Executive Communications Director

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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 85% 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.

The Role

Proofpoint is seeking an Executive Communications Lead to the CEO. This individual will define, lead, and execute the internal and external communications strategy for Proofpoint's CEO. The ideal candidate will have superior written and verbal communication skills, and the ability to communicate across functions and influence at all levels, including the C-suite.

Your day-to-day

• Partner with key stakeholders across the company to drive strategic communications for the CEO and CEO staff in alignment with Proofpoint's brand narrative and culture tenets.

• Develop a deep, intuitive understanding of Proofpoint's business, to provide the best possible strategic messaging to the CEO and executive team.

• Build networks within the Executive Team and other functions to better understand the needs and sentiment of employees within the organization.

• Collaborate with Corporate Communications and other parts of the organization to ensure alignment of messages.

• Work closely with the CEO, his Chief of Staff and the executive team, to create and drive meaningful external communications while supporting activities such as customer-facing events, and industry speaking opportunities.

• Plan, write, edit, and distribute a variety of global strategic employee-focused communications, including long-form content, town halls, all-employee meetings, internal and external speaking engagements, video scripts, and more.

• Stay aware of industry trends and news that support our company strategy and build engagement among Proofpoint employees and external audiences.

• Be consistently mindful of new and relevant trends in communications to maintain a culturally conscious presence internally and externally.

• In partnership with the Corporate Communications Team, constantly push for innovative ideas, platforms, and employee engagement strategies. Understand what is coming next and incorporate these ideas into our overall comms strategy.

• Further Proofpoint's employee engagement strategy by partnering with leaders to build morale and stay connected with their teams.

• Be a strategic advisor to the CEO on messaging, tone, and delivery. Must be comfortable providing and receiving honest, constructive feedback.

What you bring to the team

• BA in Communications, Journalism or similar

• +10 years working in Corporate and Executive Communications

• Ability to work independently and as part of a team

• Excellent interpersonal skills; ability to work in a multicultural environment with ease

• Ability to communicate complex concepts effectively and clearly to both internal and external audiences

• Ability to anticipate, coordinate, and facilitate activities with colleagues

• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail

• Ability to work well under pressure, responding to and appropriately prioritizing multiple requests with a sense of urgency

• Track record and demonstrated ability to handle sensitive and confidential situations with diplomacy and discretion

• Experience promoting and supporting key, sensitive initiatives in an organization

• Ability to conduct and analyze measurement of communications program

• Ease in working cross-functionally and building relationships to connect dots across company

• Skill for managing multiple, high-urgency projects simultaneously; flexibility is essential

• Ability and ease working with executive leaders

• Proficiency with multi-media and video-conferencing technology

• Prior experience with cybersecurity will be incredibly helpful

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!

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

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 pay and/or equity. We offer a competitive benefits package that includes flexible time off, a robust well-being program that provides for 4 global wellbeing days per year, and a 3-week work from anywhere option.

Base Pay Ranges:

SF Bay Area, New York City Metro Area:

Base Pay Range: 189,750.00 - 278,300.00 USD

California (excludes SF Bay Area), Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Washington DC Metro, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Texas, Washington, Virginia, and Alaska:

Base Pay Range: 158,400.00 - 232,320.00 USD

All other cities and states excluding those listed above:

Base Pay Range: 144,825.00 - 212,410.00 USD