Senior 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 own the product vision, strategy, and multi-year roadmap for a significant product portfolio aligned with company objectives.
• Build, mentor, and lead a high-performing team of Product Managers, fostering a culture of customer obsession, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Partner with Engineering leadership to prioritize investments, balance innovation with execution, and deliver scalable, enterprise-grade solutions.
• Drive cross-functional alignment across Product, Engineering, Design, Sales, Marketing, Customer Success, and Operations to ensure successful product delivery and adoption.
• Engage directly with customers, prospects, analysts, and strategic partners to understand emerging market trends, validate product direction, and strengthen Proofpoint's market leadership.
• Translate customer needs, competitive dynamics, and business opportunities into actionable product strategies and investment decisions.
• Establish and monitor product success metrics, leveraging customer insights and product analytics to inform prioritization and continuous improvement.
• Lead portfolio planning, roadmap communication, and executive reviews, ensuring transparency around priorities, tradeoffs, and business outcomes.
• Represent the product organization in executive briefings, customer meetings, industry events, and analyst engagements.
• Identify strategic technology partnerships and ecosystem opportunities that accelerate customer value and business growth.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required; Master's degree or MBA preferred.
• 12+ years of product management experience, including leadership of enterprise software products from strategy through execution and multiple years managing Product Managers and organizational leaders.
• Proven experience defining and executing product strategy for complex enterprise software or cybersecurity products.
• Demonstrated success building, mentoring, and leading high-performing Product Management organizations.
• Strong executive presence with the ability to influence senior leaders and drive alignment across diverse stakeholders.
• Deep understanding of enterprise customer needs, buying processes, and administrative workflows.
• Excellent strategic thinking with the ability to balance customer needs, technical constraints, and commercial priorities.
• Strong analytical skills with experience using customer feedback, market research, and product data to guide investment decisions.
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to clearly articulate vision, strategy, tradeoffs, and outcomes to technical and executive audiences.
• Experience representing products with customers, partners, analysts, and at industry events.

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
• Two paid Wellbeing Days and two paid Volunteer Days per year
• Three-week Work from Anywhere option

Pay

This role may be eligible for variable compensation and/or equity. We offer a competitive benefits package, including flexible time off. Base pay ranges:

• SF Bay Area, New York City Metro Area: $278,300.00 - $382,690.00 USD
• California (excludes SF Bay Area), Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Washington DC Metro, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Texas, Washington, Virginia, and Alaska: $221,400.00 - $304,370.00 USD
• All other cities and states excluding those listed above: $196,700.00 - $270,490.00 USD