Director of Data Science, Strategic Pricing

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Austin, TX
Hybrid
7+ Years Experience
Big Data • Real Estate • Software
Realtor.com® is an open real estate marketplace built for everyone.
The Role
Lead the Strategic Pricing function at Realtor.com by developing and implementing pricing strategies based on market analysis, customer value, and business goals. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure competitive and effective pricing strategies. Monitor pricing effectiveness and identify optimization opportunities through experimentation and analytics.
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At Realtor.com®, we have among the most comprehensive and accurate coverage of real estate listings and the most engaged users across all the online real estate portals. Our mission is to make buying, selling, renting, and living in homes easier and more rewarding for everyone.

Building your career? Build it better at Realtor.com®. Join us and help change the world of real estate, one home at a time.

Are you a pricing expert? Are you looking to lead a strategic pricing function? If you want to expand your professional goals at Realtor.com®, this is the role for you. Join us as our newest Director of Data Science, Strategic Pricing and continue to Love Your Career at Realtor.com®

Realtor.com is a two-sided platform helping match the consumers on our site and apps to our paying customers.  The Customer Data Science & Analytics team at Realtor.com provides trusted data and insights to optimize every aspect of our customer experience.  This role will lead our new strategic pricing function, with a focus on optimizing pricing across our entire suite of customer-facing products.  This is a key role, reporting directly to the VP,  Customer Data Science & Analytics, that will be critical in driving profitability and competitive advantage for the company. This role requires a strategic thinker with a strong analytical background to lead pricing analysis, strategy development, and implementation. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in creating and executing successful pricing models, strategies, and processes that support business objectives and growth.

What you’ll do:

  • Establish and lead the Strategic Pricing function within the organization, setting its vision, strategy, and priorities. Lead and mentor a team of pricing analysts and data scientists.
  • Develop and implement comprehensive pricing strategies and models based on market analysis, customer value, and business goals to enhance profitability and market share.
  • Collaborate with product management, sales, marketing, and finance teams to understand product offerings, market dynamics, and cost structures to inform pricing decisions.
  • Conduct competitive pricing analysis and monitor market trends to ensure pricing strategies are competitive and effective.
  • Lead cross-functional teams in the development and execution of pricing strategies and initiatives.
  • Develop metrics and dashboards to monitor pricing effectiveness and identify opportunities for optimization.
  • Develop experimentation capabilities that enable testing and measurement of new pricing strategies.
  • Demonstrate thought leadership in pricing matters, effectively communicate pricing strategies, and influence senior leadership and stakeholders across the organization.

What you’ll bring:

  • Bachelor’s Degree in a business-related or quantitative field 
  • 10+ years of professional experience in a pricing function, 5+ years experience managing people.
  • Demonstrated success in developing and implementing pricing strategies
  • SQL fluency with preferred experience using a scripting language like Python or R.
  • Experience with senior executive stakeholder management and communicating data science & analytic findings to senior stakeholders
  • Preferred experience in pricing of B2B products.

About Realtor.com

At realtor.com®, we believe that everyone deserves a home of their own. We’re a community of nearly 2,000 employees who work hard to ensure that from the moment someone starts dreaming about a new home, to the moment they walk in the door and beyond, we’re there to lend a helping hand. Every month, over 85 million people trust us with their journey home by visiting our site and mobile apps, and we’d love to have you join our team to help.

We’ve got great offices in the U.S. and Canada with lots of sweet jobs to choose from, so we’re hoping you’ll join us on our journey to make buying, selling, renting, and living in homes easier and more rewarding for everyone.

Let’s make a difference, together. For Real.

Do the best work of your life at Realtor.com®

Here, you’ll partner with a diverse team of experts as you use leading-edge tech to empower everyone to meet a crucial goal: finding their way home. And you’ll find your way home too. People are our foundation—the core that drives us passionately forward. At Realtor.com®, you’ll bring your full self to work as you innovate with speed, serve our consumers, and champion your teammates. In return we’ll provide you with a warm, welcoming, and inclusive culture; intellectual challenges; and the development opportunities you need to grow.

Diversity is important to us, therefore, Realtor.com® is an Equal Opportunity Employer regardless of age, color, national origin, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital status, status as a disabled veteran and/or veteran of the Vietnam Era or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, Realtor.com® will provide reasonable accommodations for otherwise qualified disabled individuals.

Top Skills

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SQL

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The Company
Austin, TX
1,900 Employees
Hybrid Workplace
Year Founded: 1995

What We Do

We pioneered the world of digital real estate more than 25 years ago. Today, through our website and mobile apps, we are a trusted guide for consumers, empowering more people to find their way home by breaking down barriers, helping them make the right connections, and creating confidence through expert insights and guidance. For professionals, we are a trusted partner for business growth, offering consumer connections and branding solutions that help them succeed in today's on-demand world.

Why Work With Us

The way home begins with you. With a diverse team of experts alongside you, you’ll help us reach new heights at the forefront of the digital real estate space. Bring your extensive knowledge and deep expertise and collaborate with other passionate visionaries to lead our industry and revolutionize the way people find home, in every form.

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