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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.

The Role

• Proofpoint is looking for a highly motivated National Channel Account Manager to support our national partnership with CDW focused on Commercial Territory and SMB. Having worked with CDW either currently or in the past is a must.
• The National CAM will act as an extension of the sales organization by driving account and vertical alignment within partners to drive net new logo acquisition and add-on to the existing customer base. A successful candidate will possess a strong business acumen, leadership experience, and large partner management experience.
• We are looking for someone in the Chicago area

Your day-to-day

• Regular interaction with Partner principals, executives, and sales and sales management at existing and prospective value-added and direct market re-sellers
• Conduct regular sales training presentations with partner sales teams to ensure they understand and can articulate Proofpoint's SAAS Value Proposition
• Work with the Channel Marketing Team to drive marketing programs with key partners and ensure that activities tie back to a successful ROI Assist with driving pipeline, sales qualification, and closing of business
• Define and deploy business plans to deepen our traction with existing channel partners, reviewing and re-assessing quarterly.
• Develop and execute a regional strategy for recruiting new channel partners as needed to support growth
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of Proofpoint's competitive positioning in the marketplace
• Meet or exceed channel quotas
• Oversee relationship-building activities and account mapping activities between Proofpoint sales organization and partners Regularly interact directly with partners and customers

What you bring to the team

• Must possess strong cross-functional leadership and excellent communications skills to drive consensus across those groups internally and within the partner organization/s. Has strong written and verbal communication skills and is able to clearly and effectively articulate Proofpoint's value
• Has the ability to work in a fast-moving environment, to prioritize effectively to think big picture, and to use good judgment in resolving difficult issues Experience managing resellers, particularly in the information security and data archiving markets Bachelor’s Degree
• Must possess an existing relationship with the listed partner
• Travel required -~60%

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 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! See #LifeAtProofpoint

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