Director, Pricing & Product Economics

Hearst · hearst.com

Dallas, TX, United States yesterday
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About the role

The Opportunity

The Director of Pricing & Product Economics will establish and lead a disciplined, data-driven approach to pricing and product profitability across HCHB’s portfolio. This role sits at the intersection of Finance, Product, and Sales, with primary responsibility for defining pricing strategy, building product-level economics, and driving commercial decision-making.

This is a build role. The individual will operate in a developing environment, creating frameworks, governance, and analytics from the ground up while influencing senior leadership and cross-functional teams.

Key Responsibilities

Pricing Strategy & Governance (Primary Focus)

* Own pricing strategy across SaaS, services, and bundled offerings * Define pricing models, packaging, and discount frameworks * Establish and enforce pricing governance and approval processes * Lead pricing initiatives including price changes and packaging redesigns

Product Economics & Profitability

* Build and maintain product-level P&L models across the portfolio * Establish unit economics frameworks (CAC, LTV, contribution margin, cost to serve) * Identify margin leakage and drive improvement initiatives * Partner with FP&A to integrate product economics into forecasting and planning

New Product & Investment Decisions

* Partner with Product and Engineering to evaluate new product investments * Develop business cases including revenue potential, cost structure, and margin targets * Support product roadmap prioritization with financial insights

Commercial & Deal Support

* Partner with Sales on pricing guidance, deal structuring, and discount analysis * Provide pricing intelligence to support competitive positioning and win rates

Analytics & Reporting

* Develop dashboards and reporting for pricing, margin, and product performance * Deliver clear, executive-level insights and recommendations

Key Deliverables (First 12 Months)

* Establish product-level P&L visibility across the portfolio * Implement pricing governance framework * Deliver 1–2 major pricing or packaging initiatives * Build unit economics models for core offerings * Identify and execute margin improvement opportunities

Qualifications

* 8–12+ years’ experience in pricing strategy, product finance, or commercial FP&A * Experience in SaaS or tech-enabled services * Strong financial modeling and product economics expertise * Proven ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders * Experience operating in ambiguous, build environments

Skills

* Advanced financial modeling * Pricing strategy and packaging design * Unit economics and margin analysis * Strong data and analytics capability (SQL, BI tools, Excel) * Executive communication and storytelling

Additional Information

Sponsorship: This position does not provide immigration sponsorship. Applicants must have the right to work in the U.S. without immigration sponsorship.

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