Pricing Strategy Consultant

Windstream Communications, LLC

Mobile, AL

JOB DETAILS
SALARY
$76,000–$99,900 Per Year
SKILLS
Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D), Accounting, Analysis Skills, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Audiovisual, Best Practices, Business Administration, Business Intelligence Software, Cloud Computing, Communication Skills, Competitive Analysis/Strategy, Construction Engineering, Consulting, Copying Machines, Corporate Finance, Cross-Functional, Customer Relations, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Customer Service Operations, Customer Support/Service, Dental Insurance, Detail Oriented, Economic Analysis, Economics, FCC (Federal Communications Commission), Fax Machines, Federal Government, Federal Laws and Regulations, Finance, Financial Analysis, Financial Modeling, Financial Planning, Government, Internal Rate of Return (IRR), Investment Accounting, Investment Services, Leadership, Legal, Life Insurance, Maintain Compliance, Market Analysis, Market Trend Analysis, Metrics, Multitasking, Negotiation Skills, Net Present Value (NPV), Network Architecture/Engineering, Network Operations Center, Organizational Skills, Partner Sales, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Pricing, Printers, Product Planning, Product Pricing, Profit & Loss Analysis, Quantitative Analysis, Quantum Computing, Service Delivery, Strategic Analysis, Strategic Planning, Team Player, United States Citizen, Vision Plan, Wholesale Industry
LOCATION
Mobile, AL
POSTED
4 days ago

Uniti is a premier insurgent fiber provider dedicated to enabling mission-critical connectivity across the United States.

With a steadfast commitment to customer service, operational excellence, and superior network capabilities, Uniti builds, operates and delivers critical fiber-based communications services to connect and empower people and businesses.

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About the Role:

The Consultant - Pricing, Dark Fiber & Fiber Infrastructure will lead pricing strategy, deal support, and commercial analysis for Uniti's wholesale fiber infrastructure offerings, with a primary focus on hyperscale customers and large strategic opportunities. This role is responsible for developing market-competitive, financially sound pricing for dark fiber, route-based infrastructure solutions, and related fiber network services.

This position partners closely with Sales, Finance, Network Planning, Product, Legal, and Executive leadership to structure complex opportunities, support customer negotiations, and drive disciplined commercial outcomes. The ideal candidate combines strong financial and analytical skills with an understanding of fiber infrastructure economics, hyperscale buying behaviors, and wholesale telecom contract structures.

What You'll Do:

  • Develop pricing strategies and financial models for dark fiber, fiber infrastructure, and related wholesale network solutions, with emphasis on hyperscale and large enterprise opportunities.
  • Lead commercial pricing support for complex bids, custom builds, overbuilds, route expansions, and strategic customer pursuits.
  • Analyze deal economics including revenue, margin, capital requirements, payback, NPV, IRR, and long-term value creation.
  • Structure and price IRU, lease, and other long-term commercial arrangements for metro and long-haul fiber opportunities.
  • Partner with Sales and business leadership to create customer-specific pricing recommendations that align market competitiveness with Uniti's return thresholds.
  • Support negotiation strategy by evaluating pricing concessions, term options, volume commitments, renewal structures, and non-recurring versus recurring revenue tradeoffs.
  • Build and maintain pricing tools, scenario models, and approval packages for executive review.
  • Collaborate with Network Engineering, Construction, and Operations teams to incorporate route design, build cost, capacity assumptions, and service delivery considerations into commercial models.
  • Assess competitive market dynamics, customer demand trends, and infrastructure economics across targeted geographies and strategic verticals.
  • Provide pricing guidance for opportunities tied to data centers, cloud service providers, AI-driven demand, 5G, quantum computing, and government-related network requirements.
  • Support development of pricing governance, approval workflows, and commercial best practices across Wholesale and Uniti Fiber.
  • Prepare clear, executive-level summaries of deal economics, risks, assumptions, and recommended pricing positions.
  • Partner with Finance on forecast assumptions, revenue planning, and portfolio performance tracking.
  • Conduct post-deal analysis to improve pricing discipline, win-rate effectiveness, and return performance over time.

