Sr. Technical Project Manager

Proofpoint; Reading; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading cybersecurity firm is seeking a Sr. Technical Project Manager in Reading to lead complex project engagements. The role involves collaborating with various teams to ensure successful project delivery while maintaining excellent customer relationships. Ideal candidates will have substantial experience in project management, strong technical skills, and a Bachelor's degree or equivalent.

Benefits

Competitive compensation

Comprehensive benefits

Flexible work environment

Learning & Development opportunities

Annual wellness and community outreach days

Qualifications

• Strong industry experience in a customer-facing technical field.
• Experience managing changing priorities and multiple projects.
• Broad technical knowledge of Internet products and technologies.

Responsibilities

• Plan and manage complex project engagements.
• Engage with new and existing enterprise customers.
• Track and manage project dependencies and risks.

Skills

Customer Service

Project Management

Conflict Resolution

Technical Learning

Education

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience

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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.

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.

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.

Corporate Overview

Proofpoint is a leading cybersecurity company protecting organizations’ greatest assets and biggest risks vulnerabilities in people. With an integrated suite of cloud-based solutions, Proofpoint helps companies around the world stop targeted threats, safeguard their data, and make their users more resilient against cyber attacks.

Leading organizations of all sizes, including more than half of the Fortune 1000, rely on Proofpoint for people-centric security and compliance solutions mitigating their most critical risks across email, the cloud, social media, and the web. We are singularly devoted to helping our customers protect their greatest assets and biggest security risk their people. That’s why we’re a leader in next-generation cybersecurity. Protection Starts with People.

The Role

Proofpoint is seeking a proactive, organized and experienced individual with excellent customer service and project management skills to join the Professional Services team.

Your customer-facing role will include planning and managing midsized to extremely large,

complex engagements. You will be responsible for setting customer expectations, planning projects, facilitating communications, managing escalations, and driving projects to successful completion.

Your day-to-day

• Engage with new and existing enterprise customers in a technical project management capacity.
• Work with the project teams to create detailed project plans and drive them to completion.
• Track and manage project dependencies, work progress, project risks and resource allocation.
• Coordinate and facilitate planning and working meetings.
• Ensure plans are aligned with resources, company objectives, and technical standards.
• Ensure plan objectives and milestones are clearly defined and attainable.
• Provide regular status reports to customer and management (including executives) as necessary
• Manage (typically 10-20) projects simultaneously and ensure that project needs are being met and processes are being
• followed.
• Work collaboratively with other Proofpoint departments including sales, support, engineering, and product management to
• ensure successful completion of customer engagements by acting as a customer advocate.
• Proactively assess and communicate project risks and associated risk strategies.
• Facilitate customer escalations, managing communication plans and driving issues to resolution.
• Manage internal projects within Professional Services to improve quality and efficiency of services to customer as needed.
• Collaborate with members of the Professional Services team as well as other departments in refining and expanding
• Professional Services operational best practices and processes.
  
  

What You Bring To The Team

• Bachelors Degree or equivalent experience
• Strong industry experience in a customer-facing technical field such as professional services, sales engineering, or technical support, with an excellent customer service record
• Experience in working with multiple customers and have an aptitude for managing changing priorities
• Experience in large systems design and project implementation for enterprise email environments
• Broad technical knowledge of Internet products and technologies
• Aptitude for technical learning
• Strong email, email security, and messaging infrastructure project delivery experience; knowledge of archiving and supervision methodology a plus
• Ability to work at all levels within an organization, including C-Levels, of organizations, both technically and professionally
• Adept at conflict resolution This job entails working with a variety of people and personalities
• Adaptable and flexible work style to accommodate working with several different customers at once
• Familiarity with Data Loss Prevention that may include Endpoint DLP applications, Cloud Application Security Broker, Isolation a plus
• A broad understanding of Internet protocols and how they work, particularly HTTP, SMTP, IMAP, RFC822, LDAP, PKI; CASB and other cloud architectures a plus
• Basic knowledge of networking topology, TCP/IP protocol, network configuration and components (firewalls, routers, etc.) a plus
  
  

Why Proofpoint

Protecting people is at the heart of our award-winning lineup of cybersecurity solutions, and the people who work here are the key to our success. We’re a customer-focused and a driven-to-win organization with leading-edge products. We are an inclusive, diverse, multinational company that believes in culture fit, but more importantly ‘culture-add’, and we strongly encourage people from all walks of life to apply.

We believe in hiring the best and the brightest to help cultivate our culture of collaboration and appreciation. Apply today and explore your future at Proofpoint!

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
• Learning & Development We are committed to the growth and development of our team members, offering a range of programs including leadership and professional development workshops, stretch project assignments, and mentoring opportunities to help employees reach their full potential.
• Flexible work environment [Remote options, hybrid schedules, flexible hours, etc.].
• 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 [e-mail]. How to Apply Interested? Submit your application here https //www.proofpoint.com/us/company/careers. We can’t wait to hear from you!

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Project Management and Information Technology

• Industries

  Computer and Network Security and Software Development

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