Pricing Technology Solution Architect- Manager

PwC; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 5,000,000; Full time

Job summary

PwC in Bengaluru is seeking a seasoned Solution Architect to own Pricefx configuration, design comprehensive pricing governance, and develop scalable calculation logic across header and line items.

You will lead a small team, mentor Associates, manage CI/CD pipelines, and collaborate with ERP/CRM teams to ensure data integrity, auditable AI-enabled pricing workflows, and robust deployment practices.

Qualifications

• Hands-on Pricefx implementation with configuration ownership.
• Proficient in Groovy scripting and pricing logic delivery.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and platform tooling.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering/CS/IT or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Lead Pricefx configuration workstream and guide delivery.
• Own technical design decisions and manage dependencies.
• Translate business requirements into technical backlogs.
• Drive sprint planning, testing readiness, and release governance.
• Collaborate with ERP/CRM/CPQ teams on data mappings and interfaces.

Skills

Groovy scripting

Pricefx implementation

Pricing governance

Cross-functional leadership

CI/CD practices

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/CS/IT

Tools

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

GitLab CI/CD

Azure Pipelines

CircleCI

Job description

Industry/Sector

Not Applicable

Specialism

Customer

Management Level

Manager

Job Description & Summary

Pricefx configuration & technical ownership

• Lead and review Pricefx configuration using Groovy scripting to implement complex pricing logic, workflows, validations, calculations, and UI behaviors.

• Own solution design for price lists, discount structures, approval flows, rebate agreements, and pricing governance constructs.

• Own and maintain CI pipelines for Pricefx configuration artifacts (scripts/logic, packageable configuration, integration templates) and for any related integration services.

• Design scalable, high-performance calculation logic (header/line-level execution, validity management, performance tuning).

• Establish reusable components, accelerators, and configuration standards to improve maintainability and delivery speed.

AI-enabled pricing & analytics enablement

• Shape and embed AI-assisted pricing use cases such as:

• intelligent deal guidance within defined approval guardrails

• anomaly detection on price changes and margin leakage

• segmentation-driven discounting and elasticity signals

• compliance alerts and exception monitoring

• Guide implementation of pricing KPIs including margin waterfall, realized price, win-rate vs discount, price variance, and rebate effectiveness.

• Ensure explainability, governance, and auditability of AI-driven outputs within pricing workflows.

Delivery leadership

• Lead a Pricefx configuration workstream or small team (3-8 members).

• Own technical design decisions and manage complex configuration dependencies.

• Translate functional requirements into technical design and delivery backlog.

• Drive sprint planning, defect triage, SIT/UAT readiness, release governance, and hypercare support.

• Manage technical risks, performance issues, and integration dependencies.

Data & integration collaboration

• Work with integration/data teams on ERP/CRM/CPQ interfaces, ensuring correct mappings, validations, and reconciliation controls.

• Oversee data quality checks for price lists, customer/product hierarchies, agreements, and rebate datasets.

• Validate end-to-end data integrity across inbound and outbound interfaces.

Documentation & quality

• Produce and review configuration design documents, Groovy logic notes, deployment guides, and runbooks.

• Conduct code/configuration reviews and enforce secure engineering practices.

• Establish quality gates and review standards across the configuration team.

Level-specific expectations Solution Architect :

• Mentor Senior Associates and Associates; enforce coding standards and delivery discipline.

• Act as primary technical escalation point for configuration and integration challenges.

• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior client stakeholders across sales, finance, revenue management, and IT.

• Lead executive-level discussions, providing insights on Pricefx solutions, process redesign, and product enablement.

• Ensure strong relationships through transparent communication,deliveryexcellence, and proactiveissueofresolution.

Must Have:

• 8-12 years of experience

• Hands-on Pricefx implementation experience with configuration ownership.

• Strong proficiency in Groovy scripting with demonstrated delivery of pricing logic in enterprise environments.

• Hands-on familiarity with at least one CI/CD platform (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, Azure Pipelines, or CircleCI) and pipeline-as-code practices.

• Solid understanding of pricing concepts: price lists, discount governance, segmentation, approval workflows, rebates/incentives.

• Experience leading cross-functional teams (functional, data/integration, QA, release).

• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving capability.

• Bachelor's degree minimum (Engineering/CS/IT preferred).

Good to have:

• Experience with pricing analytics and KPI frameworks (margin leakage, price realization, deal performance).

• Exposure to AI/ML concepts in commercial analytics (forecasting, anomaly detection, segmentation, elasticity).

• Familiarity with integration patterns, APIs, and data pipelines.

• Agile/Scrum delivery experience; tools such as Jira/Azure DevOps.

Travel Requirements

Up to 40%