AI Product Pricing Analyst

This is an incredible opportunity to be part of a company that has been at the forefront of AI and high-performance data storage innovation for over two decades. DataDirect Networks (DDN) is a global market leader renowned for powering many of the world's most demanding AI data centers, in industries ranging from life sciences and healthcare to financial services, autonomous cars, Government, academia, research and manufacturing.

"DDN's A3I solutions are transforming the landscape of AI infrastructure." - IDC

"The real differentiator is DDN. I never hesitate to recommend DDN. DDN is the de facto name for AI Storage in high performance environments" - Marc Hamilton, VP, Solutions Architecture & Engineering | NVIDIA

DDN is the global leader in AI and multi-cloud data management at scale. Our cutting-edge data intelligence platform is designed to accelerate AI workloads, enabling organizations to extract maximum value from their data. With a proven track record of performance, reliability, and scalability, DDN empowers businesses to tackle the most challenging AI and data-intensive workloads with confidence.

Our success is driven by our unwavering commitment to innovation, customer-centricity, and a team of passionate professionals who bring their expertise and dedication to every project. This is a chance to make a significant impact at a company that is shaping the future of AI and data management.

Our commitment to innovation, customer success, and market leadership makes this an exciting and rewarding role for a driven professional looking to make a lasting impact in the world of AI and data storage.

The AI Product and Pricing Analyst is responsible for developing and implementing pricing strategies to maximize profitability while maintaining competitiveness of our market leading AI Data Platform. A passion for data analysis to optimize for key business metrics - such as revenue, margins, product mix, cost of revenue, revenue trend, price variability - and driving business recommendations based on data driven insights are essential.

Key Responsibilities

Data Analysis: Collecting and analyzing data on market trends, competitor pricing, production costs, and consumer behavior.
• Financial Modeling: Using statistical and financial models to forecast revenue, profitability, and market share.
• Strategy Development: Recommending price points, promotional pricing, and seasonal strategies based on research.
• Collaboration: Working with sales, marketing, finance, and product teams to align pricing with business goals, identify opportunities, prioritize initiatives, and make strategic recommendations.
• Reporting: Preparing detailed reports and presenting findings to management.
• Liaise with Analysts to understand state of the art and directionality of modern SaaS and consumption pricing models

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 - 5 years experience working with large datasets to deliver business insights and recommendations.
• Strong analytical skills and a deep understanding of statistical and forecasting principles.
• You thrive in a fast-paced environment, and are comfortable working cross-functionally across cross functional and virtual teams.
• You're a critical problem solver with a curious mind and have the ability to both focus on the details and to see the big picture.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral, including the ability to convey complex findings in a clear, concise, and credible manner.
• Strong organizational skills and can project manage and drive deliverables while being flexible and versatile when needed.
• Skilled at developing and exercising cross-functional influence; translating between business owners and technical teams.
• You are a self-starter and results-oriented, and focused with a strong passion to learn and succeed.
• You work well under pressure, with proven experience working on complex, international, large-scale, time-critical projects.
• Demonstrated ability to take charge of tough problems, attacking them from different angles and bringing together a diverse array of stakeholders on the same page, and driving great business results.
• Ability to define the right metrics, track and refine them and extract insights to drive decision.

DDN has a very strong orientation towards these 4 characteristics and any successful employee will demonstrate these capabilities:

Self-Starter - Takes independent action to identify and solve problems. Seeks out relevant information needed to make decisions. Gets involved with new initiatives.

Success/Achievement Orientation - Delivers quality results consistently. Targets, achieves (or exceeds) measurable results. Sets challenging goals, focuses on critical priorities, and is accountable.

Problem Solving - Recognizes problems and responds with a systematic assessment that identifies and addresses cause of issue. Practical, realistic, and resourceful.

Innovative - Builds and improves key business processes that enhance the effectiveness of DDN. Generates new ideas, challenges the status quo, and solves problems creatively.

DataDirect Networks, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender, sex stereotyping, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, protected Veteran Status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

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