Pricing Strategy Director, AI Ecosystem Partners

Cloudera; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 157,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous PTO

Flexible WFH

Wellness programs

Phone & Internet Reimbursement

Continued Career Development

Competitive Benefits

Volunteer Time

Job summary

Cloudera is seeking a Pricing Strategy Director for AI Ecosystem Partners to lead pricing, packaging, and monetization across partner products. You will align pricing with corporate growth, negotiate terms with strategic AI partners, and influence product leadership with market-driven commercial strategies.

The role requires 8+ years in pricing/AI commercial operations, experience with consumption-based pricing, and a strong analytical mindset. Remote work and robust benefits are available.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in Pricing Strategy or AI ecosystem commercial operations.
• Experience with software monetization, token/usage-based and subscription models.
• Proven ability to design pricing structures and market-ready commercial terms for partners.

Responsibilities

• Formulate and execute pricing and packaging for AI ecosystem partner products.
• Lead negotiations on pricing terms and royalty structures with strategic partners.
• Analyze competitive pricing and optimize margins across partner portfolio.
• Define operational pricing architecture including SKU setup and billing workflows.

Skills

Pricing strategy

AI monetization

Partner development

Corporate strategy

SaaS pricing

Job description

Business Area: Corp. Strategy Seniority Level: Director Job Description: At Cloudera, we empower people to transform complex data into clear and actionable insights. With as much data under management as the hyperscalers, we're the preferred data partner for the top companies in almost every industry. Powered by the relentless innovation of the open source community, Cloudera advances digital transformation for the world’s largest enterprises.

Pricing Strategy Director, AI Ecosystem Partners will be accountable for the overall coordination, strategic alignment, and commercial success of pricing and packaging across Cloudera’s AI Ecosystem Partner products. This role focuses on defining commercial monetization models for partner solutions and driving high-growth commercial strategy initiatives. Serving as a strategic partner and commercial force multiplier for AI Ecosystem and Product Leadership, this function requires an extremely proactive, market-savvy, and analytical leader who will ensure both optimal partner commercial structures and seamless pricing execution.

Responsibilities

• Partner Packaging & Pricing Strategy: Formulate and execute strategies to price and package AI partner products, aligning commercial models with corporate growth goals of Cloduera.
• Partner Negotiations & Commercial Terms: Discuss and negotiate pricing terms directly with strategic AI partners, ensuring mutually beneficial economics, royalty structures, and sustainable long-term commercial agreements.
• Competitive Analysis & Positioning: Conduct comprehensive competitive analysis to establish optimal end-customer pricing, discount structures, and partner margins across the AI partner product portfolio.
• Operational Architecture: Design and plan required end-to-end commercial operations, including SKU creation, pricing operations, royalty reporting, billing workflows, and metering infrastructure for partner solutions.
• Ecosystem & Marketplace Building: Partner cross-functionally with Product Management, Applied AI, Corporate Development, Finance, and Sales Operations to build scalable marketplace commercial frameworks and facilitate consumption-based monetization programs.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in Pricing Strategy, AI Ecosystem Commercial Operations, Product Monetization, Partner / ISV Business Development, or Corporate Strategy.
• Prior experience in high-growth B2B tech, SaaS, cloud infrastructure, enterprise software, or AI software environments managing multi-product portfolios or partner integration models is highly preferred.
• Demonstrated proficiency in AI product monetization, including pricing framework design for artificial intelligence features, machine learning workloads, and token/usage-based models.
• Hands-on experience developing and managing consumption-based pricing and usage metering models alongside traditional subscription frameworks.
• Experience building or scaling software marketplace systems from a commercial and monetization perspective.
• Deep understanding of OEM agreements, re-sell commercial levers, royalty structures, revenue-share splits, and contractual terms with technology partners.
• Skillful at translating complex partner integration strategies into clear, actionable, and value-backed commercial options for field sales teams and partners.
• Strong capability to conduct competitive benchmarking, price elasticity modeling, and financial analysis to determine optimal end-customer pricing and margin health.
• Proficiency in navigating operational details including pricing operations, SKU setup, metering infrastructure, billing systems, and automated royalty reporting processes.
• Experience defining KPIs and tracking mechanisms to evaluate the long-term health, margin profitability, and adoption of strategic commercial programs.
• Sharp collaborative skills to bridge the gap between abstract AI ecosystem strategy, product roadmap requirements, and real-world commercial execution.

This role is not eligible for immigration sponsorship.

The anticipated annual base salary range for this position is: Illinois: $157,000- 175,000 Colorado: $157,000- 175,000 Individual compensation within the published range is determined by the candidate's skills, experience, qualifications, and primary work location.

In addition to base pay, sales roles are eligible for Cloudera's commission plan, while non-sales roles are eligible for the corporate incentive plan.

All employees receive a comprehensive benefits package.

What you can expect from us

• Generous PTO Policy
• Support work life balance with Unplugged Days
• Flexible WFH Policy
• Mental & Physical Wellness programs
• Phone and Internet Reimbursement program
• Access to Continued Career Development
• Comprehensive Benefits and Competitive Packages
• Paid Volunteer Time
• Employee Resource Groups

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