Sr. Technical Project Manager

About Us:
We are the leader in human-centric cybersecurity. Half a million customers including 87 of the Fortune 100 rely on Proofpoint to protect their organizations. Were driven by a mission to stay ahead of bad actors and safeguard the digital world. Join us in our pursuit to defend data and protect people.

How We Work:
At Proofpoint youll be part of a global team that breaks barriers to redefine cybersecurity guided by our BRAVE core values: Bold in how we dream and innovate Responsive to feedback challenges and opportunities Accountable for results and best-in-class outcomes Visionary in future-focused problem-solving Exceptional in execution and impact.

Corporate Overview

Proofpoint is a leading cybersecurity company protecting organizations greatest assets and biggest risks: vulnerabilities in people. With an integrated suite of cloud-based solutions Proofpoint helps companies around the world stop targeted threats safeguard their data and make their users more resilient against cyber attacks.

Leading organizations of all sizes including more than half of the Fortune 1000 rely on Proofpoint for people-centric security and compliance solutions mitigating their most critical risks across email the cloud social media and the web. We are singularly devoted to helping our customers protect their greatest assets and biggest security risk: their people. Thats why were a leader in next-generation cybersecurity. Protection Starts with People.

The Role

Proofpoint is seeking a proactive organized and experienced individual with excellent customer service and project management skills to join the Professional Services team.

Your customer-facing role will include planning and managing midsized to extremely large

complex engagements. You will be responsible for setting customer expectations planning projects facilitating communications managing escalations and driving projects to successful completion.

Your day-to-day

• Engage with new and existing enterprise customers in a technical project management capacity.
• Work with the project teams to create detailed project plans and drive them to completion.
• Track and manage project dependencies work progress project risks and resource allocation.
• Coordinate and facilitate planning and working meetings.
• Ensure plans are aligned with resources company objectives and technical standards.
• Ensure plan objectives and milestones are clearly defined and attainable.
• Provide regular status reports to customer and management (including executives) as necessary
• Manage (typically 10-20) projects simultaneously and ensure that project needs are being met and processes are being
• followed.
• Work collaboratively with other Proofpoint departments including sales support engineering and product management to
• ensure successful completion of customer engagements by acting as a customer advocate.
• Proactively assess and communicate project risks and associated risk strategies.
• Facilitate customer escalations managing communication plans and driving issues to resolution.
• Manage internal projects within Professional Services to improve quality and efficiency of services to customer as needed.
• Collaborate with members of the Professional Services team as well as other departments in refining and expanding
• Professional Services operational best practices and processes.

What you bring to the team

• Bachelors Degree or equivalent experience
• Strong industry experience in a customer-facing technical field such as professional services sales engineering or technical support with an excellent customer service record
• Experience in working with multiple customers and have an aptitude for managing changing priorities
• Experience in large systems design and project implementation for enterprise email environments
• Broad technical knowledge of Internet products and technologies
• Aptitude for technical learning
• Strong email email security and messaging infrastructure project delivery experience; knowledge of archiving and supervision methodology a plus
• Ability to work at all levels within an organization including C-Levels of organizations both technically and professionally
• Adept at conflict resolution: This job entails working with a variety of people and personalities
• Adaptable and flexible work style to accommodate working with several different customers at once
• Familiarity with Data Loss Prevention that may include Endpoint DLP applications Cloud Application Security Broker Isolation a plus
• A broad understanding of Internet protocols and how they work particularly HTTP SMTP IMAP RFC822 LDAP PKI; CASB and other cloud architectures a plus
• Basic knowledge of networking topology TCP/IP protocol network configuration and components (firewalls routers etc.) a plus

Why Proofpoint

Protecting people is at the heart of our award-winning lineup of cybersecurity solutions and the people who work here are the key to our success. Were a customer-focused and a driven-to-win organization with leading-edge products. We are an inclusive diverse multinational company that believes in culture fit but more importantly culture-add and we strongly encourage people from all walks of life to apply.

We believe in hiring the best and the brightest to help cultivate our culture of collaboration and appreciation. Apply today and explore your future at Proofpoint! #LifeAtProofpoint

Why Proofpoint At Proofpoint we believe that an exceptional career experience includes a comprehensive compensation and benefits package. Here are just a few reasons youll love working with us:

Competitive compensation

Comprehensive benefits

Learning & Development: We are committed to the growth and development of our team members offering a range of programs including leadership and professional development workshops stretch project assignments and mentoring opportunities to help employees reach their full potential.

Flexible work environment: Remote options hybrid schedules flexible hours etc..

Annual wellness and community outreach days

Always on recognition for your contributions

Global collaboration and networking opportunities

Our Culture:

Our culture is rooted in values that inspire belonging empower purpose and drive success-every day for everyone. We encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds experiences and perspectives. If you need accommodation during the application or interview process please reach out to . How to Apply Interested Submit your application here We cant wait to hear from you!