Kushal TR
Kushal TR

Senior Global Pricing and Commercial Strategy Leader

Actively looking · Member since 7 Oct 2026
Location
Bengaluru, India
Desired salary
Unspecified
Work preference
Remote Only
Experience level
Lead

About

Professional summary

I am a global pricing, commercial finance, and revenue operations leader with more than 15 years of experience across Asia, EMEA, and global markets. I specialize in pricing strategy, governance, commercial analytics, forecasting, scenario planning, and executive decision support.

I lead teams and cross-functional stakeholders to develop commercially sound pricing recommendations, evaluate business cases, optimize margins, and improve profitability. My experience includes supporting strategic deals, bids, tenders, portfolio decisions, and investment trade-offs.

I have managed global pricing operations supporting more than $100M in revenue and led teams of over 25 pricing professionals. I partner closely with Sales, Finance, Supply Chain, Operations, and Product teams to strengthen pricing integrity and revenue assurance.

I have driven pricing transformation initiatives through CPQ enablement, process standardization, workflow automation, AI solutions, and governance programs. These initiatives improved operational efficiency, compliance, and decision-making quality.

I bring strong financial modeling, KPI reporting, competitive analysis, margin optimization, and stakeholder-management capabilities. I hold an MBA in Finance and Marketing and combine commercial strategy with data-driven execution.

Skills

13 capabilities

Tech stack & tools

Working toolkit

Languages & Frameworks

Marketing and Sales Tools

Experience

Career history

Team Manager – Pricing Strategy & Deal Management HP Inc.

Led pricing governance and commercial decision support across Asia, managing more than 25 pricing professionals supporting strategic deals, bids, and tenders.

Developed pricing recommendations through scenario modeling, sensitivity analysis, profitability assessments, and commercial analytics. Partnered with senior leaders on pricing strategy, competitive positioning, investments, and growth opportunities.

Drove approval governance, pricing integrity, and revenue-assurance controls that prevented more than $1M in revenue leakage. Delivered executive reporting, KPI insights, pricing trend analysis, and business recommendations.

Transformation Enablement Lead – Pricing & Deal Management HP Inc.

Led pricing transformation, CPQ enablement, process standardization, and governance programs.

Implemented automation, AI, and workflow solutions that improved efficiency by 40% and increased compliance to 98%. Mentored more than 40 professionals in pricing governance, analytics, and commercial excellence.

Intercompany Pricing Product Owner Diageo

Owned global pricing governance across more than 20 legal entities supporting revenue operations exceeding $100M.

Managed pricing frameworks, pricing conditions, margin models, and cross-functional pricing execution. Provided pricing analysis, commercial insights, forecasting inputs, and recommendations for strategic decisions.

Process Team Lead HP Inc. EMEA

Managed commercial operations supporting more than 100 channel partners across EMEA.

Built KPI scorecards and executive reviews while leading transformation initiatives that reduced operating costs and improved customer outcomes.

Senior Pricing Analyst TNT Network

Managed strategic account pricing, commercial modeling, negotiation support, and scenario analysis.

Improved competitiveness by 20% through pricing and commercial analysis.

Senior Financial Analyst Inforce Computing

Performed pricing, cost, and profitability analysis to support commercial decision-making.

Contributed to a 20% year-over-year margin improvement through financial and profitability analysis.

Financial Analyst – Pricing of Financial Products Northern Trust

Provided pricing and valuation support for mutual fund portfolios.

Ensured reporting accuracy and compliance in financial product pricing operations.

Education

Learning history

IIM Kashipur

Executive Programme, Marketing Analytics and Customer Valuation

Completed an Executive Programme in Marketing Analytics and Customer Valuation.

Bangalore University

MBA, Finance and Marketing

Completed a Master of Business Administration in Finance and Marketing.

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