Posted 12 days ago
Description
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
As a member of the Global Critical Situation Management Organization, the Sr. Critical Situation Manager is assigned to help manage the most urgent customer problems involving Proofpoint products and services. This person serves as the communication focal point for the customer and oversees all resolution efforts from the initial problem identification to post-mortem analysis.
The Sr. Critical Situation Manager also acts as a customer advocate to help drive improvements in all aspects of business, including Customer Service, Professional Services, Product and Engineering.
Your day-to-day
Lead high-severity customer incidents (major system outages) and/or executive escalations
Leverage the internal, cross-functional community to drive critical situations to resolution
Provide customer facing updates and internal reporting
Lead cross-departmental process improvement to maximize customer retention
Drive process improvement as part of the overall Services group
Provide post-escalation analysis reporting that will capture and help drive process improvements throughout the organization
Coordinate and research incident root cause and generate customer facing root cause analysis documents
Evaluate customer requests for service level agreement violations
Participate in on-call support 24x7 rotation as assigned
What you bring to the team
Proficient in using AI tools to help analyse escalated situations and create internal and customer-facing reporting
Extensive experience in customer-facing technology roles with escalation management background
Solid understanding of Database and SaaS applications
Basic familiarity with Linux command line environments
An accomplished communicator and influencer, able to thrive in high pressure situations working with customers, users, senior level management, sales and peers
Comfortable interacting with executives (customer and internal)
Proven success coordinating solutions across multiple cross-functional teams
Working knowledge of Salesforce service cloud-based systems
Strong business and management acumen
Possess the ability to resolve issues and conflicts, as well as be able to take ownership in challenging situations
Ability to maintain a calm and professional demeanour in the face of high-pressure, intense escalations
Knowledge of email privacy/protection, cloud services, software as a service (SaaS) is preferred
Project Management experience, PMP certification is a plus
Language fluency in written and spoken English
Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent
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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
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How to Apply
Interested? Submit your application along with any supporting information- we can’t wait to hear from you!
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: 111,300.00 - 174,900.00 USD California (excludes SF Bay Area), Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Washington DC Metro, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Texas, Washington, Virginia, and Alaska:
Base Pay Range: 93,300.00 - 146,630.00 USD All other cities and states excluding those listed above:
Base Pay Range: 83,600.00 - 131,340.00 USD
