Senior Director, Global Channel Marketing Programs

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.

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 in the new agentic workspace.

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

We are seeking a strategic and highly collaborative Senior Director, Global Channel Marketing Programs to help scale and operationalize Proofpoint’s global channel growth strategy. Reporting to the SVP, Global Growth Marketing, this leader will serve as a key partner to the Global Channel Sales Leader and play a central role in shaping how we engage, enable, and activate our global reseller ecosystem.

This role does not directly own regional field channel marketing execution but works in close partnership with Field Marketing and regional Channel leaders to influence plans, align priorities, and ensure global consistency. The Senior Director will drive global program strategy, oversee the global channel marketing budget, and lead key initiatives that accelerate partner engagement and pipeline impact.

The ideal candidate is a strategic architect and operational leader who can design scalable global frameworks while influencing cross-functional stakeholders to drive execution excellence across theaters.

• Serve as strategic marketing partner to the Global Channel Sales Leader to align priorities, sales plays, and growth initiatives.
• Develop and operationalize a global channel marketing programs strategy aligned to Proofpoint’s GTM priorities.
• Influence regional field marketing plans to ensure strong channel integration and alignment with global objectives.
• Oversee global channel marketing budget, ensuring disciplined investment aligned to strategic priorities and measurable ROI.

• Design and own the annual global partner SPIF framework aligned to priority sales plays and revenue targets.
• Partner with Sales, Channel Operations, and Field Marketing to ensure global programs are localized and activated effectively.
• Help design scalable “campaigns-in-a-box” for the reseller community, enabling consistent global execution of corporate initiatives.

• Own global partner community strategy and execution, including Partner Councils and Advisory Boards.
• Lead planning and orchestration of Proofpoint-led partner community events in partnership with Channel and Field teams.
• Develop structured engagement models to strengthen executive relationships within top-tier partners.

• Own the global partner communication strategy and calendar, ensuring clarity, consistency, and alignment across theaters.
• Oversee strategy, content governance, and evolution of the global partner portal to enhance partner enablement and engagement.
• Ensure strong interlock with corporate marketing (brand, campaigns, demand generation) to effectively amplify global initiatives through the channel.

• Establish clear KPIs to measure partner engagement, program effectiveness, and pipeline contribution.
• Leverage insights and performance data to continuously…