Senior Associate, Pricing Strategy - New York, NY Are you looking for an opportunity to have a significant impact on key strategies that will drive corporate growth across the globe? Do you have impeccable analytical skills, an eye for detail, and strong business acumen? Are you interested in joining a globally diverse organization where our unique contributions are recognized and celebrated, allowing each of us to thrive? Then it's time to join Western Union as a Senior Associate, Pricing Strategy.
Western Union powers your pursuit. We are looking for a standout Senior Associate to join our Global Pricing Strategy team with a passion for jumping into data sets, developing data-driven insights and strategies, and executing those actions. The Global Pricing Strategy team acts as a center of excellence for how we manage the commercial and pricing lifecycle. As the Senior Associate, Pricing Strategy you will report into the Pricing Strategy Leader with two key mandates: you will be the data powerhouse, ensuring we are making data-driven strategic decisions using the full breadth of data available clean or messy (e.g., competitive, market, etc), and you will be a thought leader, helping the Pricing Strategy Leader and other business leaders turn your analysis into impactful strategic initiatives. This is a role and team that has an extremely high level of visibility across a truly global FinTech. Success as the Senior Associate, Pricing Strategy requires an individual who is able to independently own end-to-end strategic initiatives, from analytics to execution to success measurement, who is highly adaptable in ambiguous environments and who is looking to hone their skills in both analytics and in world-class problem solving.
Role Responsibilities - Lead Workstreams: independently manage and drive a workstream, ensuring timely delivery of high-quality outputs.
- Strategic Projects: formulate and propose strategic initiatives based on analysis, and coordinate and manage strategic pricing projects. This may extend from managing project KPIs to creating and implementing strategic frameworks.
- Data analysis: perform rigorous analysis to support strategic recommendations, including competitive analysis, performance tracking and financial modeling. You will autonomously build your own analyses and dashboards then use them to recommend insights to the Pricing Strategy Leader.
- Experiment: turn your analyses into experiments to find opportunity areas for the Global Pricing Strategy team and for regional leaders.
- Stakeholder Management: be comfortable presenting your ideas to senior leaders and creating buy-in for your recommendations.
- Revenue Management: model impacts from pricing on latest forecasts across a full P&L & provide insightful analysis which will be presented to senior leadership so as they can make informed decisions.
Role Requirements - Bachelor's degree in a quantitative function (e.g., Business, Economics, or Math).
- 2-3+ years of experience in consulting, strategy or business development.
- A hunger to become a well-rounded superstar - we need someone who can drive strategic initiatives and analysis - AND be a general athlete when needed.
- Self-starter - manage and execute projects to completion with a high degree of personal ownership.
- Demonstrated experience in data analysis, driving strategic insight and decision-making.
- Experience using data analytics tools such as MS Excel, Power BI and SQL queries.
- Ability to communicate complex analyses with clear recommendations in a simple manner to a large audience.
- Expertise using Microsoft Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook) needed.
- Experience working in a fast-paced entrepreneurial environment is a plus.
We make financial services accessible to humans everywhere. Join us for what's next.Western Union is positioned to become the world's most accessible financial services company -transforming lives and communities. We're a diverse and passionate customer-centric team of over 8,000 employees serving 200 countries and territories, reaching customers and receivers around the globe. More than moving money, we design easy-to-use products and services for our digital and physical financial ecosystem that help our customers move forward.Just as we help our global customers prosper, we support our employees in achieving their professional aspirations. You'll have plenty of opportunities to learn new skills and build a career, as well as receive a great compensation package. If you're ready to help drive the future of financial services, it's time for Western Union. Learn more about our purpose and people at
SalaryThe annual base salary range is $74,500.00 - $115,000.00 USD annual per year. This role is also eligible to receive a short-term incentive bonus that aligns with individual and company performance. Actual salaries will vary based on candidates' qualifications, skills, and competencies.
BenefitsYou will also have access to short-term incentives, multiple health insurance options, accident and life insurance, and access to best-in-class development platforms, to name a few ( Please see the location-specific benefits below and note that your Recruiter may share additional role-specific benefits during your interview process or in an offer of employment.Your United States-specific benefits include:
- Family First Program
- Flexible Time off
- Medical, Dental, and Life Insurance
- Tuition Assistance Program
- Parental Leave
Western Union values in-person collaboration, learning, and ideation whenever possible. We believe this creates value through common ways of working and supports the execution of enterprise objectives which will ultimately help us achieve our strategic goals. By connecting face-to-face, we are better able to learn from our peers, problem-solve together, and innovate. Our Hybrid Work Model categorizes each role into one of three categories. Western Union has determined the category of this role to be Hybrid. This is defined as a flexible working arrangement that enables employees to divide their time between working from home and working from an office location. The expectation is to work from the office a minimum of three days a week. We are passionate about diversity. Our commitment is to provide an inclusive culture that celebrates the unique backgrounds and perspectives of our global teams while reflecting the communities we serve. We do not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, religion, political affiliation, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, or veteran status. The company will provide accommodation to applicants, including those with disabilities, during the recruitment process, following applicable laws.#LI-JF1 #LI-HybridEstimated Job Posting End Date:09-16-2024This application window is a good-faith estimate of the time that this posting will remain open. This posting will be promptly updated if the deadline is extended or the role is filled.