Professional Services Consultant - Data Security

About Us

We are 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, 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.

In today’s cyber threat landscape, protection starts with people. At Proofpoint, that simple truth fuels our passion for protecting users, the data they create, and the systems they rely on from a uniquely people‑centric perspective.

And we are just as passionate about finding the right people to help us in that mission. When you join Proofpoint, you are helping to:

• Build and enhance our proven security platform
• Blend innovation and speed in a constantly evolving cloud environment
• Analyze new threats and offer deep insight through data‑driven intel
• Collaborate with customers to help solve their toughest security challenges

We are devoted to helping our customers protect their greatest assets and biggest security risk: their people. That is why we are a leader in next‑generation cybersecurity—and why more than half of the Fortune 100 trust us as a security partner.

The Professional Services Consultant will oversee implementations and consultative engagements for the Proofpoint Data Security products. This includes Data Security Posture Management (DSPM), Insider Threat Management (ITM), On‑Premise and SaaS, Email DLP, Endpoint DLP, Cloud Application Security Broker (CASB), SaaS Isolation & Adaptive Access Control (AAC), and Proofpoint Isolation.

This individual will develop new services, implement best practices, and assist in customer escalations as needed. The ideal candidate has the demonstrated ability to ensure successful service delivery and customer success to support deployment of Data Security products. Proofpoint’s Consultants are service delivery experts who manage and align client business priorities with data protection strategies. As subject matter experts on a wide spectrum of information security models, best practices, and operational strategies, our Consultants reduce clients’ security risk by mapping technology to organizational processes and resources.

This role is challenged with delivering innovative ideas and solutions that derive measurable results. The Consultant must be confident in working with technical resources, analysts, project sponsors, and executive levels to provide excellent service delivery and communication which includes product deliverables, conducting conference calls/meetings, consulting process reviews/workshops, and briefings. The position requires the ability to work with non‑technical managers to develop technical and business requirements for their company’s custom data security program.

• Thoroughly scope engagements through assessing the client’s operations and business processes, gathering key business and functional requirements, and making recommendations to optimize Proofpoint technologies.
• Provide strategic program design solutions that allow clients to identify, protect, monitor, and manage their most protected data, and people.
• Work with the broader Professional Services, Support, Engineering, and Product teams to address customer concerns and manage escalations.
• Work closely with your corresponding sales organization to ensure customer needs are met and customer satisfaction continues to rank high.
• Present updates to management identifying risks, challenges, and proposed solutions.

• Working understanding of IT consulting or related fields.
• Basic familiarity with Data Loss Prevention, Endpoint Security, or Cloud Security concepts is preferred.
• Basic understanding of cloud applications.
• Exposure to Microsoft or Symantec DLP…