Strategic Pricing & Monetization Lead
Bay Area, CA · US - CA - Bay Area - Remote · USD 207,900-311,900 · Remote · Posted Sep 24, 2026
At a glance
- Workplace
- Remote
- Location
- Bay Area, CA · US - CA - Bay Area - Remote
- Salary
- USD 207,900-311,900
About the role
- We are looking for a Strategic Pricing & Monetization Lead to shape how Block creates, captures, and grows value across its sales-driven channels.
- This role will lead a team of strategic pricing partners who support complex commercial decisions and help Sales achieve strong outcomes for Block and our customers.
- The role sits within Strategic Finance and partners closely with Sales, Product, Engineering, Legal, Risk, and Revenue Operations.
Responsibilities
- Lead and develop a team of strategic pricing partners who support complex commercial decisions across Block’s sales-driven channels.
- Partner with Sales on the most complex and strategically important opportunities, helping teams structure deals that balance customer value, revenue quality, profitability, ROI, risk, and growth.
- Build trusted relationships with Sales leadership and cross-functional partners to evaluate revenue, margin, customer economics, and long-term business impact, while informing packaging, offers, launches, and commercial models.
- Establish clear, thoughtful frameworks for pricing, deal structuring, approvals, exceptions, and commercial risk that enable timely, well-informed decisions while maintaining appropriate financial and commercial guardrails.
- Build on Block’s existing Deal Desk capabilities by increasing the team’s leverage through automation, AI, data, and scalable processes.
- Use insights from individual opportunities and customer negotiations to identify broader pricing, packaging, monetization, and portfolio-level opportunities.
- Establish reporting and operating rhythms that improve visibility into pricing performance, discounting, deal economics, and commercial outcomes.
- Create practical tools, playbooks, and guidance that help Sales navigate pricing and negotiations with confidence.
- Identify opportunities to simplify and scale commercial processes while preserving the judgment required for complex deals.
Requirements
- 12+ years of experience in strategic pricing, monetization, Deal Desk, commercial strategy, revenue operations, finance, consulting, or a related field, with a track record of translating transaction-level insights into broader commercial strategy.
- Experience leading and developing a high-performing team in a complex, cross-functional environment.
- Experience supporting enterprise or upmarket sales motions, including complex pricing negotiations.
- Experience developing pricing frameworks, discounting approaches, approval processes, commercial policies, or related governance.
- Strong financial acumen and an analytical and data-informed approach, with the ability to turn complex analysis into clear recommendations and evaluate trade-offs across different business outcomes.
- Experience using technology, automation, AI, or data to increase the scale and effectiveness of commercial work.
- Comfort operating at both the strategic and tactical levels—from advising on individual opportunities to shaping broader commercial initiatives.
- Excellent judgment and the ability to make principled decisions in ambiguous or high-stakes situations.
- Clear, concise communication and strong executive presence.
Benefits
- Remote work
- Medical insurance
- Flexible time off
- Retirement savings plans
- Modern family planning
Skills
- AI
- Automation
- Data