
Director – Pricing & Profitability
BMO U.S.
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Chicago • California • Illinois • United States
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Salary
💰 $137,000 - $238,000 per year
Job Level
Tech Stack
About the role
- Works in collaboration with sales teams to set and adjust prices based on statistical models and customer psychology.
- Analyzes competitor pricing, assesses market share and margins, and tracks customer engagement to gain a complete picture of effective pricing strategies for product offerings and determine ideal target prices.
- Breaks down pricing structures and sales funnels of comparable competitor products and services to identify specific strategies used in developing pricing models.
- Presents analytical findings and recommendations to executives, marketing teams, and sales personnel to develop actionable strategies, tools, and techniques that drive sales and enhance marketing efforts.
- Fosters a culture aligned to BMO purpose, values and strategy and role models BMO values and behaviours in all that they do.
- Ensures alignment between values and behaviour that fosters diversity and inclusion.
- Regularly connects work to BMO's purpose, sets inspirational goals, defines clear expected outcomes, and ensures clear accountability for follow through.
- Builds interdependent teams that collaborate across functional and operating groups to create the highest value for all stakeholders.
- Attracts, retains, and enables the career development of top talent.
- Improves team performance, recognizes and rewards performance, coaches employees, supports their development, and manages poor performance.
- Acts as a trusted advisor to senior leaders for making business decisions and implementing strategic initiatives.
- Develops an expert understanding of business/group challenges.
- Networks with industry contacts to gather competitive insights and best practices.
- Recommends measures to improve organizational effectiveness.
- May consult to or serve on various committees and task forces.
- Drafts strategic pricing plans and processes to improve existing product offerings.
- Helps determine business priorities and best sequence for execution of business/group strategy.
- Manages resources and leads the execution of strategic initiatives to deliver on business and financial goals.
- Develops the business case by identifying needs, analysing potential options and assessing expected return on investment.
- Recommends business priorities, advises on resource requirements, and develops roadmap for strategic execution.
- Builds effective relationships with internal/external stakeholders.
- Ensures alignment between stakeholders.
- Acts as the prime contact for internal/external stakeholder relationships, which may include regulators.
- Defines business requirements for analytics and reporting to ensure data insights inform business decision making.
- Breaks down strategic problems, and analyses data and information to provide insights and recommendations.
- Coordinates the management of databases; ensures alignment and integration of data in adherence with data governance standards.
- Develops and applies the framework for databases; oversees database management in adherence with data governance standards.
- Monitors and tracks performance, and addresses any issues.
- Designs and produces regular and ad-hoc reports, and dashboards.
- Leads change management programs of varying scope and type, including readiness assessments, planning, stakeholder management, execution, evaluation and sustainment of initiatives.
- Leads the development of the communication strategy focusing on positively influencing or changing behaviour.
- Collaborates across BMO to develop communications strategies and ensure consistency of messaging, in order to positively influence or change behaviour.
- Leads the execution of operational programs; assesses and adapts as needed to ensure quality of execution.
- Analyzes competitor pricing and other data to compare similar products and services.
- Recommends opportunities based on market trends and industry conditions.
- Identifies and recommends or defines ideal pricing structures and sales funnels for a portfolio of products in collaboration with sales and marketing teams.
- Drafts or supports the drafting of strategic pricing plans and processes to improve existing product offerings.
- Creates reports reflecting metrics and project status, objectives, and barriers to relevant stakeholders.
- Operates at a group/enterprise-wide level and serves as a senior specialist resource across BMO.
- Influences how teams/groups work together.
- Applies expertise and thinks creatively to address unique or ambiguous situations and to find solutions to multiple, interdependent, complex problems.
- Communicates abstract concepts in simple terms.
- Fosters strong internal and external networks and works with and across multiple teams to achieve business objectives.
- Anticipates trends and responds by implementing appropriate changes.
Requirements
- Typically 12+ years of relevant experience and post-secondary degree in Business or a related field of study or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- 8 - 10 years of business experience or 3 - 5 years of experience after the completion of graduate business school - required.
- In-depth analytical experience in management consulting, risk management, marketing analytics, or financial analysis - strongly preferred.
- In-depth experience creating detailed pricing models - required.
- Familiarity with statistical analysis techniques such as multivariate regression using analytic tools (e.g., Tableau, SPSS) - preferred.
- Seasoned expert with extensive industry knowledge.
- Technical leader viewed as a thought leader for innovation.
- Expert verbal & written communication skills.
- Expert analytical and problem solving skills.
- Expert influence skills.
- Expert collaboration & team skills; with a focus on cross-group collaboration.
- Able to manage ambiguity.
- Expert data driven decision making.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Tuition reimbursement
- Accident and life insurance
- Retirement savings plans
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
statistical analysispricing modelsdata analysismarket analysisfinancial analysismanagement consultingrisk managementmarketing analyticsdata governancereporting
Soft Skills
communication skillsanalytical skillsproblem solvinginfluence skillscollaboration skillsteamworkadaptabilityleadershipcoachingrelationship building