Senior Pricing Manager
Astera Labs · San Jose, CA · 2 wk ago
MarketingFull-time
Key Responsibilities
- Own and evolve pricing strategy for products, solutions, and commercial programs
- Build and maintain pricing models, business cases, and scenario analyses
- Partner with Product Management, Operations, and Finance on new product pricing, packaging, and margin targets
- Analyze customer, market, and competitive data to identify pricing opportunities and risks
- Evaluate discounting patterns, deal performance, and price realization to improve commercial discipline
- Lead or support customer price negotiations in partnership with Sales, balancing revenue growth, margin goals, and strategic account priorities
- Develop recommendations for list pricing, promotional pricing, segmentation, and policy changes
- Support executive reviews with clear analysis, insights, and recommendations
- Establish pricing governance, processes, and performance tracking
- Work closely with Sales and Revenue Operations to ensure pricing changes are operationalized effectively
- Monitor pricing performance against revenue, margin, win rate, and adoption goals
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Engineering, or a related field
- 6+ years of experience in pricing, strategy, finance, product marketing, or business analytics
- Strong analytical and financial modeling skills
- Experience with pricing strategy, segmentation, packaging, and discount analysis
- Ability to synthesize data into actionable business recommendations
- Strong Excel and presentation skills; experience with BI and analytics tools
- Excellent cross-functional communication and stakeholder management skills
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with evolving priorities
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in AI infrastructure, semiconductor, hardware, or enterprise technology
- Familiarity with AI market dynamics, semiconductor pricing considerations, cost-to-serve, value-based pricing, and competitive pricing frameworks
- Experience supporting product launches or go-to-market decisions
- MBA or advanced degree is a plus