Do You Have:

  • Master of Business Administration or Master's degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting, related quantitative field.
  • 3+ years of experience in corporate finance, investment banking, accounting, pricing, or similar.
  • Strong financial modeling and quantitative analysis skills.
  • Advanced proficiency in Excel and experience building scenario-based pricing models.
  • Ability to evaluate capital-intensive infrastructure opportunities and communicate recommendations to senior stakeholders.
  • Strong collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to work cross-functionally across commercial, technical, and financial teams.
  • Knowledge of CRM, CPQ, pricing governance, or business intelligence tools.
  • Strong understanding of pricing principles, profitability analysis, and investment return metrics.
  • Ability to balance strategic growth objectives with disciplined commercial decision-making.
  • Strong business judgment and comfort operating in a fast-paced, high-visibility environment.
  • Excellent presentation skills, with the ability to distill complex models into concise recommendations.
  • High attention to detail and strong organizational skills.
  • Ability to manage multiple opportunities simultaneously with changing priorities and tight timelines

Physical Tasks- Standing Occasionally: 0-33% | Walking Occasionally: 0-33% |Sitting and Stationary: Continuously: 67-100% | Bending: Occasionally: 0-33% | Crouching: Occasionally: 0-33% | Carrying: Occasionally: 0-33% | Reaching: Occasionally: 0-33% |Lifting -Lowering >1-15 lbs: Occasionally: 0-33% | Repetitive Hand Action: Medium Dexterity: Continuously: 67-100% | Fine Manipulating: Frequently: 34-66%

Audio Visual Needs - Hearing: Continuously: 67-100%| Near Vision: Continuously: 67-100% | Far Vision: Occasionally: 0-33% | Peripheral Vision: Occasionally: 0-33%

Equipment Used in Job Performance: Computer, Printer, Fax, Telephone, Basic Office Supplies, Copier

The starting compensation range for this job is $76,000 to $99,900.

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Our Benefits:

  • Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance Plans
  • 401K Plan
  • Health & Flexible Savings Account
  • Life and AD&D, Spousal Life, Child Life Insurance Plans
  • Educational Assistance Plan

Uniti is an equal opportunity employer. At Uniti, we celebrate the authenticity and uniqueness of our people and their ideas. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, genetic information, protected veteran status, current military status, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, creed, citizenship status, or any other status protected by law, and to give full consideration to qualified disabled individuals and protected veterans.

Actual base pay for this job will depend on the candidates primary work location and other factors, such as relevant skills and experience.

Notice to Non-U.S. Citizens:Uniti, as a holder of licenses granted by the Federal Communications Commission, is required to notify and to obtain approval from federal regulatory agencies prior to granting certain system/network access to any non-U.S. citizen personnel. Offers of employment extended to non-U.S. citizens are contingent upon receiving the requisite approval from agencies overseeing compliance. Non-U.S. citizens are required to provide Uniti with the personal identifying information required to obtain the necessary approval prior to accessing certain systems and/or Uniti's network. If you are not a U.S. citizen, please notify your recruiter or contact HR Legal as soon as possible for information on Uniti's foreign personnel disclosure and approval requirements.

Notice to Applicants: Depending on the position and its job functions, offers of employment may be contingent upon successful completion of certain pre-employment screenings, including but not limited to drug-screen, motor vehicle records check, or other pre-employment screening. All such screenings will be conducted by an external third-party with the Candidate's written consent and in accordance with federal and state law. Refusal to authorize or submit to a required pre-employment screening may disqualify the candidate from employment. Any misrepresentation during the application or interview process may result in denial of employment, withdrawal of offer, or termination.

About the Company

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Windstream Communications, LLC

Windstream is not just a Fortune 500 company. We’re also the provider of choice for four out of five Fortune 500 companies for data, voice, network and cloud solutions.For more information about Windstream and our culture, visit www.windstreamtalent.com.

A Trusted Advisor   Single Point of Contact

Windstream delivers enterprise-class data, voice, network and cloud solutions with superior performance, enhanced security and exceptional reliability to businesses nationwide through a single point of contact. Whether your enterprise is small or large, with one location or many, Windstream is the communications and technology service provider you need with technical expertise and advanced network capabilities.

Smart, Customized Communications Solutions

Windstream provides customized data, voice, network and cloud services, including disaster recovery, managed services, networking, VoIP and more—with more than 115,000 fiber route miles across North America. Our industry-leading, certified experts can assess your environment and design a business optimizing solution that’s right for you today and can grow with you tomorrow.

Reliable, Secure   Personalized Service

As a $6 billion company with a nationwide presence, Windstream provides customers with dependable data, voice, network and cloud services and the peace of mind that comes from having your communications needs met by a financially solid provider. Customers further benefit from a level of personalized service that’s unrivaled in the industry.

COMPANY SIZE
10,000 employees or more
INDUSTRY
Internet Services
FOUNDED
2006
WEBSITE
https://www.windstream.com/