Product Manager

Product Manager, Data Integration/Connectors (B2B) 

Houston Based Hybrid Role only.

This position will report to a Group Product Management Leader, spanning Smart Price Optimization & Management and Smart CPQ. The Product Manager will lead and develop an effective business plan, strategy, and roadmap for the PROS Platform.  The Product Manager will lead the company development in terms of data integration with external systems, providing out-of-the box connectors with major ERPs, CRMs or other partner software companies. 

The Product Manager is expected to continuously evaluate business opportunities and optimize the product portfolio through deep industry and technology expertise. This is an inherently cross-functional role, requiring close collaboration with other product managers, engineering, AI-Science, UX, operations, marketing, sales, finance, and executive teams.  

The Product Manager will also serve as the internal and external evangelist and subject matter expert (SME) for our Platform, including working with the sales channel and key customers.  

The Company - PROS: 

PROS Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: PRO) provides AI-powered solutions that optimize selling in the digital economy. PROS solutions make it possible for companies to price, configure and sell their products and services in an omnichannel environment with speed, precision and consistency. Our customers, who are leaders in their markets, benefit from decades of data science expertise infused into our industry solutions.  

A Day in the Life of a Product Manager - About the role: 

• Developing innovative product strategy in collaboration with key stakeholders (engineering, sales, professional services, etc.) and articulating the rationale to support the reasons and decisions. 
• Empathizing with key user personas to define market problems, drive priorities around product capabilities to solve those problems, and understand how to explain and demonstrate capability benefits to buyer personas 
• Inspiring, motivating, and aligning a diverse team with your strategic vision and passion 
• Having strong organizational and follow-through skills to drive execution by managing down, up and across the company 
• Managing enterprise SaaS products and/or services and coordinate tasking across multiple teams, services, and products to deliver complete end-to-end features 

Required Qualifications - About you: 

We’re looking for candidates who have a combination of the following achievements, skill sets and behaviors to be successful in this role: 

• 5+ years of experience in Product Management in enterprise software, preferably SaaS 
• Technical background and understanding of data integration principles from a technical standpoint - Experience with data/application integration (e.g. Boomi, MuleSoft, Workato, Fivetran, etc.) 
• Knowledge on ERP (SAP or Microsoft D365 F&O) / Knowledge on CRM (SFDC or Microsoft D365) 
• Proven record of working closely with Engineering, UX and Data Science teams  
• Experience creating compelling business cases and financial analyses from thorough, fact-based research   
• Ability to interact readily with customers and partner companies as well as cross-functional technical and non-technical teams / Ability to deal with several projects in parallel 
• Can write clear and concise end-user documentation and produce demo/training content 
• Experience using Atlassian products for planning and documentation (Jira, Confluence, etc.) 

Skills & Personal Characteristics: 

• Ownership 
• Innovation 
• Care 

Why PROS?

PROS culture and the truly extraordinary people who work here are at the very core of our success. We have a passion for what we do, and we won’t stop until we’ve delivered on our promises. We’re committed to the success of our customers. That’s why we think harder and dream bigger – so our customers can go even further than they ever imagined possible.

This is a unique opportunity to join a company that has 30+ years of proven success with a long runway of more success.

Our people make PROS stand out from the rest. If you want to be a part of something truly extraordinary, come help us shape the future of how companies compete and win in their markets.

Work Environment:

Most work activities are performed in an office or home-office environment and require little to moderate physical exertion. Work activities may require periods of extended hours, critical deadlines and stressful situations. To successfully complete the tasks of this position, individuals must be able to communicate clearly (in writing and orally), comprehend business terminology, interpret numerical data.

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