Job description

The Associate Director of Pricing (Grocery E-commerce & Dynamic Pricing Strategy) at Careem Quik in Dubai, United Arab Emirates is responsible for owning the strategic pricing roadmap for essential grocery items across multiple markets, driving growth, customer loyalty, and sustainable margins within a high-frequency retail and e-commerce environment. The role involves building a best-in-class pricing engine from the ground up, transitioning from manual pricing processes to a fully automated, productized pricing ecosystem leveraging data analytics, SQL, Python, R, and algorithmic pricing methodologies. The position sits at the intersection of commercial strategy and product development, requiring deep collaboration with Product and Engineering teams to implement dynamic pricing logic, workflow automation, and scalable systems. The candidate will design and execute experimental frameworks including pricing experiments and A/B testing to quantify price elasticity and consumer sensitivity, using large datasets and data modeling to extract actionable insights. Responsibilities include optimizing commercial performance by balancing competitive pricing and margin optimization, ensuring localized execution across multiple geographical markets, and monitoring daily pricing health through performance analytics. The role demands expertise in revenue management, pricing strategy, and e-commerce pricing within grocery, FMCG, or high-frequency retail sectors, along with the ability to translate complex analytical outputs into strategic recommendations for C-suite stakeholders. The position supports Careem’s broader AI-driven transformation by leveraging automation, data-driven decision-making, and scalable pricing technologies to enhance operational efficiency and customer experience.