Pricing Manager (w/m/d) Vollzeit
Jobbeschreibung
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Reports to: Senior Manager, Pricing and Commercial Insights
Based: Frankfurt with some travel to other EMEA offices as required
Hours: 9.00 to 18.00 Monday to Friday although a level of flexibility is needed to cover peaks in workload and business requirements.
The Commercial Finance and Revenue Operations function and our focus
Part of EMEAPAC Group Finance, the Commercial Finance and Revenue Operations function encompasses Client Financial Decision Support (which includes Pricing & Commercial Insight (PCI) and Client Finance Support), Finance Business Partnering (strategic financial business management and financial planning and analysis activities), Finance Business Intelligence and Revenue Operations. We support NRF leadership and wider stakeholder groups to run a successful legal practice by providing financial leadership, timely insights and initiatives designed to improve commercial confidence and decision-making quality.
The Role:
This is a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious individual who wishes to be part of a progressive, proactive and customer-centric team. The successful candidate will play an integral part of driving forward the continuous improvement agenda for the Commercial Finance and Revenue Operations function and its collaboration with other business support professionals. You will be an experienced pricing professional, with strong communication and soft skills, able to work effectively with internal and external stakeholders alike.
In conjunction with Commercial Finance colleagues, the Manager, Pricing and Commercial Insights EMEAPAC will support on the development and execution of the firms pricing agenda ensuring the necessary benchmarking, analytical tools and capabilities exist to support firm and finance departmental strategies. Key components of the role are as follows:
- Advise Partners of ways to maximise the value of client relationships through different pricing techniques, modelling the financial impact and viability of proposed pricing arrangements and challenging key decision makers when appropriate. Supporting Partners with client facing engagements where needed
- Business partnering with the country COO, Client Relationship Partners and the Client Development team to provide financial and commercial support, plan deployment and investment to help drive profitability
- Support partners in pricing complex transactions across EMEAPAC, ensuring pricing governance and consistency with the established pricing framework
- Maintaining a high level of visibility in serving as one of the firm’s subject matter experts for pricing and commercial related matters
- Supporting pricing team promotional efforts including delivering presentations to key stakeholders to increase internal adoption and market awareness and raise the profile of the PCI team within Germany. Encourage broader and better use of the Firm’s tools to develop more profitable and consistent pricing approaches
- Supporting on the provision of education to stakeholders involved in pricing proposals and approvals, advancing pricing as a strategic tool to build and enhance client relationships
- Assist Partners in the development of budgets and monitoring against actual performance for matters, particularly complex litigation work where more detailed project management support may be required. The Pricing Manager will act as an advocate and agent for adopting effective legal project management discipline where necessary
- Ensuring strong working relationships with other support functions, in particular Business Development leads to establish, promote and maintain policies and processes required for effective management of pricing for transactions, bids and panel appointments. The successful candidate will also work with NRF’s Transform function to support best use of legal process, people and technology to improve commercial outcomes for the firm and our clients
- Keep abreast of industry pricing practices, particularly for major competitors and assess key trends. Support in the development of pricing models and tools for legal services and monitor profitability and implementation of those models
- In conjunction with other business support professionals, provide advice to stakeholders in relation to improving matter financial performance through the provision of post matter financial analysis and associated pricing and business information
- Collaboration and support on any adhoc commercial and pricing related initiatives as required by the London based Finance Director, Head of Finance Decision Support or Senior Pricing Manager
Essential:
- A minimum of 5 years relevant pricing experience. Preference will be given to candidates with legal or wider professional services pricing experience
- Strong commercial acumen and exceptional analysis and financial modelling skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication (in German and English) and has strength of personality to ensure the perspective of ‘Finance’ is clearly communicated
- Excellent time management skills, able to manage stakeholders during times of conflicting deliverables. The ability to remain calm and focused under pressure
- Excellent soft skills including the ability to influence senior stakeholders and negotiate desired outcomes
- Strong presentation skills and experience in providing internal training
- Hardworking, dedicated and an ambition to grow professionally
- A collaborative team-player who is transparent and has a straight-forward approach. Experience of working with varied and cross-functional teams to deliver on business objectives.
Advantageous:
- Educated to degree level
- A deep understanding of legal products and services
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Hinweis:
Diese Stellenanzeige(n) wurden von Die Lawgentur GmbH im Auftrag von Norton Rose Fulbright LLP veröffentlicht. Die Lawgentur GmbH verwaltet eingehende Bewerbungen und leitet diese, sofern sie den Anforderungen des Stellenprofils entsprechen, unmittelbar und ausschließlich an Norton Rose Fulbright LLP weiter.
