Senior Manager, AI Pricing & Optimization

Staples; Framingham (MA); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

22 days PTO

Online and Retail Discounts

Company 401(k) match

Wellness programs

Job summary

Staples Digital Solutions is seeking a Sr. Manager Data Science & Engineering-Pricing & Optimization to lead enterprise AI initiatives for smarter pricing and decision-making.

You will manage AI Engineering and Data Engineering teams, align technical roadmaps with business goals, and drive growth and profitability through analytics-driven pricing strategies. The role requires guiding multi-disciplinary teams, delivering measurable business value, and fostering a culture of innovation in a

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical or quantitative field or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years delivering enterprise-scale AI, data, analytics, or software engineering solutions.
• 5+ years leading technical, analytics, AI, data engineering, or software engineering teams.
• 3+ years supporting pricing, revenue management, forecasting, optimization, or retail analytics.
• Experience deploying production AI/ML solutions.
• Experience using Python and SQL in AI/ML environments.
• Experience working with cloud-based data, AI, or engineering platforms.
• Experience translating business requirements into technical solutions with measurable outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Lead the roadmap and delivery for pricing AI, forecasting, optimization, and decision intelligence solutions.
• Oversee development of capabilities such as price elasticity modeling, demand forecasting, promotion optimization, revenue optimization, and competitive pricing.
• Apply ML, statistical modeling, forecasting, and optimization techniques to solve business problems.
• Manage AI/ML platforms, MLOps processes, and cloud-based engineering solutions (Databricks, Snowflake, Azure AI).
• Establish performance metrics, monitor business impact, and drive continuous improvement of AI solutions.
• Partner with Product, Finance, Merchandising, Revenue Management, Digital, Sales, and Technology teams to prioritize work and deliver measurable value.
• Champion AI-assisted software development practices that improve delivery speed, quality, and productivity.
• Manage team resources, budgets, priorities, and execution across multiple high-impact workstreams.
• Lead, coach, recruit, retain, and develop AI Engineering and Data Engineering talent.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Pricing & revenue management

Data-driven decision making

Python

SQL

Cloud platforms

Cross-functional collaboration

Mentoring & coaching

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant technical or quantitative field

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

Databricks

Snowflake

Azure AI

MLOps

GitHub Copilot

Job description

Staples Digital Solutions is seeking a Sr. Manager Data Science & Engineering-Pricing & Optimization to lead enterprise AI initiatives for smarter pricing and decision-making.

You will manage AI Engineering and Data Engineering teams, align technical roadmaps with business goals, and drive growth and profitability through analytics-driven pricing strategies. The role requires guiding multi-disciplinary teams, delivering measurable business value, and fostering a culture of innovation in a