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Technology Counsel

Come for the culture, grow your career and enjoy the journey

When you join PROS, you’re joining a community of people who genuinely care – about their work, communities, customers, and each other. We empower our teams to be their best from anywhere, and trust that wherever you are, you’re going to bring your best self and do your best work.

We take care of our people so you can focus on our customers, business priorities and the important things outside of work. We prioritize flexibility and wellbeing to help our people:

Rest: Quarterly Recharge Days, company-wide mental health holidays to unplug
Reset: Work Well Wednesdays, a ‘quiet’ day to help prioritize focused work with minimal distractions
Recharge: Trusted Time Off (US) so you can plan for the time you need when you need it
Reap rewards: Competitive benefits and compensation packages, including paid maternity and paternity leave, adoption and IVF benefits, baby bucks, 401(k) match, pet insurance and more
Reach your full potential: Leadership training, dedicated people leader programs and resources, Learn and Connect cultural series, active Employee Resource Groups

We celebrate and embrace different views and ideas, and all play a role in fostering an inclusive environment that encourages and protects diversity of thought. Our inclusive culture is one of the reasons we’re a Great Place to Work.

Our customers tell us over and over that they ultimately choose PROS because of our people. They love our solutions, but at the end of the day, they don’t choose our technology—they choose us. And that is the ultimate compliment.

We invite you to join our team and grow your career at PROS! Help us shape the future of how companies compete and win in their markets!

What you’ll do

We are looking for an outstanding lawyer with 5-10 years of legal experience to join our legal team. This position will be part of the US legal team where you will lead and support PROS go-to-market teams, providing PROS commercial and product teams with legal advice, and identifying and mitigating legal risks related to all customer contracting lifecycle matters.

You will report to PROS Associate General Counsel - Commercial, and work with a wider global team across disciplines to develop a thorough understanding of PROS business and devise practical legal solutions to allow PROS business leaders to move quickly while ensuring compliance with applicable laws, and company policies and practices.

Responsibilities:

Commercial Contracting - Supporting the entire customer contracting lifecycle, including drafting, reviewing and negotiating technology transactions through post-signature management, in a fast-paced environment to ensure timely execution of agreements consistent with applicable laws and business objectives. Providing pragmatic judgment and advice, particularly in determining the significance of legal matters and effectively measuring and balancing legal and business risks to solve day-to-day issues across all areas applicable to PROS commercial operations, including data privacy, intellectual property, data security and compliance
Product Counsel - Developing a strong understanding of PROS product functionality and serving as a business enabler for our business and technology leaders on legal risks associated with PROS product development lifecycle, allowing them to move quickly while remaining within legal requirements
Leadership - Driving legal departmental strategic initiatives, including internal client self-service, playbooks, templates, trainings, and technologies to help PROS legal team increase efficiencies and scale in support of PROS business needs. Take initiative, embrace ambiguity, and think outside of the box when confronting new issues and pursuing novel approaches to old problems
Compliance - Continuously improving processes, policies, procedures, and templates to ensure compliance with changing regulatory requirements applicable to PROS US commercial operations, by monitoring trends, anticipating potential challenges, and developing mitigation strategies in advance
Dispute Resolution - Anticipating and handling commercial legal disputes and inquiries in the US in consultation with outside counsel, including advising on strategy.

Who will make a great fit

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

A JD with 5-10 years of corporate/transactional experience at either a large law firm and/or enterprise software company, with direct experience drafting and negotiating complex SaaS technology transactional documents
Extensive experience drafting and negotiating commercial contracts, with a proven talent for non-confrontational negotiations
Understanding of data privacy laws, including GDPR and US state laws
Strong attention to detail, willingness to take the initiative, find solutions, make recommendations, co-ordinate internally and implement change
Exceptional ability to consistently deliver creative, thoughtful, and business-focused results that balance growth and risk in fast paced customer facing transactions
Strong business acumen, adaptable, comfortable with ambiguity and risk and excited by dynamic change and problem solving
Ability to address complex issues in creative ways, adept at partnering with sales leadership to develop win-win solutions, always keeping the customer in mind
Team player, with a good sense of humor and high level of integrity, responsibility, and professionalism
Ability to travel up to 5-10%

Key characteristics and skills for success

Ownership
Innovation
Care
Continuous learner
Team player

Imposter syndrome is a real thing, and we don’t want to miss great candidates because of it so please apply — we’d love to hear from you

Per PROS policy, employees are not required to be vaccinated. We have health and safety measures in place at our office locations to create a safe space for in-person collaborate with colleagues.

About our hybrid workplace

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

This job description is intended to convey information essential to understanding the scope of the job and the general nature and level of work performed by job holders within this position. This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of qualifications, skills, efforts, duties, responsibilities or working conditions associated with the position.

About PROS

PROS Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: PRO) is your company’s best-kept secret for profitable growth. Viewed as a market-leader by both Gartner and IDC for its CPQ and price optimization capabilities, PROS advanced AI delivers results to the world’s top brands including Cargill, Etihad, Honeywell, HP, Lenovo, Lufthansa, Siemens and more. With more than 30 million AI models, PROS award winning AI is the driving force in processing more than 2 trillion transactions per year. PROS customers report up to 96% efficiency gain, up to 5% margin improvement and up to 20% revenue lift, according to a recent ROI study. To learn more, visit www.pros.com.

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.

This job description is intended to convey information essential to understanding the scope of the job and the general nature and level of work performed by job holders within this job. This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of qualifications, skills, efforts, duties, responsibilities or working conditions associated with the position.

By PROS

PROS mission is to help people and companies outperform by enabling smarter selling in the digital economy. We’ve developed our predictive and prescriptive guidance over decades of testing in complex, real-world business cases, and our team of exp...

4 jobs

FUNDING

Public

INDUSTRY

Computer Hardware Development

TEAM SIZE

1001-5000

LOCATION

Hybrid, based in Houston, TX

DATE POSTED

July 21, 2023