Data Scientist - Pricing

乡污; London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Pricing Analytics Specialist in London, responsible for leveraging data to shape pricing strategies and enhance operational efficiency. The ideal candidate will possess expertise in SQL and Python and have a proven track record in leading pricing initiatives.

Benefits

27 Days Off Plus UK Bank Holidays

Birthday Leave

Enhanced Parental Leave

Global Workspace

Learning Budget

Sarabi: Themed snacks and Friday lunch

Monthly Socials

Free Coffee

Qualifications

• Experience leading pricing or monetization analytics at a top-tier company or fintech.
• Proficiency in SQL and Python for building robust analytical workflows.
• Strong data science foundation with modeling techniques and ML experimentation.

Responsibilities

• Define and evolve corridor-specific and global pricing strategy using data-driven insights.
• Partner with Marketing and Treasury to run and measure pricing experiments.
• Own data inputs that inform daily price changes across corridors.

Skills

SQL

Python

Data analysis

Machine Learning

Pricing strategy

Job description

Your Mission

Leverage data to sharpen the accuracy of our pricing decisions and shape the pricing strategy that drives NALA’s growth across Africa and beyond.

Your Responsibilities in this Role

• Pricing strategy – Define and evolve NALA’s corridor-specific and global pricing strategy using data-driven insights and experimentation.
• Pricing experiment design – Partner with Marketing and Treasury to ideate, run, and measure experiments that test hypotheses and unlock pricing advantages.
• Pricing performance analysis – Level up our analytics capabilities by modeling price sensitivity, quantifying experiment impact, and continuously iterating on strategy based on results.
• Daily pricing operations – Own the data inputs that inform daily price changes across corridors—monitor competitor behavior, customer response, and margin implications.
• Pricing tools roadmap – Help shape the roadmap for our pricing engine and experimentation stack—contribute to the design of algorithm controls, analytics dashboards, and testing infrastructure.
• Market knowledge – Ground your work in reality by staying informed on competitor strategies, macro trends, and customer needs.

Must Have Requirements

• Demonstrated experience leading pricing or monetisation analytics at a top-tier company or fintech
• Proficiency in SQL and Python, with fluency in working with large-scale datasets and building robust analytical workflows
• Strong data science foundation—experience with modelling techniques, ML experimentation, or even LLM applications
• Deep customer empathy and a bias toward solving for real-world outcomes

Nice to Have Requirements

• Experience in a startup or high-growth environment
• Background in payments, FX, or remittance—particularly where pricing is a strategic lever

️ Benefits

• 27 Days Off Plus UK Bank Holidays: Take the time to decompress. Working at a startup is hard!
• Birthday Leave: Celebrate your special day with a bonus day off to take off in that month.
• Enhanced Parental Leave - We offer 16 weeks of full pay for the primary caregiver and 4 weeks of full pay for the secondary caregiver (After a 6-month probationary period)
• Global Workspace: Get access to WeWork locations worldwide.
• Learning Budget: Fuel your growth with $1000 annually for learning and development.
• Sarabi: Themed snacks and Friday lunch focused on building great working relationships with the team.
• Monthly Socials: Join fun social events every month for great times.
• Free Coffee: Enjoy barista-style coffee at your fingertips.