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Company Overview

Proofpoint is a leading cybersecurity company that protects organizations’ greatest assets and biggest risks: their people. With a comprehensive suite of cloud-based solutions, Proofpoint helps companies worldwide stop targeted threats, safeguard their data, and empower users to be more resilient against cyberattacks.

More than half of the Fortune 1000 and organizations of all sizes rely on Proofpoint for people-centric security and compliance solutions, addressing critical risks across email, the cloud, social media, and the web.

We are singularly devoted to protecting people—their data, their identities, and their organizations. That’s why Proofpoint is a leader in next-generation cybersecurity.

About This Role

Our Advanced Technology Group (ATG) is one of the fastest-growing business units at Proofpoint. Our mission is to protect customers from risks tied to activity, behavior, and data loss across endpoints, networks, and cloud applications while accelerating response to security incidents.

We are on the cutting edge of data, system, and cloud protection, serving some of the world’s largest and most influential brands. Our people-centric platform is industry-leading, driven by innovative technologies that solve some of today’s most pressing security challenges.

We are seeking a Sales Specialist to serve as the primary sales interface for customers and prospects across the East and Southern regions of the United States. Reporting to the leader of our Advanced Technology Group, this role will partner closely with Proofpoint’s sales teams and directly engage customers to drive growth in the Advanced Technology portfolio, including solutions like Email Fraud Defense, Adaptive Email DLP, and emerging products.

This is a quota-carrying role in one of the company’s highest-growth segments. The ideal candidate is self-motivated, results-driven, and eager to contribute to the continued success of Proofpoint in this strategic region.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Planning : Develop and execute a long-term strategy to grow the East and Southern US territory, aligning resources to achieve short- and long-term goals.

• Collaboration : Partner with cross-functional teams, channel partners, and internal sales resources to implement the strategy and drive results.

• Financial Oversight : Deliver accurate financial forecasting and performance updates, ensuring alignment with revenue targets.

• Customer Engagement : Build strong relationships with existing customers to meet business and technical goals, while also driving demand generation and customer acquisition in the region.

• Channel Engagement : Drive scale and growth through effective engagement with channel partners and indirect sales motions.

• Cultural Contribution : Foster a team culture of accountability, collaboration, and positivity.

Requirements

• Proven success in developing and executing territory growth plans, forecasting, and maintaining CRM discipline.

• Strong background in demand generation, customer engagement, and driving financial growth in enterprise markets.

• Experience working with channel partners and indirect sales strategies to achieve scale.

• Excellent interpersonal skills to align cross-functional teams and build meaningful customer relationships.

• Background in selling advanced technological and security solutions in enterprise markets.

• Willingness to travel within the East and Southern US regions as needed.

Why Proofpoint?

Protecting people is at the heart of our award-winning cybersecurity solutions, and our team is key to our success. At Proofpoint, we’re a customer-focused, driven-to-win organization with innovative products and a strong sense of purpose.

We celebrate diversity, inclusion, and belonging, striving to create an environment where everyone feels empowered to bring their authentic selves to work. We believe in hiring for culture-add, not just culture fit, and welcome applicants from all walks of life.

If you’re looking to grow with a dynamic, collaborative team, explore your future at Proofpoint today! #LifeAtProofpoint

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If you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you'll enjoy your career with us!

Proofpoint has been honored with six Best Places to Work Awards in 2024 by workplace culture leader Comparably, including Best Company Career Growth, Best Company Outlook, Best Global Culture, Best Engineering Teams, Best Sales Teams, and Best HR Teams.

To view additional awards, please visit www.proofpoint.com/us/news#awards

Proofpoint thrives on the invaluable contributions of our diverse workforce, which encompasses a kaleidoscope of lived experiences, thoughts, perspectives, and professional expertise. We attribute much of our success to our people, who are at the core of our organization and embody our people-centric ethos.

We hire the most innovative minds globally to safeguard our customers’ sensitive data and intellectual property. Our talented workforce develops and leverages our advanced technology, combining their expertise to provide comprehensive protection against threat actors and mitigate the risks posed by both malicious and negligent employees.

Cyberattacks have the potential to disrupt access to vital resources such as energy, water, transportation, healthcare, and financial services. At Proofpoint, our dedicated team works tirelessly to ensure world-class cyber resilience, protecting approximately 8,000 enterprise customers worldwide.

We are committed to creating a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment. We work every day to ensure that our employees feel that they are in a community that celebrates their unique identity, cultivates their sense of belonging, and invests in their professional growth. We have 9 employee-led employee inclusion groups which help support both employees and our organization by providing opportunities to network, discuss career and cultural development and uplift the corporate culture to create a more inclusive workplace.

At Proofpoint, we have a passion for protecting people, data, and brands from today’s advanced threats and compliance risks. We hire the best people in the business to:

• Build and enhance our proven security platform

• Blend innovation and speed in a constantly evolving cloud architecture

• Analyze new threats and offer deep insight through data-driven intel

• Collaborate with customers to help solve their toughest security challenges

   

We are singularly devoted to helping our customers protect what matters most. That’s why we’re a leader in next-generation cybersecurity—and why more than half of the Fortune 100 trust us as a security partner.

Proofpoint is an equal opportunity employer, we hire without consideration to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status or disability.

Proofpoint is an equal opportunity employer, we hire without consideration to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status or disability.