy and ethics.

At Ansys, you will find yourself among those eager to drive the world towards the next best thing with hands planted firmly on the wheel.

Our team is passionate about pushing the limits of world-class simulation technology so our customers can turn their design concepts into successful, innovative products faster and at lower cost. As a measure of our success in attaining these goals, Ansys has been recognized as one of the world's most innovative companies by prestigious publications such as Bloomberg Businessweek and FORTUNE magazines.

Ansys is an S&P 500 company and a component of the NASDAQ-100.

For more information, please visit us at www.ansys.com

Ansys is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other protected characteristics.

Ansys does not accept unsolicited referrals for vacancies, and any unsolicited referral will become the property of Ansys. Upon hire, no fee will be owed to the agency, person, or entity.

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