Senior Cybersecurity Sales Engineer — Solutions Lead

Proofpoint; Utrecht; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Comprehensive benefits

Flexible work environment

Annual wellness days

Global collaboration opportunities

Job summary

Proofpoint is seeking a Sr. Sales Engineer to lead the technical pre-sales process for the Benelux region. You will collaborate with regional account teams and drive technical engagements across our Human & Agent-centric Security Platform, including data protection and collaboration security.

You’ll partner with sales to tailor demonstrations, respond to RFPs, and articulate business value to C-suite audiences while supporting product and marketing with field insights.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience in a customer-facing technical role in cybersecurity.
• Experience with enterprise collaboration solutions, security, data security, or cloud infrastructure.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Fluency in English and Dutch.

Responsibilities

• Become an expert in the Human & Agent-centric Security Platform and related areas.
• Collaborate with Benelux Account Managers to develop penetration strategies and manage the technical sales process.
• Design and champion security solutions including third-party integrations to win technically and demonstrate business value.
• Proactively build credibility and trust with existing customers to drive adoption and pipeline.
• Provide customer feedback to Product, Marketing and Engineering to keep offerings competitive.
• Present at industry events or trade shows when required.

Skills

Customer facing role

Enterprise collaboration

Communication skills

Proactive mindset

English and Dutch

Education

Degree in Computer Science

Job description

Proofpoint is seeking a Sr. Sales Engineer to lead the technical pre-sales process for the Benelux region. You will collaborate with regional account teams and drive technical engagements across our Human & Agent-centric Security Platform, including data protection and collaboration security.

You’ll partner with sales to tailor demonstrations, respond to RFPs, and articulate business value to C-suite audiences while supporting product and marketing with field insights.