About this Pricing Technology Solution Architect- Manager role at PwC
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ManagerJob Description & Summary
Pricefx configuration & technical ownership
Lead and review Pricefx configuration using Groovy scripting to implement complex pricing logic, workflows, validations, calculations, and UI behaviors.
Own solution design for price lists, discount structures, approval flows, rebate agreements, and pricing governance constructs.
Own and maintain CI pipelines for Pricefx configuration artifacts (scripts/logic, packageable configuration, integration templates) and for any related integration services.
Design scalable, high-performance calculation logic (header/line-level execution, validity management, performance tuning).
Establish reusable components, accelerators, and configuration standards to improve maintainability and delivery speed.
AI-enabled pricing & analytics enablement
Shape and embed AI-assisted pricing use cases such as:
intelligent deal guidance within defined approval guardrails
anomaly detection on price changes and margin leakage
segmentation-driven discounting and elasticity signals
compliance alerts and exception monitoring
Guide implementation of pricing KPIs including margin waterfall, realized price, win-rate vs discount, price variance, and rebate effectiveness.
Ensure explainability, governance, and auditability of AI-driven outputs within pricing workflows.
Delivery leadership
Lead a Pricefx configuration workstream or small team (3–8 members).
Own technical design decisions and manage complex configuration dependencies.
Translate functional requirements into technical design and delivery backlog.
Drive sprint planning, defect triage, SIT/UAT readiness, release governance, and hypercare support.
Manage technical risks, performance issues, and integration dependencies.
Data & integration collaboration
Work with integration/data teams on ERP/CRM/CPQ interfaces, ensuring correct mappings, validations, and reconciliation controls.
Oversee data quality checks for price lists, customer/product hierarchies, agreements, and rebate datasets.
Validate end-to-end data integrity across inbound and outbound interfaces.
Documentation & quality
Produce and review configuration design documents, Groovy logic notes, deployment guides, and runbooks.
Conduct code/configuration reviews and enforce secure engineering practices.
Establish quality gates and review standards across the configuration team.
Level-specific expectations Solution Architect :
Mentor Senior Associates and Associates; enforce coding standards and delivery discipline.
Act as primary technical escalation point for configuration and integration challenges.
Serve as a trusted advisor to senior client stakeholders across sales, finance, revenue management, and IT.
Lead executive-level discussions, providing insights on Pricefx solutions, process redesign, and product enablement.
Ensure strong relationships through transparent communication, delivery excellence, and proactive issue of resolution.
Must Have:
8-12 years of experience
Hands-on Pricefx implementation experience with configuration ownership.
Strong proficiency in Groovy scripting with demonstrated delivery of pricing logic in enterprise environments.
Hands-on familiarity with at least one CI/CD platform (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, Azure Pipelines, or CircleCI) and pipeline-as-code practices.
Solid understanding of pricing concepts: price lists, discount governance, segmentation, approval workflows, rebates/incentives.
Experience leading cross-functional teams (functional, data/integration, QA, release).
Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving capability.
Bachelor’s degree minimum (Engineering/CS/IT preferred).
Good to have:
Experience with pricing analytics and KPI frameworks (margin leakage, price realization, deal performance).
Exposure to AI/ML concepts in commercial analytics (forecasting, anomaly detection, segmentation, elasticity).
Familiarity with integration patterns, APIs, and data pipelines.
Agile/Scrum delivery experience; tools such as Jira/Azure DevOps.
Travel Requirements
Up to 40%Job Posting End Date
