Professional Services Consultant - Data Security

Professional Services Consultant – Data Security

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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.

• 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

At Proofpoint, we have a passion for protecting people, data, and brands from today’s advanced threats and compliance risks. We hire the best people in the business to:

• Build and enhance our proven security platform
• Blend innovation and speed in a constantly evolving cloud architecture
• Analyze new threats and offer deep insight through data‑driven intel
• Collaborate with customers to help solve their toughest security challenges

The Professional Services Consultant will oversee implementations and consultative engagements for the Proofpoint Data Security products, including Data Security Posture Management (DSPM), Insider Threat Management (ITM) On‑Premise and SaaS, Email DLP, Endpoint DLP, Cloud Application Security Broker (CASB), SaaS Isolation & Adaptive Access Control (AAC), and Proofpoint Isolation. This individual will develop new services, implement best practices, and assist in customer escalations as needed.

The ideal candidate has the demonstrated ability to ensure successful service delivery and customer success as well as third‑party DLP solutions (Microsoft + Symantec DLP offerings) to support migrating legacy solutions to the Proofpoint Data Security Posture Platform.

Proofpoint’s Consultants are service delivery experts who manage and align client business priorities with data protection strategies. As subject‑matter experts on a wide spectrum of information security models, best practices, and operational strategies, our Consultants reduce clients’ security risk by mapping technology to organizational processes and resources. This role is challenged with delivering innovative ideas and solutions that derive measurable results.

This is a critical and visible role as it involves support for several of Proofpoint’s top accounts. The Consultant must be confident in working with technical resources, analysts, project sponsors, and executive levels to provide excellent service delivery and communication which includes product deliverables, conducting conference calls/meetings, consulting process reviews/workshops, and briefings. The position requires the ability to work with non‑technical managers and executives to develop technical and business requirements for their company’s custom data security program.

• Thoroughly scope engagements through assessing the client’s operations and business processes, gathering key business and functional requirements, and making recommendations to optimize Proofpoint technologies.
• Provide strategic program design solutions that allow clients to identify, protect, monitor, and manage their most protected data and people.
• Work with the broader Professional Services, Support, Engineering, and Product teams to address customer concerns and manage escalations.
• Work closely with your corresponding sales organization to ensure customer needs are met and customer satisfaction continues to rank high.
• Present updates to management identifying risks, challenges, and proposed solutions.

• 4+ years industry experience in a customer‑facing role
• 4+ years of experience in IT consulting or related fields
• Familiarity with Data Security, Data Security Posture Management, Insider Threat Management,…