Congo/PROs Technical Architect

Our client, a IT Services and Consulting company, is looking for a Congo/PROs Technical Architect for their St. Paul, MN/ Hybrid location.

Responsibilities:

• Solution Architecture & Design - leading discovery, defining blueprints, and governing technical decisions
• Implementation & Technical Delivery - hands-on Conga/PROS configuration, Salesforce development, and API integrations
• Pricing & Revenue Optimization (PROS) - AI-driven pricing models, price tables, and deal guidance
• Stakeholder Engagement & Leadership - client-facing ownership, team mentoring, and pre-sales support
• Quality, Governance & Testing - UAT, QA standards, platform upgrades, and compliance

Solution architecture & design

• Design and own end-to-end CPQ architecture using Conga CPQ (Apttus) and/or PROS Smart CPQ, ensuring alignment with business and technical requirements.
• Lead discovery workshops with business stakeholders to capture quoting, pricing, and contract lifecycle requirements.
• Define solution blueprints, data models, integration patterns, and configuration standards.
• Evaluate trade-offs between configuration, customization, and third-party integrations to recommend optimal approaches.
• Govern technical design decisions across project teams, ensuring adherence to platform best practices.

Implementation & technical delivery

• Configure and customize Conga CPQ / PROS modules including product catalog, pricing waterfalls, guided selling, approval workflows, and document generation.
• Develop Apex classes, triggers, Visualforce pages, and Lightning Web Components to extend Salesforce-based CPQ functionality.
• Build and maintain REST/SOAP API integrations between CPQ platforms and ERP, CRM, and e-commerce systems (SAP, Oracle, Salesforce).
• Lead data migration efforts including product, pricing, and contract data from legacy systems.
• Perform code reviews and enforce development standards across the delivery team.

Pricing & revenue optimization (pros)

• Architect PROS pricing intelligence solutions including AI-driven price optimization, deal scoring, and dynamic pricing models.
• Configure PROS pricing tables, price lists, segments, and guidance recommendations aligned to commercial strategy.
• Collaborate with pricing strategy teams to translate business rules into PROS pricing algorithms and workflows.
• Enable PROS analytics dashboards to support sales performance monitoring and margin management.

Stakeholder engagement & leadership

• Serve as the primary technical point of contact for CPQ/CLM engagements with clients and internal teams.
• Mentor junior developers and functional consultants on CPQ configuration, best practices, and coding standards.
• Collaborate with Project Managers to create and refine technical estimates, project plans, and risk logs.
• Present architecture proposals, technical designs, and project status updates to C-level and VP stakeholders.
• Support pre-sales activities including RFP responses, solution demonstrations, and effort estimation.

Quality, governance & testing

• Define and enforce QA standards, including unit testing frameworks and regression test plans for CPQ solutions.
• Lead UAT planning and execution in coordination with business stakeholders.
• Manage technical debt and platform upgrades in line with Conga and PROS release schedules.
• Ensure solutions comply with data security, privacy (GDPR/CCPA), and audit requirements.

Requirements:

• 8+ years of enterprise software implementation experience
• 5+ years hands-on with Conga CPQ (Apttus) or PROS Smart CPQ
• 3+ years in a Solution/Technical Architect capacity
• Proven delivery of large-scale CPQ projects ($1M+ engagements)
• Salesforce platform (Apex, LWC, Flows, SOQL)
• REST/SOAP API integration patterns
• Conga Composer, Conga Sign, or Conga Contracts
• PROS Pricing & Configure modules
• ERP integration: SAP S/4HANA or Oracle
• Salesforce Certified Platform Developer I/II
• Salesforce Certified Application Architect
• Conga Certified CPQ Specialist
• PROS Certified Implementation Specialist
• Excellent communication with executive audiences
• Strong analytical and problem-solving mindset
• Ability to manage competing priorities in agile delivery
• Collaborative leadership and team mentoring
• Experience with Zuora or Ironclad CLM
• Knowledge of CPQ-to-ERP order management flows
• Familiarity with Agile / SAFe delivery frameworks
• Exposure to AI/ML pricing models
• Multi-cloud CRM architecture experience
• Revenue recognition knowledge (ASC 606)
• 12.00 Years of Experience

Skills:

• Category Name Required Importance Experience
• Enterprise and SaaS Softwares Salesforce Conga CLM Yes 1 6 + Years
• Enterprise and SaaS Softwares Salesforce CPQ Custom Scripts Yes 1 6 + Years
• Enterprise and SaaS Softwares Salesforce CPQ Quote Templates Yes 1 6 + Years
• Enterprise and SaaS Softwares Salesforce Revenue Cloud CPQ Yes 1 6 + Years
• Enterprise and SaaS Softwares SF Revenue Cloud Billing Yes 1 6 + Years
• Salesforce Salesforce CPQ Yes 1 6 + Years

Why Should You Apply?

• Health Benefits
• Referral Program
• Excellent growth and advancement opportunities