Vice President, Strategy and Enablement

# Vice President, People Strategy and Enablement Proofpoint Sunnyvale , CAFull-time Upload your resume once and Scout applies for you Apply with Scout Share this job:

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The VP will build and scale Proofpoint’s global People operations, technology, analytics, and service-delivery model across the employee lifecycle. Reporting to the Chief People Officer, this executive will also set the People function’s AI strategy, establish governance, and deploy employee and manager self-service assistants.
* Permanent* On-site
* 15+ years### Skills and expertise AI strategy and governance HR technology

People analytics

Machine learning

Process automation

Data governance

Global HR operations

Privacy and employment compliance### Key responsibilities
* Set the global People operating model and modernize systems, services, and employee lifecycle processes.
* Define AI governance and deploy self-service assistants and agents for employees and managers.
* Lead global teams across operations, analytics, People technology, and AI enablement.## How this job compares AI in this role:
Medium. The role uses AI tools and works with AI systems as a regular part of the job. AI is a significant part of the role: it owns People’s AI strategy and governance and deploys AI assistants and agents. The broader remit also covers global People operations, analytics, and service delivery, rather than AI being the entire job.## Full 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 impactVP, People Strategy and Enablement The VP, People Strategy and Enablement is a senior executive role responsible for scaling the operational infrastructure of the People function. Reporting to the Chief People Officer, this executive owns operations globally, overseeing all processes across the employee lifecycle—from onboarding through offboarding, including the responsible deployment of AI.This is a builder role with a clear mandate: turn a collection of People systems and manual processes into a connected, measurable, AI-enabled platform that makes every People team and every people leader faster and better informed.

The role sits at the intersection of People, IT, Security, Privacy, and Legal, and calls for someone equally comfortable in setting architecture direction and shipping working programs quarter by quarter.

Strategy & Operations
• Architect the global People operating model, including systems, service delivery, and digital enablement.
• Oversee People operations across the full employee lifecycle, ensuring consistency, quality, and scalability.
• Lead the evolution of the People technology ecosystem to enable automation, self-service, and an improved employee experience.
• Develop and execute roadmap to modernize and scale People shared services globally.

AI People Programs
• Define and own the AI strategy for the People function: where AI is applied and where it is deliberately not applied.
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