VP, Product Marketing, Collaboration Security at Proofpoint | Sunnyvale, CA

VP, Product Marketing, Collaboration Security

Sunnyvale, CA (On-site)

Salary Not AvailableSenior Level15+ years expFull time

Posted 4 months ago

Drive global product marketing for Proofpoint’s collaboration security, shaping the narrative, roadmap input, and external evangelism.

Own global narrative and category leadership for collaboration security.
Must-have: 15+ years in B2B cybersecurity product marketing with VP-level leadership.
Standout: Lead external evangelism at industry keynotes and advisory boards.

Category Leadership: Define and own the global narrative for Human and Agent-Centric Collaboration Security. You will establish Proofpoint as the undisputed standard for protecting the communication fabric against advanced threats, from BEC to agent-based social engineering.
Strategic Product Interlock: Serve as the lead marketing partner to Product Management, directly influencing the roadmap by synthesizing deep market intelligence, competitive shifts, and the evolving requirements of the Global 2000.
Organizational Scale: Lead, scale, and mentor a high-performing, distributed Product Marketing organization. You will foster a culture of technical rigor, craftsmanship, and high-velocity execution.
Competitive Command: Lead the strategy to dismantle legacy incumbents and emerging disruptors. You will articulate a superior vision of visibility into human behavior and cross-platform threat context that clearly differentiates our platform in the market.
Executive Evangelism: Act as the primary external face for the TPG business unit. You will command the stage at industry keynotes, Analyst Briefings, and Executive Advisory Boards, confidently shaping the conversation around the future of secure communication.

15+ Years of Product Marketing Leadership: Proven success in B2B cybersecurity marketing, with 8+ years in senior leadership (VP or Sr. Director) within a high-growth or public-scale enterprise environment.
Domain Mastery: Deep technical and market fluency in the Collaboration Security landscape, including Email, BEC, Identity-based threats, and Integrated Cloud Email Security (ICES).
The "Architect-Executor" Hybrid: A leader who can design a Product Marketing strategy for a $5B ARR journey but who also possesses the craftsmanship to personally refine a high-stakes keynote or launch narrative.
Public Company & PE Acumen: Comfortable operating at the speed and transparency of a premier organization. You understand the cadence of analyst relations and quarterly forecasting.