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The Role

• Proofpoint Engineering is looking for an enthusiast and passionate Program Manager to help various teams to deliver on their goals and provide visibility to the management team. In this role, you’ll be working with world class teams – together and with individual teams – to lead the team, to help the team execute, and facilitate a cooperative environment that is both fun and productive.

• You will help run our entire SDLC, from requirements analysis and design all the way to release. Leadership is a must. We are a cloud company – so delivering product releases frequently is our thing. We also build appliances – so understanding both models is important.

• We’re a software company and we’re doing Agile. We run fast and you need to be fast with us. You do not need to understand how everything is built (we have architects for that) but you are required to be technical to identify possible dependencies, reach out to dependent teams and communicate clearly.

• We constantly balance new features, special customer requirements and other customer escalations. Being very organized is a must – keeping track of everything that we do is not simple!

• On the personal level, you are fun to work with, but can be serious when needed. You hate spending unnecessary time but know when relax. You’re approachable and have your unique style to bring teams together to build amazing things.

Your day-to-day

• Direct and manage the development lifecycle from beginning to end in a technical and Agile environment

• Create the project plan and schedule, identifying the project teams, allocating and leveling the work schedule for each team member, prioritizing and targeting features and defects based on the defined project themes

• Update the team dashboard with summary metrics for each sprint

• Cultivate and maintain open communication and constructive collaboration between key stakeholders from the Engineering Management, Product Development, Threat Research, Operations and Customer Support

• Manage and lead projects with multiple cross-functional, matrixed teams, across the US (Sunnyvale, Draper, Broomfield), Belfast, Cordoba, Argentina,

• Ability to command respect and trust of your peers, including Engineering and technical leads.

• Effectively set and communicate project expectations to team members and stakeholders in a timely and clear fashion

• Communicate, both written and orally, on complex issues relating to process, projects, status, and resource staffing

• Technically proficient in software development practices and able to identify and manage project dependencies and critical path deliverables

• Manage the release/sprint planning and help maintain the backlog

• Proactively manage changes in project scope, identify potential crises, and devise contingency plans

• Lead sprint planning, sprint demos, daily stand-ups, and weekly project sync up meetings with Product Marketing, Engineering, Customer Support, & Professional Services, bug triage sessions, project planning meetings, and sprint demos

• Conduct project retrospectives and create a recommendations report in order to identify successful and unsuccessful project elements

What you bring to the team

• BA or BS Degree in Computer Science or equivalent

• 5-8 years experience in the software, technology, information security, or related industry.

• Experienced Program Manager in the Software industry, in an Agile-Scrum development methodology

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Team player – our teams will rely on your leadership and cooperation is key to success

• Ability to work with multiple teams on different projects and context switch quickly between them

• Ability to work as an independent self-starter and as part of a team

• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail with persistence/unwavering ability to follow through

• Ability to handle stressful situations with grace and be able to tackle them one at a time and escalate as needed

• Can conform to shifting priorities, demands and timelines through analytical and problem-solving capabilities

• React and adapt promptly and efficiently to project adjustments and alterations

• Persuasive, encouraging, and motivating

• Experience with delivering a product as a cloud service – a plus

• Atlassian toolset experience (Jira, Confluence)

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If you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you'll enjoy your career with us!

Proofpoint has been honored with five Best Places to Work Awards in 2024 by workplace culture leader Comparably, including Best Company Outlook, Best Global Culture, Best Engineering Teams, Best Sales Teams, and Best HR Teams.

To view additional awards, please visit www.proofpoint.com/us/news#awards

Proofpoint thrives on the invaluable contributions of our diverse workforce, which encompasses a kaleidoscope of lived experiences, thoughts, perspectives, and professional expertise. We attribute much of our success to our people, who are at the core of our organization and embody our people-centric ethos.

We hire the most innovative minds globally to safeguard our customers’ sensitive data and intellectual property. Our talented workforce develops and leverages our advanced technology, combining their expertise to provide comprehensive protection against threat actors and mitigate the risks posed by both malicious and negligent employees.

Cyberattacks have the potential to disrupt access to vital resources such as energy, water, transportation, healthcare, and financial services. At Proofpoint, our dedicated team works tirelessly to ensure world-class cyber resilience, protecting approximately 8,000 enterprise customers worldwide.

We are committed to creating a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment. We work every day to ensure that our employees feel that they are in a community that celebrates their unique identity, cultivates their sense of belonging, and invests in their professional growth. We have 9 employee-led employee inclusion groups which help support both employees and our organization by providing opportunities to network, discuss career and cultural development and uplift the corporate culture to create a more inclusive workplace.

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

   

We are singularly devoted to helping our customers protect what matters most. That’s why we’re a leader in next-generation cybersecurity—and why more than half of the Fortune 100 trust us as a security partner.

Proofpoint is an equal opportunity employer, we hire without consideration to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status or disability.

Proofpoint is an equal opportunity employer, we hire without consideration to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status or disability.