Sr. Associate Manager, Pricing Strategy & Insights

Who is Taco Bell?

Taco Bell was born and raised in California and has been around since 1962. We went from selling everyone’s favorite Crunchy Tacos on the West Coast to a global brand with 8,200+ restaurants, 350 franchise organizations, that serve 42+ million fans each week around the globe. We’re not only the largest Mexican-inspired quick service brand (QSR) in the world, we’re also part of the biggest restaurant group in the world: Yum! Brands. 

Much of our fan love and authentic connection with our communities are rooted in being rebels with a cause. From ensuring we use high quality, sustainable ingredients to elevating restaurant technology in ways that hasn’t been done before… we will continue to be inclusive, bold, challenge the status quo and push industry boundaries.   

We’re a company that celebrates and advocates for different, has bold self-expression, strives for a better future, and brings the fun while we’re at it. We fuel our culture with real people who bring unique experiences. We inspire and enable our teams and the world to Live Más.

At Taco Bell, we’re Cultural Rebels. Want to join in on the passion-fueled fun? Learn more about the career below. 

About the Job:

The Sr. Associate Manager will be a key contributor to the strategy, insights, and analytics of the Taco Bell Pricing Strategy team, supporting key decisions through a rigorous, data-driven approach. The role will drive impact across the business by identifying actionable pricing insights to support Taco Bell’s ambitious growth goals across its 7,000+ U.S. stores.

With this role, the opportunities to use your strategic and business acumen are endless; you will craft pricing strategies to support ~500 company restaurants, inform our menu strategy, identify testing opportunities to increase pricing efficiency, respond to ad hoc leadership requests, track competitive and macro developments… all in support of optimizing Taco Bell’s pricing strategy. You will report to the Senior Finance Manager who leads Taco Bell’s U.S. pricing strategy and you’ll be part of a fast-paced and dynamic team that partners closely with Marketing and Insights teams. You will also interact with and leverage 3rd party consultants to develop your recommendations and gain additional insights.

If you like to dive deep into data to understand customer behavior and are never satisfied answering questions with “averages”, this role is for you!

The Day-to-Day:

• Perform ad-hoc analyses to identify the impact of pricing on customer behavior and make actionable recommendations to answer questions from the C-suite
• Make ad hoc and proactive pricing recommendations
• Evaluate the effectiveness of pricing actions and elasticities by analyzing restaurant performance, flowthrough, trading relationships, and impact to profit
• Conduct industry, competitive, and customer research to determine optimal price points for existing and new products
• Design and review price tests; analyze natural and quasi-experiments to determine optimal price points
• Find answers to questions that no one is asking yet but that will move the needle
• Champion the data-driven evolution of Taco Bell’s pricing strategy

Is This You?

• BA required; analytical or business degree preferred
• MBA or Masters in quantitative discipline (e.g., Data Analytics) a plus
• Experience with Pricing Strategy/Revenue Management a plus (pricing models, measuring demand elasticity, etc.)
• At least 5+ years of pricing strategy or equivalent experience supporting Finance, Marketing, or Analytics business units
• Creative self-starter and strong technical contributor who is always looking for new opportunities to solve business problems with data-driven tools
• Strong internal motivation, intellectual curiosity, logical thinking, and proactive mindset
• Resourceful nature with an ability to build business cases through financial models, data, and relevant assumptions to drive action
• Proven experience using data to tell compelling stories (highly proficient in PowerPoint a plus)
• Experience in QSR or other competitive industries a plus

Work-Hard, Play-Hard:

• Hybrid work schedule and year-round flex day Friday
• Onsite childcare through Bright Horizons 
• Onsite dining center and game room (yes, there is a Taco Bell inside the building) 
• Onsite dry cleaning, laundry services, carwash, 
• Onsite gym with fitness classes and personal trainer sessions 
• Up to 4 weeks of vacation per year plus holidays and time off for volunteering 
• Tuition reimbursement and education benefit