Technical Account Manager

Technical Role at Proofpoint

Proofpoint is 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. At Proofpoint, we are BRAVE in everything we do, and our values aren't just words—they shape how we work, collaborate, and grow. We seek people who are bold enough to challenge the status quo, responsive in the face of ever-evolving threats, and accountable for delivering real impact. We value those with a visionary mindset who anticipate what's next and push cybersecurity forward, and we celebrate exceptional execution that ensures we continue to defend data and protect people.

The Role

This is a technical role in a fast-paced environment that demands interaction with enterprises at senior levels, as well as with technical staff within the traditional IT and Security organization. Successful candidates will have an excellent technical and security software foundation, especially related to Linux, messaging, and cloud services, a proven track record of successfully interfacing with customers on both technical and non-technical levels, substantial experience driving concurrent projects and issues to completion with little direction, and above all, a passion for ensuring a top-quality customer experience. Your day-to-day will include: independently providing ongoing and proactive technical leadership and support to Proofpoint's strategic customers with little direction; managing and monitoring support interactions, serving as an internal advocate for strategic customers, responding to customer escalations, and proactively escalating when needed; directing crisis and incident response, working with the account team, technical support, operations and engineering teams to ensure timely resolution, while communicating effectively with customers; meeting regularly with clients, both remotely and on-site, to review support interactions, system status, major issues, upcoming releases, and other pertinent items; creating and delivering executive customer presentations that outline system performance, potential issues, ROI and suggested forward courses of action; developing deep understanding of customer's business and operational needs; maintaining deep practical technical knowledge of Proofpoint's integration within the customer's environment, including network, security, systems administration, and messaging management; developing and overseeing a comprehensive strategy to meet complex customer requirements utilizing Proofpoint's solutions; providing proactive recommendations that support the customer's requirements, roadmap and ongoing technical needs; identifying and prioritizing short term and long-term goals; planning and leading process improvement initiatives tailored to improve customer satisfaction with the services and interaction with the Proofpoint team; planning, documenting, and identifying risks and challenges for production changes that span multiple services or technologies; responsible for scheduling own time and for quality completion of multiple tasks within a varying environment of changing constraints; using independent judgment within broad parameters; designing and implementing solutions to complex problems.

What You Bring To The Team

• 4+ years of industry experience in a client/professional service, sales engineer, senior support engineer, IT operations management, or senior engineer role with exposure to multiple technology areas; knowledge of data communication concepts and technologies, specifically email and networking knowledge of Linux, SMTP, and MySQL; working knowledge of Windows, Active Directory, and Microsoft Exchange; very strong customer service and excellent communications skills, both written and oral; a history of successfully leading and directing technical staff through crisis situations; adaptable and willing to learn new technologies; knowledge of project management and strong time management skills; ability to effectively work in a team environment as well as independently.

Why Proofpoint

Protecting people is at the heart of our award-winning lineup of cybersecurity solutions, and the people who work here are the key to our success. We are a customer-focused and driven-to-win organization with leading-edge products—and many exciting reasons to join our team. We believe in hiring the best, the brightest and cultivating a culture of collaboration and appreciation. We are a diverse, multinational company with opportunities in all functions, and leaders that welcome candidates from all walks of life. Apply today and explore your future #LifeAtPFPT. 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, learning & development: we are committed to the growth and development of our team members, offering a range of programs including leadership and professional development workshops, stretch project assignments, and mentoring opportunities to help employees reach their full potential; flexible work environment: [remote options, hybrid schedules, flexible hours, etc.]; annual wellness and community outreach days; always on recognition for your contributions; global collaboration and networking opportunities. 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.

Consistent with Proofpoint values and applicable law, we provide the following information to promote pay transparency and equity. Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several U.S. geographic markets, and we pay differently based on those defined markets as set out below. Pay within these ranges varies and depends on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The actual offer will be based on the individual candidate. The range provided may represent a candidate range and may not reflect the full range for an individual tenured employee. This role may be eligible for variable compensation and/or equity. We offer a competitive benefits package, including flexible time off, a comprehensive well-being program with two paid Wellbeing Days and two paid Volunteer Days per year, plus a three-week Work from Anywhere option.

Base Pay Ranges:

SF Bay Area, New York City Metro Area: Base Pay Range: 108,080.00 - 169,840.00 USD

California (excludes SF Bay Area), Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Washington DC Metro, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Texas, Washington, Virginia, and Alaska: Base Pay Range: 90,580.00 - 142,340.00 USD

All other cities and states excluding those listed above: Base Pay Range: 81,130.00 - 127,490.00 USD

Proofpoint has been honored with six Best Places to Work Awards in 2024 by workplace culture leader Comparably, including Best Company Career Growth, Best Company Outlook, Best Global Culture, Best Engineering Teams, Best Sales Teams, and Best HR Teams.