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. We’re 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, you’ll 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.
Company 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.
About This Role
Our Information protection business is one of the highest growth units 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 the most deployed DLP according to Gartner, we are the Gartner peer insights ‘customer choice’ for DLP and Insider Risk Management.
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 Sr Sales Specialist who will be the primary sales interface to our customers and prospects in the Southern EMEA Region. Reporting to the EMEA Director of Information Security business unit, this role will work collaboratively with the Proofpoint account management teams, to drive growth in a variety of Advanced Technologies suite of ‘Information Protection’ solutions such as Enterprise DLP, Endpoint DLP, CASB, Insider Threat Management, Browser Isolation, and DSPM amongst many other innovative solutions we have in the pipeline.
Based in Paris the successful candidate will be expected to create a strategy based on the addressable market, align the extensive resources available 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 sales quota carrying role is vital to the success of the region and any candidate should be self-motivated and results oriented.
Responsibilities & Requirements
Why Proofpoint
Protecting people is at the heart of our award-winning cybersecurity solutions, and the people who work here are the key to our success. We’re 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 #LI-MC4
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:
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!