Dir Pricing at ACI Worldwide
United States
<p style="line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><strong>Powering the world’s payments ecosystem</strong></span></span></p><p style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">ACI powers the payments ecosystem – globally, and you power ACI. You’ll innovate, collaborate, and grow – in an energetic technology culture with decades of proven success. ACIers – in all roles and levels – are truly your colleagues and many are your friends. Our size and reach allow you to see the global impact of your work. You are visible, your talents are valued, and you are empowered to shape the future of payments.</span></span></p><p style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">As the <strong>Director of Pricing (Remote),</strong> you will join a diverse, passionate team, dedicated to powering the world’s payments ecosystem!</span></span></p><p style="line-height: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span class="normaltextrun" lang="EN-IE" style="font-size: 11pt;"><strong>Job purpose:</strong></span></span></p><p style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">The Director of Pricing is responsible for developing and executing the pricing strategy for our bill payment products as we expand our cloud‑native platform, introduce new commercial models, and enter new markets downstream. This leader will own the pricing architecture across interchange‑driven revenue streams, product SKUs, and value‑based models to ensure competitiveness, profitability, and scalability.</span></p><p style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in payments economics, especially card‑not‑present transactions, interchange optimization, cost‑to‑serve modeling, merchant and biller pricing, and SaaS/usage‑based pricing structures. They will collaborate tightly across Product, Finance, Sales, Legal, and Go‑To‑Market teams to support major launches, segment expansion, and scalable monetization frameworks.</span></p><p style="line-height: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><strong>A typical day at ACI for the Director of Pricing</strong></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><strong> </strong></span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><strong>is:</strong></span></span></p><ul style="list-style-type: disc;"><li><p style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Lead the pricing strategy for Speedpay’s cloud‑native platform and bill payment products, including downstream/adjacent market expansion. </span></span></p></li><li><p style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Build pricing models that support both direct sales and emerging channel distribution. </span></span></p></li><li><p style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Own interchange, network‑fee, ACH, and debit‑routing modeling to optimize margin and cost‑to‑serve.</span></span></p></li><li><p style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Develop financial models and pricing architectures; monitor regulatory/network changes impacting profitability. </span></span></p></li><li><p style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Partner with Product, Sales, Channel, Finance, and Legal to create pricing for new capabilities, define guardrails, and support P&L forecasting. </span></span></p></li><li><p style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Drive pricing governance, performance tracking (e.g., win rates, churn, profitability), and SKU simplification across a large catalog. </span></span></p></li><li><p style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Enable GTM teams with pricing tools, collateral, training, and competitive market insights.</span></span></p></li><li style="color: black; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Understand and adhere to all corporate policies to include but not limited to the ACI Code of Business Conduct and Ethics.</span></span></li></ul><p style="line-height: normal;"> </p><p style="line-height: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span class="normaltextrun" lang="EN-IE" style="font-size: 11pt;"><strong>Knowledge, Skills and Experience needed to succeed in this role:</strong></span></span></p><ul style="list-style-type: disc;"><li><p style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">10+ years in pricing, finance, payments, or product strategy roles. </span></span></p></li><li><p style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Strong understanding of interchange economics, card‑not‑present payments, ACH, and/or high‑volume bill payments. </span></span></p></li><li><p style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Expertise in financial modeling, SaaS pricing, usage-based models, and revenue optimization. </span></span></p></li><li><p style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Proven ability to work cross‑functionally in a complex, matrixed organization. </span></span></p></li><li><p style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Experience supporting GTM launches for cloud‑native or enterprise platforms. </span></span></p></li><li><p style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Background with channel sales pricing structures preferred. </span></span></p></li><li><p style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Strong communication skills, executive presence, and ability to influence senior leadership.</span></span></p></li></ul><p style="line-height: normal;"> </p><p style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><strong>Preferred Qualifications:</strong></span></p><ul style="list-style-type: disc;"><li style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Experience in bill payment platforms, financial services, or fintech companies.</span></li><li style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Familiarity with network fee schedules, routing optimization, and compliance frameworks.</span></li><li style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Prior ownership of pricing strategy across large SKU catalogs.</span></li><li style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">MBA or advanced degree in Finance, Economics, or related field.</span></li></ul><p style="line-height: normal;"> </p><p style="line-height: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><strong>Core Capabilities:</strong></span></span></p><p style="line-height: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">We seek colleagues who embody our core capabilities — these shape our culture and enable us to make a meaningful impact together:</span></span></p><ul style="list-style-type: disc;"><li><p style="line-height: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><strong>Ensure Accountability: </strong>holding self and others accountable to meet commitments.</span></span></p></li><li><p style="line-height: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><strong>Drives Results: </strong>consistently achieving results, even under tough circumstances.</span></span></p></li><li><p style="line-height: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><strong>Customer Focus: </strong>building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions.</span></span></p></li><li><p style="line-height: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><strong>Cultivate Innovation: </strong>creating new and better ways for the organization to be successful.</span></span></p></li><li><p style="line-height: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><strong>Collaborates: </strong>building partnerships and working collaboratively with others.</span></span></p></li><li><p style="line-height: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><strong>Courage: </strong>stepping up to address difficult issues, saying what needs to be said.</span></span></p></li></ul><p style="line-height: normal;"> </p><p style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Applicants <strong>must be currently authorized to work in the United States </strong>on a full-time basis. This position <strong>does not offer sponsorship</strong> for employment visa status or work permit now or in the future.</span></i></span></p><p style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">I</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 11pt;">n return for your expertise, we offer opportunities for growth, career development, and a competitive compensation and benefits package—all within an innovative and collaborative work environment.</span></span></p><p style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Are you ready to help us transform the payments ecosystem? To learn more about ACI Worldwide, visit our web site at </span></span><a href="http://www.aciworldwide.com"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><strong>www.aciworldwide.com</strong></span></span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> or </span></span><a href="https://careers.aciworldwide.com"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">careers.aciworldwide.com</span></span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">, Requisition #18602</span></span></p><p style="line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-size: 11pt;">ACI Worldwide is an AA/EEO employer in the United States, which includes providing equal opportunity for protected veterans and individuals with disabilities, and an EEO employer globally.</span></i></span></p><p style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><strong>Important Notice About Recruitment Scams</strong></span></span><br><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Job seekers should be aware of ongoing recruitment scams where individuals or organizations impersonate legitimate companies to offer fake job opportunities. 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