Senior Pricing Advisor
Job Summary
About us:
Linklaters is a global law firm providing legal services in 20 countries and through 30 offices.
Linklaters is a people business. Being best in class in the eyes of our clients means that our people must be exceptional.
We look not only for brilliant minds but for people who will thrive in our environment: people who love working collaboratively and demonstrate the innovative efficient agile entrepreneurial and responsible mind-set we aim to bring to every interaction.
Ours is an environment of outperformance. We achieve this not with targets and incentives but by fostering a positive supportive fair and open atmosphere.
We respect and value difference but insist on inclusivity. We celebrate all aspects of diversity and challenge any form of bias. This is vital to our ability to work as one team with a common goal.
About the role:
Were looking for a Senior Pricing Advisor to join our Finance function in London playing a critical role in shaping how we price our work and support profitable client-focused decision making across the firm.
Working closely with Partners Client Relationship teams and colleagues across Finance and the wider business youll lead on developing innovative pricing propositions for complex often global fee arrangements. Youll combine commercial insight robust financial modelling and a collaborative approach to support pricing negotiations panel and framework agreements and live matter pricing.
This is a highly visible role offering variety and influence. Youll help embed pricing capability across the firm through training insights and hands-on support while also driving best practice governance and continuous improvement in pricing discipline globally. Alongside this youll leverage data and tools such as Excel and Tableau to create impactful reporting share trends and inform strategic decision-making.
For someone who enjoys partnering with stakeholders solving complex commercial challenges and operating at the intersection of finance strategy and client delivery this role offers real breadth autonomy and the chance to make a tangible impact.
What were looking for:
Youll bring strong pricing and commercial experience ideally from a professional services environment and be confident operating in a fast-paced stakeholder-rich particular were looking for someone who can demonstrate:
- Experience in pricing activities including fee analysis financial modelling and supporting (or leading) pricing negotiations
- A proven ability to work collaboratively with Partners and business stakeholders to shape commercially sound pricing solutions
- Strong analytical capability with experience managing and interpreting complex financial data
- Advanced Excel skills (this will be assessed as part of the recruitment process)
- The confidence to influence decision-making and balance commerciality with long-term profitability
- A proactive self-motivated approach with the ability to take ownership and work accurately under pressure
Desirable (but not essential) experience includes Tableau PowerPoint and SAP-facing Excel analysis. A professional qualification (ACCA or CIMA) is welcomed but not required.
Just as importantly youll have a strong client-service mindset enjoy working as part of a team and bring the flexibility and curiosity needed to thrive in a global collaborative environment.
Whats on offer:
This position is being offered on a remote basis or based at the Linklaters London office with a hybrid working model available.
Joining Team Linklaters will see you qualify for a range of benefits designed to reward the vital contribution youll be making to our success. These include:
Health & Wellbeing
Private Medical Insurance
Free in-house fitness centre and subsidised health club memberships
Free onsite GP service and periodic health assessments
Finance
Pension and flexible savings options
Income protection and life assurance
Mortgage advice and will-writing services
Family & Lifestyle
Electric car and cycle to work schemes
Emergency family care
Additional holiday/birthday leave
Maternity/paternity/sharedparental leave
Travel insurance and season ticket loan
Option to join sports and social clubs as well as our employee networks groups (such as our Gender Equality Network With Pride or Social Mobility Networks)
Technical Skills
This list of duties and responsibilities above is not exhaustive. It is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for the performance of this job. As such the role may also include the undertaking of additional tasks as required.
Application Policy
Applications and CVs (direct or via agency) areonlyaccepted online via the related to our roles must be directed to the relevant recruitment team andnotthe partners practices or stakeholders (forlegal rolesorforbusiness team roles).
Required Experience:
Senior IC