It's fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they're doing We're committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business. 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. That's why we're a leader in next-generation cybersecurity. Protection Starts with People. We take pride in our diverse and inclusive culture. We have phenomenal maternity and paternity leave provisions and a flexible working culture. It's a great workplace where everyone is respected and supported to bring their best selves to work. The Role and the Team At Proofpoint, our Sales Engineering team members are highly valued business partners who play a critical role in our sales process every day. As a Senior Sales Engineer, you will be one of the most important members of the Proofpoint sales team. You will become a trusted advisor to the account managers you are paired with and our current and future customers. As a technical liaison and subject matter expert on all things Proofpoint, you will help to deliver People-Centric solutions that protect against today's cyber threats. You will develop and tell a compelling story that will excite your customers and make them eager to hear more. Your story may include product demonstrations, whiteboarding sessions, mini-trainings, Lunch-n-Learns, Proof-of-Concept, and Production Evaluations, all in pursuit of providing a solution to your customer that you will take pride in being a part of. It's an exciting time to be at Proofpoint The Senior Sales Engineer is the Technical Lead for the Proofpoint Pre-Sales process, including: - Collaborate with the enterprise sales team to develop and execute targeted account penetration strategies. - Build trust and rapport with customers and prospects, and be their main technical point of contact throughout the process. - Deliver compelling product demonstrations that address today's most pressing cyber threats. - Work closely with customer/prospect security staff for technical discovery, planning, execution and wrap-up of Proof-of-Concept (POC) and Production Evaluations. - You will design and champion complex People-Centric Security solutions encompassing the Proofpoint portfolio. - You may occasionally be called upon to assist in professional services deployments and technical training and to present at or attend industry seminars and/or trade shows. - You will be able to provide valuable customer insight and real-world experiences to the Product Management, Marketing, and Product Development (Engineering) teams, helping to keep our solutions the best in the industry. - You will become an expert in Email Security Gateways, Advanced Persistent Threats, Attack Protection, Threat Detection and Response, Data Loss Prevention (DLP), API integrations, and the threat landscape. - Willingness to regularly travel interstate LI-ML1 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/newsawards 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.