Sr. Pricing Analyst

In-office locations: Santa Monica, CA, USA and Philadelphia, PA, USA.

Remote location(s): United States.

As a certified B Corp, our mission is truly woven into the fabric of what we do. As you grow professionally, you are doing good for the planet by helping us to transform the way consumers access clean energy and accelerate the world’s transition to a net-zero carbon future.

Our rapidly growing Commercial Operations team of mission-driven, climate enthusiasts is passionate, innovative and committed to a better future for the planet. We are looking for a Senior Pricing Analyst to deliver accurate pricing to customers at acquisition and throughout their lifecycle including renewals, behavioral changes, and winbacks. The role will focus on constant improvement of our pricing service through AB testing of our offerings, and market strategy to maximize customer LTV and provide guidance to our operations and sales teams. The role combines financial modeling, data analytics, data science, and commercial strategy. As a Senior Analyst, you will work directly with the Director of Pricing and cross functional teams to build out and continuously refine the operating model.

How you’ll help:

• Develop new operating model features designed to improve the accuracy, flexibility, or speed of our forecasts
• Generate P&L forecasts for price changes, pricing experiments and shifting market dynamics
• LTV forecasting for the entire Inspire book, acquisition cohorts, and estimates at the customer level. 
• AB testing of price changes (design experiments to get the most out of the move)
• Partner cross functionally with:
  • The Analytics team to help develop the reporting required to understand the model’s outputs
  • The Data Science team to train and validate new or updated machine learning models that are used as part of the forecasting process
  • Our Risk desk as well as the FP&A team to ensure alignment between the model and our operational and financial strategy
• Perform Quality tests on pricing changes to ensure it aligns with our strategy and outcome aligns with expectations
• Distill outcomes to drive strategic interactions with all stakeholders including the executive team through visualizations and executive summaries - able to tell the story accessible to all levels of the business.

Some Year 1 Deliverables:

• Build out enhancements to the current beta models (New Markets/Structures/Channels, Sensitivity Analyses, Scenario Planning, Bug Fixes, etc.)
• Work with the Structuring team to build new beta models (Natural Gas, VUE, Texas, Climate, REC Only)
• Build out internal reporting upstream of analytics to help us validate and understand model outputs
• Transition some of the Pricing recommendation workload from the Blend 360 team
• Contribute meaningfully to commercial and operational strategy discussion informed by modeled analyses

Here’s what you’ll bring to the table:

• Must Have
  • Minimum 2 years pricing experience
  • SQL applied in a professional work environment including data transformations, calculations and time series analysis
  • 2+ years of experience with code (languages: Python, R, C+) to include reading and synthesizing data
  • 2+ years of Financial/Operational Forecasting and Modeling experience
  • 2+ years of data analytics experience, preferably at a high growth startup
  • 2+ years experience building new forecast models from scratch and contributing to existing models

• Nice to Have
  • Tableau, PowerBI, Looker
  • Experience with advanced statistics, regression forecasting, and/or conditional probability
  • Survival forecasts; operating model experience
  • Experience presenting analytic topics to C-Suite
  • Experience working in an industry that is subscription based (Recurring Payments)
  • High data volume industry ie banking
  • Experience in the energy industry

Our Work Model: This position is eligible for remote work. Being bi-coastal, we have mastered the art of working collaboratively across different time zones and regions. Working from the comforts of our own homes, we don't mind the constant cameos from children and pets.

Here’s what we offer:

Health & Wellness:

• Medical/Dental/Vision coverage starts from day one
• Summer Fridays and Wellness days
• Mental Health Benefits (Headspace, Ginger)
• Company Paid Parental Leave

Life at Inspire:

• Flexible Time Off
• 401(K) up to 4% Matching 
• Employee Resource Groups
• Treks through GivePower and the opportunity to participate in service trip
• Training, development, and growth opportunities for all employees

Perks:

• Work from Home
• Semi Annual Performance Bonuses
• B Corporation Discounts
• Open Office Floor Plan 
• Dog-friendly workplace
• Fun Company Events

More About Who We Are:

Inspire is a clean energy technology company on a mission to transform the way consumers access clean energy and to accelerate the world’s transition to a net-zero carbon future.

We provide our customers with access to renewable energy from wind, solar, and hydro powered sources without service interruptions or costly installations at a flat, predictable monthly rate. On average, one year of being an Inspire member can help avoid 9,639 pounds of carbon emissions - that is 7x more impactful than one year of recycling! 

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