PROS Professional Services Associate reviews

Management, compensation, and poor technology are all factors on why I left PROS. Management lacks the skill to effectively manage, motivate, and improve employees. For example, a head of a department once stated during an all hands meeting that even though stock price has increased significantly they would not pass along any additional benefits to employees since people weren't leaving because of pay. The technology PROS sells is very expensive and many potential clients often question the value of the investment. I will say that PROS does do a great job with the science of pricing, however the platform they build it on resembles something from the 90's. The platform can only be run with Internet Explorer and outdated Java. Finally, the industry that PROS serves has a low economic moat and medium to low barriers to entry. With new competition coming from large companies like Oracle and small, lean start-ups, PROS will likely struggle in the years to come to keep its technology relevant.

Pay is not as competitive as other companies in the same space. Career development and matching jobs to skills is not a priority. After one employee was let go, employees were told that there is a lot of available talent on the market and that the company is taking the opportunity to "upgrade" the workforce. Even though the founder of the company still comes in every week, the company lacks a "soul" or any type of heritage that employees can rally around. The previous review about the CEO berating people is spot on.