Director of Product Management

About Us

Proofpoint is a global leader in human- and agent-centric cybersecurity. We protect how people, data, and AI agents connect across email, cloud, and collaboration tools. Over 80 of the Fortune 100, 10,000 large enterprises, and millions of smaller organizations trust Proofpoint to stop threats, prevent data loss, and build resilience across their people and AI workflows. Our mission is simple: safeguard the digital world and empower people to work securely and confidently.

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

Responsibilities

• Define and drive the product vision, strategy, and roadmap for a key product area, aligned with broader company and platform objectives.
• Lead and develop a team of Product Managers, fostering strong product practices, customer focus, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Partner closely with Engineering and Design to translate product strategy into clear priorities and deliver scalable, enterprise-grade capabilities.
• Drive cross-functional alignment across Product, Engineering, Design, Sales, Marketing, Customer Success, and Operations to support successful product launches, adoption, and growth.
• Engage directly with customers and prospects to understand their challenges, validate product direction, and identify opportunities to deliver greater value.
• Translate customer insights, market trends, competitive dynamics, and business priorities into product requirements, roadmap decisions, and investment recommendations.
• Define and monitor product success metrics, using customer feedback, product analytics, and business performance to guide prioritization and continuous improvement.
• Lead roadmap planning and communication, clearly articulating priorities, tradeoffs, dependencies, and expected outcomes to stakeholders and senior leadership.
• Partner with go-to-market teams to develop positioning, enable field teams, and support customer adoption and commercial success.
• Represent the product in customer meetings, executive briefings, analyst conversations, and other external engagements as appropriate.
• Identify technology partnerships and ecosystem opportunities that can accelerate product capabilities and customer value.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required; Master's degree or MBA preferred.
• 10+ years of product management experience, including experience leading enterprise software products from strategy through execution and 3+ years managing Product Managers.
• Proven experience defining and executing product strategy for complex enterprise software or cybersecurity products.
• Demonstrated success leading products from strategy and discovery through development, launch, adoption, and ongoing optimization.
• Experience managing and developing Product Managers while remaining actively engaged in product strategy and execution.
• Strong ability to influence across Product, Engineering, Sales, Marketing, Customer Success, and other cross-functional stakeholders.
• Deep understanding of enterprise customer needs, buying processes, and administrative workflows.
• Strong strategic and product judgment, with the ability to balance customer needs, technical considerations, competitive dynamics, and commercial priorities.
• Strong analytical skills and experience using customer feedback, market research, competitive insights, and product data to inform decisions.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to clearly articulate product vision, strategy, priorities, tradeoffs, and outcomes to technical, business, and executive audiences.
• Experience engaging directly with enterprise customers, partners, and other external stakeholders.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Comprehensive benefits
• Career success on your terms
• Flexible work environment
• Annual wellness and community outreach days
• Always on recognition for your contributions
• Global collaboration and networking opportunities
• Three-week Work from Anywhere option
• Two paid Wellbeing Days and two paid Volunteer Days per year

Pay

Base Pay Ranges:

• SF Bay Area, New York City Metro Area: $213,600.00 - $313,280.00 USD
• California (excludes SF Bay Area), Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Washington DC Metro, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Texas, Washington, Virginia, and Alaska: $176,200.00 - $258,390.00 USD
• All other cities and states excluding those listed above: $157,400.00 - $230,890.00 USD

This role may be eligible for variable compensation and/or equity. Pay within these ranges varies and depends on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The actual offer will be based on the individual candidate.