Asana

Pricing Strategy Director

Asana • $207K — $279K *
Enterprise Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 8+ years of pricing experience in strategy consulting or B2B software, with 2+ years in enterprise-level SaaS pricing
  • Proven expertise in developing pricing models, tools, and optimization processes
  • Strong analytical skills for customer, competitor, and financial analysis
  • Understanding of SaaS pricing frameworks and customer buying behaviors
  • Ability to foster cross-functional relationships and lead diverse teams
  • Curiosity about AI tools and emerging technologies for enhanced productivity
  • Familiarity with pricing research techniques like Conjoint analysis and Van Westendorp

Responsibilities

  • Drive launch and optimization of pricing and packaging for 1-2 business lines
  • Analyze operating metrics and customer data to uncover monetization opportunities
  • Identify short-term and long-term strategies to impact business growth
  • Design and execute in-depth analyses to support pricing recommendations
  • Collaborate with multiple departments to propose pricing and packaging suggestions
  • Lead implementation plans for monetization strategies with cross-functional cooperation
  • Establish and track pricing KPIs to evaluate the impact of changes

Benefits

  • Mental health, wellness & fitness benefits
  • Career coaching & support
  • Inclusive family building benefits
  • Long-term savings or retirement plans
  • In-office culinary options catering to dietary preferences
Full Job Description
Pricing Strategy Director

As the Pricing Strategy Director, you'll play an instrumental role in building and executing Asana's product monetization strategy. Reporting to the Head of Pricing and Packaging, you will partner closely with Product, Sales/GTM, Marketing, Finance and operational leaders to launch and optimize our monetization strategy to drive sustainable revenue growth and deliver an exceptional customer experience.

This role can be based in our San Francisco, New York, Chicago or Vancouver office with an office-centric hybrid schedule. The standard in-office days are Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday. Most Asanas have the option to work from home on Wednesdays. Working from home on Fridays depends on the type of work you do and the teams with which you partner. If you're interviewing for this role, your recruiter will share more about the in-office requirements.

What you'll achieve
  • With a focus on 1-2 business lines, drive the launch and optimization of our offerings: packaging, pricing model, price levels, and discount strategy. Ensure it aligns with business objectives and strategies.
  • Maintain an informed perspective on the business by examining operating metrics, customer data, and market trends to spot potential monetization opportunities.
  • Identify opportunities to drive impact in short term (1Q) and long term (1-3 yrs), develop strategies to seize those opportunities, and drive decision making and organizational alignment.
  • Design and execute detailed customer, product, competitor, and financial analyses to support the strategic recommendations.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally (Product, Sales/CS, Finance, Operations) to create pricing and packaging recommendations, and confidently present these findings to the executive team (GMs, c-level, including CEO).
  • Orchestrate operational plan to implement monetization strategies, partnering closely with IT/Operations, Finance, Sales Enablement, and Deal Desk.
  • Participate in determining pricing KPIs. Track, monitor, and report on the effectiveness of implemented pricing and packaging changes as well as health of the business.

About you
  • 8+ years of pricing experience in strategy consulting / B2B software, which ideally includes 2+ years in pricing at enterprise-level SaaS companies
  • Proven experience in building pricing models, tools, and processes to optimize the pricing strategy
  • Robust analytical skills, including customer/competitor research and financial analysis to help drive data-driven decisions
  • Understanding of SaaS pricing, self-serve (product-led) and sales-lead go-to-market strategies, and customer buying behaviors (SMB and enterprise customers)
  • Demonstrated ability to cultivate impactful cross-functional relationships and lead diverse teams to achieve business objectives
  • Demonstrates curiosity about AI tools and emerging technologies, with a willingness to learn and leverage them to enhance productivity, collaboration, or decision-making
  • Familiarity with pricing and packaging research techniques (e.g., Conjoint, Van Westendorp) and proficiency in using survey tools such as Qualtrics
  • Familiarity with pricing trends in the marketplace, including AI pricing

At Asana, we're committed to building teams that include a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills, as this is critical to helping us achieve our mission. If you're interested in this role and don't meet every listed requirement, we still encourage you to apply.

What we'll offer

Our comprehensive compensation package plays a big part in how we recognize you for the impact you have on our path to achieving our mission. We believe that compensation should be reflective of the value you create relative to the market value of your role. To ensure pay is fair and not impacted by biases, we're committed to looking at market value which is why we check ourselves and conduct a yearly pay equity audit.

For this role, the estimated base salary range is between $207,000 - $279,000. The actual base salary will vary based on various factors, including market and individual qualifications objectively assessed during the interview process. The listed range above is a guideline, and the base salary range for this role may be modified.

In addition to base salary, your compensation package may include additional components such as equity, sales incentive pay (for most sales roles), and benefits. If you're interviewing for this role, speak with your Talent Acquisition Partner to learn more about the total compensation and benefits for this role.

We strive to provide equitable and competitive benefits packages that support our employees worldwide and include:
  • Mental health, wellness & fitness benefits
  • Career coaching & support
  • Inclusive family building benefits
  • Long-term savings or retirement plans
  • In-office culinary options to cater to your dietary preferences

These are just some of the benefits we offer, and benefits may vary based on role, country, and local regulations. If you're interviewing for this role, speak with your Talent Acquisition Partner to learn more about the total compensation and benefits for this role.

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About Asana

Asana is a web and mobile work management platform designed to help teams organize, track, and manage their work. It is produced by the San Francisco based company of the same name. The company was founded in 2008 by Dustin Moskovitz and Justin Rosenstein. The product launched commercially in April 2012. In September 2020, the company was valued at $5.5 billion following its direct listing.
Learn more about Asana
Size
1,200 employees
Market Cap
$2.6 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$211.7 million
Founded
2008
Revenue
$227 million
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