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. 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
The Role
Proofpoint's Data Security Posture Management (DSPM) product helps customers find sensitive data across the cloud, SaaS, and on-premises environments they run, then shows where the real risk sits and helps them act on it. It is one of the faster-moving products in Proofpoint's data security portfolio, and it is growing quickly.
We are hiring a Senior Product Manager to own a core part of DSPM and drive it to market. This is a role with real ownership. You decide what gets built in your area, work shoulder to shoulder with engineering to ship it, and are measured on the impact it has with customers. It suits someone who wants to shape a fast-growing product, not maintain a settled one.
This is a hands-on, senior individual-contributor product role. It reports into Data Security product management and partners closely with the engineering teams that build DSPM. It is built for someone who has been a product manager in cybersecurity, or a sales engineer or solutions architect with the technical depth to move into core product management.
Responsibilities
You will drive outcomes through ownership of your area and close work across teams, not by managing people.
Own a core area of DSPM end to end. Own its roadmap, help set its strategy, and carry it from idea through delivery and launch.
You own the outcome you drive: the adoption and the impact, not just the features you ship.
Take it to market with engineering.
Turn the roadmap into shipped releases at a predictable cadence and make the hard calls a data-scanning product forces, from coverage against accuracy to speed against cost.
Own the customer and market signal for your area. Stay close to customers and the field, track where your part of the market is moving, and turn what you learn into a prioritized plan you can defend with evidence.
Go after the messy, high-effort problems in your area and get them right, not just the quick wins. Grow your scope across DSPM.
The product runs from how sensitive data is discovered and scanned, to the risk that surfaces as findings, to what customers do about it. Start with one area, do it well, and take on more as you grow.
What You Bring to the Team
Experience as a product manager in cybersecurity, or as a sales engineer / solutions architect ready to move into core product management, with the technical depth to back it.
A track record of owning a product area and driving it from roadmap to adopted product, and standing behind your priority calls with engineering and stakeholders
Evidence of relevant technical depth.
Ability to reason about how data gets discovered, scanned, and assessed for risk, and hold your own with the engineers who build that pipeline.
AI fluency - You already use AI tooling to do your own work faster, and you look for ways to build that same speed into how your product area and your team operate.
Clear writing and speaking. You can put a tight product brief and a defensible prioritization case on the page and in the room.
Preferred Experience
Background in data security, DSPM, DLP, or an adjacent cloud and SaaS security area.
Experience owning a technically deep product: a detection or scanning engine, a data-processing pipeline, or a similar backend area where correctness and scale both matter.
Familiarity with the environments DSPM works across, such as AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, Microsoft 365, Snow flake, and Salesforce.
Comfort working as a senior individual contributor, driving outcomes through influence rather than a reporting line.
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
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
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 [email protected].
How to Apply
Interested? Submit your application along with any supporting information- we can’t wait to hear from you!
Skills Required
- Experience as a product manager in cybersecurity, or as a sales engineer or solutions architect transitioning into core product management
- Technical depth sufficient to work effectively with engineering teams
- Track record of owning a product area from roadmap through delivery and adoption
- Ability to make and defend prioritization decisions with engineering and stakeholders
- Ability to reason about data discovery, scanning, and risk assessment pipelines
- Fluency with AI tooling and ability to apply AI to product and team workflows
- Clear written and verbal communication skills
- Background in data security, DSPM, DLP, or adjacent cloud and SaaS security
- Experience owning a technically deep product such as a detection or scanning engine or data-processing pipeline
- Familiarity with AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, Microsoft 365, Snowflake, and Salesforce environments
- Comfort working as a senior individual contributor and driving outcomes through influence
Proofpoint Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Proofpoint and has not been reviewed or approved by Proofpoint.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage spans medical, dental, vision, life, and disability, complemented by global physical, mental, and financial health programs. Wellbeing resources such as mindfulness, resilience, and meditation courses are explicitly highlighted.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-off provisions include PTO, paid holidays and sick days, with parental and family medical leave available. Added flexibility appears in wellness days, a hybrid-first model, and limited work-from-anywhere periods.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is considered competitive in many roles and settings, with external recognition indicating strong standing relative to peers. Feedback suggests employees in several departments view compensation favorably when considering base, bonus, and benefits together.
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What We Do
We provide the most effective cybersecurity and compliance solutions to protect people on every channel including email, the web, the cloud, and social media.
