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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.  Proofpoint.

Join Our Team

Proofpoint Engineering is looking for a motivated and detail-oriented Intermediate Program Manager to support our teams in delivering high-quality products and features that protect people, data, and brands from cybersecurity threats. In this role, you will collaborate with cross-functional teams in a dynamic Agile environment, ensuring smooth execution of our Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) from planning to product release. This is your opportunity to contribute to innovative solutions and grow your program management career in a fast-paced, results-driven organization.

Why You'll Love This Role

Collaboration: Partner with talented engineering teams and cross-functional stakeholders to achieve shared goals.

Growth Opportunity: Hone your skills in program management while working on impactful initiatives.

Agility: Embrace an Agile environment where you’ll manage features, dependencies, and risks to keep projects on track.

Impact: Play a critical role in delivering high-quality products while balancing customer needs and business objectives.

What You’ll Do

Support and coordinate the development lifecycle, ensuring timely, high-quality releases in an Agile environment.

Assist in planning and scheduling projects, prioritizing features, and tracking dependencies and deliverables.

Facilitate sprint activities, including planning, daily stand-ups, demos, and retrospectives.

Maintain dashboards and reports to communicate sprint progress and performance metrics.

Serve as a point of contact for cross-functional collaboration across Engineering, Product Management, Operations, and Customer Support teams.

Monitor scope changes, identify risks, and escalate issues to ensure resolution.

Balance priorities, including addressing customer escalations and feature requests, while maintaining project timelines.

Continuously improve team processes through retrospectives and feedback.

What You Bring to the Team

Experience: 3–5 years as a Program Manager in software development, with a strong understanding of Agile-Scrum methodologies.

Technical Proficiency: Basic understanding of software development processes and the ability to manage dependencies and deliverables effectively.

Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present information clearly to diverse audiences.

Organization: Strong organizational skills, with a focus on prioritization, attention to detail, and follow-through.

Adaptability: Ability to handle shifting priorities, navigate ambiguity, and maintain composure under pressure.

Tools Expertise: Familiarity with the Atlassian toolset (Jira, Confluence).

What Makes You Stand Out Team Player: A collaborative mindset that fosters productive relationships across teams.

Motivation: An enthusiastic and proactive approach to driving projects forward.

Problem-Solving: Analytical thinking with a focus on resolving issues and removing obstacles.

Continuous Improvement: A willingness to learn and grow while helping the team enhance its processes.

Why Proofpoint
Protecting people is at the heart of our award-winning lineup of cybersecurity solutions, and the people who work here are the key to our success.  We’re a customer-focused and a driven-to-win organization with leading-edge products. We are an inclusive, diverse, multinational company that believes in culture fit, but more importantly ‘culture-add’, and we strongly encourage people from all walks of life to apply.

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! #LifeAtProofpoint

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