Pricing Manager, Student Universe - Boston, MA

Marketing Director, Student Universe - Boston, MA

Flight Centre Travel Group (FCTG) is one of the world’s largest travel retailers and corporate travel managers. The company, which is headquartered in Brisbane, Australia has company-owned leisure and corporate travel business in 23 countries, spanning Australia, New Zealand, the Americas, Europe, the United Kingdom, South Africa, the United Arab Emirates and Asia. FCTG also operates a global corporate travel management network, which extends to more than 90 countries through company-owned businesses and independent licensees. The company opened its first leisure travel shop in Sydney, Australia in 1982 and listed on the Australian Securities Exchange in 1995.  Our purpose is to “open up the world for those who want to see”. Every day, we give people all around the world the opportunity to experience something really amazing – travel!

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About The Opportunity

The pricing manager reports to the StudentUniverse EVP.   The pricing manager will be focused on optimizing pricing on a per route and airline basis in order to grow sales and margins;  the manager will develop replicable pricing strategies based on sound analysis.

Key Responsibilities

• Conducting market research to surface opportunities
• Monitor StudentUniverse pricing for non-students and students to validate competitiveness of product by market, route and airline
• Developing and manually testing pricing strategies based on sound
  data analysis
• Writing automation prototypes based on successful strategies
• Working with the development team to productionize successful
  prototypes
• Reporting on past performance and outlining future plans

Experience & Qualifications

• University Degree in Econometrics, Mathematics, Statistics,
  Industrial Engineering or comparable
• Good understanding of business, economics, and business
  intelligence
• Experience in Python or similar
• Strong experience in a pricing, analytical  and/or data analysis
• Experience in an eCommerce-company and/or the Travel Industry
  is an advantage, especially in an airline or hotel revenue management capacity
• Excellent written and spoken communication skills
• An ability to communicate complex ideas in a simple way
• Ambitious, driven and known to show initiative

Flexible and independent

Work Perks! - What’s in it for you:

FCTG is renowned internationally for having amazing perks and an even better culture.  We understand that our people are our most valuable asset. It is the passion and dedication of our teams that keep the company on top of the industry ladder. It’s also why we offer some great employee benefits and perks outside of the norm.

• Have fun: At the heart of everything we do at Flight Centre is a desire to have fun.
• Reward & Recognition: Celebrate the success of yourself and others at our regular Buzz Nights and at the annual Global Gathering - You'll have to experience it to believe it!
• Use your smarts: Our people use their quick thinking, expertise, and tenacity to always figure things out.
• Love for travel: We were founded by people who wanted to travel and want others to do the same. That passion is something you can’t miss in our people or service.
• Personal connections: We are a big business founded on personal relationships.
• Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
•      Diversity Day: paid leave to observe holiday or cultural celebration of your choice 
•      Employee Resource Groups (Racial Equity, Gender Equity, LGBTQ2IA+, Accessibility, Environmental Justice)
•      DEI education
•      Commitment to fair practices such as regular equity assessments and inclusive recruitment protocols
• A career, not a job: We offer genuine opportunities for people to grow and evolve
• We back our people all the way: We are strongly committed to supporting every single employee in their professional and personal development.
• Giving Back: Proud Corporate Social Responsibility program supporting nominated charities through volunteering and fundraising.
•      Office Environmental Program
•      Many of our offices are Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED®) Gold certified buildings
•      1 Volunteer Day pe