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Proofpoint

Senior Product Manager

Proofpoint, Denver, Colorado, United States, 80285


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 are seeking a

Senior Product Manager

within Proofpoint, responsible for driving the success of your product through development, market positioning, and customer evangelization. Our team seeks a Senior Product Manager with a passion for developing creative solutions that solve customer problems in the email authentication and delivery space to work out of our Denver, Colorado or Sunnyvale, California locations, or remotely. You will be working with our talented engineering team within our business unit, supported by partner engineering groups across the company. Join us in the early stages with Proofpoint’s latest offering: Cloud-based Secure Email Relay, a fast growing & high visibility product in Proofpoint’s portfolio which helps customers manage their outbound email flows.Self-driven and results-oriented, bringing strong technical knowledge together with a customer-focused mindset to build great products.Possesses a strong data-driven mindset will help to ensure that appropriate decisions are made when trade-offs are required.Harnesses strong business acumen to ensure that product strategy matches with both current and future customer needs.Day to day responsibilities:

Focus on defining & executing the product roadmap based on information aggregated from the customer base, internal stakeholders and planned strategic initiatives.Work directly with key Proofpoint customers and internal stakeholders to develop, prioritize & refine product requirements.Represent your product’s strategic direction both internally and with customers.Evaluate market, competitive, and pricing trends, working with marketing and field sales to refine go to market strategy and materials.Provide clarity and implementation guidance to roadmap feature areas with development and quality assurance teams.Work closely with our passionate sales overlay team to understand and internalize customer feedback & objections.Partner with our professional services team who supports our solutions, ensuring their needs are accounted for within roadmap plans.Develop training on new capabilities & changes to both internal and external stakeholders.Maintain competitive intelligence for use within the organization.Preferred candidate background & knowledge areas:

Demonstrated experience launching and managing SaaS-based products or services.Deep knowledge of Simple Mail Transfer Service (SMTP), email authentication protocols (SPF, DKIM, DMARC), REST APIs, PKI, and Internet security concepts.Strong understanding of Amazon Web Services (AWS) technology stack, network services, load balancing, and pricing models.Experience coordinating with internal support and field teams, partners, and customers to validate solution direction and functionality.Successful track record working with field pre-sales and engineering teams to define or deliver coherent solutions that provide strong customer value.Prior involvement with security-related application and/or cloud software development.Strong written skills; experience creating field-facing documentation and presentation materials.Minimum 5 years product management experience.MBA preferred, or relevant work experience.Fluent in English, valid passport with ability to travel to domestic and international destinations.Why Proofpoint

As a customer focused and driven-to-win organization with leading edge products, there are many exciting reasons to join the Proofpoint team. We believe in hiring the best the brightest and cultivating a culture of collaboration and appreciation. As we continue to grow and expand globally, we understand that hiring the right people and developing great teams is key to our success! We are a multi-national company with locations in many countries, with each location contributing to Proofpoint’s amazing culture!If you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you'll enjoy your career with us!

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