Customer Success

Proofpoint

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Work type
On-site
Location
Sunnyvale, CA
Employment
Full-time
Posted
1 day ago
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Confirmed live yesterday

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About Proofpoint

Proofpoint is a cybersecurity company specializing in email security, threat protection, data loss prevention, and compliance. Privately held by Thoma Bravo since 2021, it serves over 500,000 organizations including 87 of the Fortune 100.

Proofpoint currently has 9 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $136,200–$214,005 across 5 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Customer Success

The Vice President, Customer Support Threat Protection joins the Customer Success leadership team to define and execute a multi-year global customer support strategy. This executive leader manages a worldwide 24x7 technical support organization, overseeing workforce planning, budget management, and scalable operating models for high-growth cybersecurity products. The role involves driving innovation through AI-powered service delivery, automation, and predictive analytics while championing customer advocacy across Product Management, Engineering, and Sales teams. Key responsibilities include improving CSAT and NPS metrics, managing service level agreements, and translating customer feedback into product enhancements. The successful candidate will navigate the complexities of threat protection by ensuring support teams possess deep expertise in cybersecurity technologies, cloud services, and emerging threats to reduce customer effort and accelerate issue resolution within a complex security landscape.

What you'll do

  • Define and execute a multi-year vision and roadmap for global customer support operations.
  • Drive transformation initiatives using AI, automation, and predictive analytics to improve service delivery.
  • Manage a worldwide 24x7 technical support organization following a follow-the-sun model.
  • Establish operational frameworks to ensure consistent service levels, response times, and backlog management.
  • Act as the voice of the customer across Product Management, Engineering, and Executive leadership teams.
  • Create closed-loop processes to translate customer feedback and data into product enhancements.
  • Manage support budgets while balancing high-quality customer experience with operational efficiency.
  • Recruit, develop, and retain a high-performing global team of technical support leaders and staff.

What we're looking for

  • Experience in defining and executing a multi-year vision and roadmap for global customer support.
  • Experience leading a worldwide 24x7 technical support organization using follow-the-sun models.
  • Ability to drive transformation initiatives leveraging AI, automation, and predictive support capabilities.
  • Expertise in managing support budgets while balancing customer experience and operational efficiency.
  • Ability to manage workforce planning, capacity management, and organizational structure for a global team.
  • Experience recruiting, developing, and retaining world-class support leaders and technical talent.
  • Ability to partner with Product Management, Engineering, Sales, and Security Operations to improve customer outcomes.

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