Named Account Manager-Stratregics

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.

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.

Department Overview:

• Proofpoint is looking for a high performing Sales professional to join their Named Account team selling to 4 Strategic Accounts in the Northeast.
• If you are looking to join a high performing, collaborative team with a track record of success this is the team for you! Proofpoint provides opportunities for networking, ongoing professional education, and career growth.

Manage Strategic Accounts with a mix of white space and existing customers, work with our partner community to gain access to white space accounts while upselling and cross selling existing customers. Help healthcare systems approve their security posture enabling them to focus on improving their community’s overall wellbeing.

Sell the full Proofpoint Platform while working closely with internal and external ecosystem partners. In this role you will be able to expand the Proofpoint footprint as well as market leadership while assisting in protecting our customers from advanced threats and targeted attacks.

The Named Account Manager role reports to the Named Account Sales Leader.

Develop account plans for each of your named accounts and identify add on opportunities for incumbent book of business. Become a subject matter expert on the value the Proofpoint platform delivers and how we stack against the competition.

• Consistent track record of over achievement
• Utilize existing network, creativity, and marketing to break into new accounts to exceed quarterly and annual revenue targets
• Continued engagement with existing account
• Meet and exceed revenue expectations
• Leverage account planning to enable success
• Demonstrate value via quarterly Customer Business Reviews
• Strategically manage the renewals and educate on the Proofpoint Roadmap
• Continually educate yourself i.e. roadmap, new solutions, integrations and industry news and developments
• Organize your business through accurate forecasting and maintaining a clean and clear Salesforce reporting
• Be a team player and add to the overall success of the team through result driven activity

The What:

• Clearly develop and execute path to plan with focus on Forecast accuracy and SFDC hygiene
• A passion for bringing value to customers with a focus on details and never give-up attitude
• Maintain a high level of activity i.e. customer and partner meetings with emphasis on executive selling (CISO, CIO, CMO etc.)
• Be a compelling presenter and have a genuine curiosity of cyber…