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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._ **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.** **Director of Talent Acquisition** **_Location: Americas Region_** **Reporting Structure: Reports to Vice President of Talent Acquisition** **Location: Headquarters in Sunnyvale, California.** **Work arrangement: Hybrid position requiring 3 days per week in office** **The Role** **Proofpoint is experiencing exponential growth, transforming the way we attract and hire top talent globally. We are seeking an innovative and dynamic** **Director of Talent Acquisition** **to scale and lead our recruitment efforts across the Americas region. This role provides the opportunity to spearhead a world-class talent acquisition strategy, elevate the recruitment team, and shape the future of Proofpoint through impactful hiring.** **As the Director of Talent Acquisition, you will lead a talented team of recruiters to deliver exceptional hiring experience. With a focus on storytelling through data, you'll inspire decision-making and innovation, champion the use of insights to optimize our strategies, and communicate Proofpoint's unique value proposition to prospective candidates.** **Your Day-to-Day** **Recruit Strategically** **: Build collaborative partnerships with the business leaders and key stakeholders to develop innovative, cohesive recruitment strategy that aligns with organization strategy, growth priorities and workforce plans** **Collaborate with Leadership** **: Partner with business (Sales) and engineering leaders to develop comprehensive talent acquisition strategies to support the achievement of recruiting talent at scale** **Coach and Elevate** **: Inspire, develop, and elevate Talent Acquisition team members by cultivating a BRAVE culture of being bold, collaboration, and drive excellence in execution** **Lead Strategic Business Outcomes: Optimize talent acquisition projects, processes, tools and technology to drive maximum efficiency and effectiveness that result in an amazing experience for candidates and the business** **Enhance Our Brand** **: Work closely with cross-functional teams to strengthen Proofpoint's employer brand across the region.** **Lead with Analytics** **: Utilize data analytics to track recruitment metrics, identify trends, and measure effectiveness of talent acquisition strategies. Prepare reports and presentations for senior leadership, providing insights and recommendation for improvement** **Tell the Talent Story** **: Leverage technology and social media to engage and connect with a pool of talented applicants or candidates in a modern and innovative way** **What You Bring** **Extensive experience in talent acquisition, ideally within the enterprise SaaS or technology/cybersecurity industries.** **A proven track record of building, leading, and inspiring high-performing recruitment teams while coaching them toward success.** **Exceptional ability to leverage data and analytics to shape recruitment strategies, inform workforce planning, and tell compelling stories to executives and stakeholders.** **Strong skills in executive communication, with the ability to scale messaging to diverse audiences.** **Deep understanding of talent market trends and expertise in workforce planning, including leveraging internal and external data for strategic decision-making.** **Familiarity with the India talent market is a plus, along with experience in technology and cybersecurity industries.** **Proofpoint is transforming its talent acquisition function-if you're passionate about building and implementing talent strategies to support the achievement of a world-class hiring experience, this is the opportunity for you.** **Why Proofpoint:** **Inclusive Culture: We are committed to fostering a workplace where inclusion is not just values, but practices embedded in everything we do.** **Cohesive Team Dynamic: Join a team that thrives on collaboration, mutual respect, and a shared passion for success. Our supportive environment ensures that you'll have the resources and encouragement needed to excel.** **Impactful Role: In this role, you will have the opportunity to shape the future of our organization in the region, making a significant impact on our growth and success.** **Protecting people is at the heart of our award-winning 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!_ Consistent with Proofpoint values and applicable law, we provide the following information to promote pay transparency and equity. Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several U.S. geographic markets, and we pay differently based on those defined markets as set out below. Pay within these ranges varies and depends on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The actual offer will be based on the individual candidate. The range provided may represent a candidate range and may not reflect the full range for an individual tenured employee. This role may be eligible for variable compensation and/or equity. We offer a competitive benefits package, including flexible time off, a comprehensive well-being program with two paid Wellbeing Days and two paid Volunteer Days per year, plus a three-week Work from Anywhere option. **Base Pay Ranges:** SF Bay Area, New York City Metro Area: Base Pay Range: 194,475.00 - 285,230.00 USD California (excludes SF Bay Area), Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Washington DC Metro, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Texas, Washington, Virginia, and Alaska: Base Pay Range: 162,375.00 - 238,150.00 USD All other cities and states excluding those listed above: Base Pay Range: 148,425.00 - 217,690.00 USD Proofpoint has been honored with six Best Places to Work Awards in 2024 by workplace culture leader Comparably, including Best Company Career Growth, Best Company Outlook, Best Global Culture, Best Engineering Teams, Best Sales Teams, and Best HR Teams. We are the leader in human-centric cybersecurity. Half a million customers, including 87 of the Fortune 100, rely on Proofpoint to protect their organizations. We're driven by a mission to stay ahead of bad actors and safeguard the digital world. Join us in our pursuit to defend data and protect people. Our BRAVE Values: At Proofpoint, we are BRAVE in everything we do, and our values aren't just words-they shape how we work, collaborate, and grow. We seek people who are bold enough to challenge the status quo, responsive in the face of ever-evolving threats, and accountable for delivering real impact. We value those with a visionary mindset who anticipate what's next and push cybersecurity forward, and we celebrate exceptional execution that ensures we continue to defend data and protect people. 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. Find your network, your allies, and your biggest fans. We know that work is simply better when you're surrounded by people who inspire you-who share ideas, cheer you on, and genuinely want to see you succeed. That's why we offer social circles, sponsored networks, and connection points across teams and time zones-to help you find your people, build your community, and thrive together. This isn't just a job-it's a mission to protect people and defend data in a world that never slows down. We're building the future of human-centric cybersecurity, and that future belongs to all of us. We take ownership, move fast, and hold ourselves accountable-because that's what it takes to stay ahead. And we do it together, winning as one. Be empowered to reach your full potential through meaningful challenges and personalized support-designed around you and your goals. Whether you're growing as a leader or leveling up from great to exceptional as an individual contributor, we're here to help you get there. 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.

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