Inside Sales Engineer (German and/or Polish speaking)
Proofpoint helps protect people, data, and brands against cyber attacks. Offering compliance and cybersecurity solutions for email, web, cloud, and more.
It's fun to work in a company where people truly BELIEVE in what they're doing! We're committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business.
The Role
The members of our Sales Engineering team are highly valued business partners that play a critical role in our sales process every single day. As an Inside Sales Engineer working with Commercial accounts, you will be one of the most important members of the Proofpoint sales team.
After initial onboarding and regular product training, you will become a trusted advisor to our Account Managers and Channel Partners in the region, as well as our current and future customers. As a technical liaison and subject matter expert on all things Proofpoint, you will help to deliver People-Centric solutions that protect against today’s cyber threats.
Your day-to-day
* Collaborate with the sales team to develop and execute targeted account penetration strategies.
* Design and champion complex People-Centric Security solutions encompassing the entire Proofpoint portfolio.
* Occasionally assist in professional services deployments and technical training, and present or attend industry seminars and/or trade shows.
* Provide valuable customer insights and real-world experiences to Product Management, Marketing, and Product Development (Engineering) teams.
* Work with our Channel team to help support and enable our Distributors and Resellers.
* Become an expert in Email Security, Advanced Persistent Threats, Attack Protection, Threat Response, Data Loss Prevention (DLP), and the threat landscape.
* Occasional travel required.
What You Bring To The Team
* Proven hands-on experience, either as a Sales/Systems Engineer, Technical Account Manager, Security Engineer, or senior level product support, preferably related to the cyber-security industry.
* Experience in either secure messaging, data security, network security, endpoint, NOC/SOC, or MSP-related cybersecurity.
* Excellent presentation, communication, and organizational skills.
* Fluency in English and German and/or Polish languages are required; any additional languages are a plus.
* Exposure to at least two of the following skill sets are recommended:
o Enterprise email solutions such as Exchange, O365, G-Suite, Lotus Domino or working knowledge of SMTP.
o IT security-related areas such as Vulnerability and Risk Management, Security Operations, or Incident Response.
o Data Loss Prevention (DLP), compliance, and data privacy.
o Cloud security and shadow IT monitoring.
o Cloud computing Infrastructure (e.g., AWS/Azure).
Nice to have
Hands-on experience with the following:
* Directory Services and protocols such as Active Directory, Azure AD, LDAP, iDP (identity providers).
* Email authentication (SPF, DKIM, DMARC).
* Networking and protocols such as DNS, LDAP, HTTP.
* Experience with security standards and frameworks such as ISO, MITRE, and/or NIST.
* CISSP, CCSP, or other industry certification is beneficial.
If you have a consultative approach to problem-solving and/or have a desire to pivot your career towards a sales direction, we would love to speak to you! 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!
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