Sr. Sales Specialist (Advanced Technology)

Proofpoint is seeking a Senior Sales Specialist for its high-growth Advanced Technologies business unit in EMEA, specifically targeting the French/Italian enterprise market. This quota-carrying role involves being the primary sales interface for customers and prospects, driving growth in solutions like Email Fraud Defence and Adaptive Email DLP. The specialist will develop strategic plans, manage financial forecasting, engage customers to meet business goals, and support a culture of accountability. This role requires a self-motivated, results-oriented individual with a strong track record in enterprise market growth and dynamic interpersonal skills to collaborate effectively with internal teams and channel partners.

Must Have

• Provide a long-term plan for regional growth.
• Implement strategic plan through effective sales engagement.
• Provide accurate financial forecasting.
• Engage customers and prospects to meet business and technical goals.
• Experience developing financial and addressable market plans, forecasting, and CRM discipline.
• Success with demand generation activities and customer presentations.
• Effective channel engagement process.
• Dynamic interpersonal skills.
• Successful track record of growing the French / Italian enterprise market with tech/security solutions.

Perks & Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Comprehensive benefits
• Learning & Development programs including leadership and professional development workshops, stretch project assignments, and mentoring opportunities
• Flexible work environment (remote options, hybrid schedules, flexible hours)
• Annual wellness and community outreach days
• Always on recognition for contributions
• Global collaboration and networking opportunities

About This Role

Our Advanced Technologies business unit is one of the highest growth unit in the company. Our mission is to protect our customers from risks associated with activity and behaviour, protect against data loss across endpoints, network, and Cloud accounts, and accelerate the time it takes for companies to respond to security incidents.

We are on the leading edge of data, system, and Cloud protection serving some of the largest and most influential brands in the world. Our people-centric platform is an industry first, led by innovative technologies that solves some of the biggest problems in the industry.

We are looking for a successful Senior Sales Specialist who will be the primary sales interface to our customers and prospects in the EMEA region. Reporting to the EMEA Head of our Advanced Technologies business unit, this role will work collectively with the Proofpoint sales teams, as well as direct customer engagement in the region, to drive growth in a variety of our Advanced Technologies suite of solutions like Email Fraud Defence, Adaptive Email DLP, Secure Email Relay and other fantastic new products we have in the pipeline.

This role will create a strategy based on the addressable market, align the needed resources to support that strategy (internal teams, channel, distribution), and work cross-functionally to deliver some of the most exciting and innovative solutions in the industry. This quota carrying role will be joining one of the fastest growing regions in the company, in the fastest growing business unit. As such, this role is vital to the success of the region and any candidate should be self-motivated and results oriented.

Responsibilities & Requirements

• Strategic Thinking: Provide a long-term plan for the growth of the region which will guide all monthly and quarterly activities.
• Collaborative: Work with other company resources to implement the strategic plan though an effective sales engagement process.
• Financial Command: Provide actuate and ongoing financial forecasting that meets both short-term and long-term growth goals.
• Customer Engagement: Work closely with customers to ensure all business and technical goals are met, and customer satisfaction goals are achieved. Work with prospects in the region to generate demand, create pipeline, and acquire new customers.
• Culture fit: Help support a culture of accountability and fun. This role will be a critical part of the EMEA-based Proofpoint team.
• Experience developing financial and addressable market plans, forecasting, and CRM discipline.
• Success with demand generation activities, customer meetings and presentations, and overall financial growth of the region.
• Effective channel engagement process driving scale and growth through indirect sales motions.
• Dynamic interpersonal skills supporting effective customer and prospect engagement, internal alignment, and success as the ambassador for the Information Protection business unit in the region.
• Successful track record of growing the French / Italian enterprise market with leading technological and security solutions.

Why Proofpoint?

At Proofpoint, we believe that an exceptional career experience includes a comprehensive compensation and benefits package. Here are just a few reasons you’ll 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 accessibility@proofpoint.com. How to Apply Interested? Submit your application here https://www.proofpoint.com/us/company/careers. We can’t wait to hear from you!