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.The RoleThe Proofpoint Technical Training organization educates customers, partners, and Proofpoint employees globally on Proofpoint products, solutions, and best practices. We are looking for an experienced learning professional to lead our training and certification development efforts. This person will manage a team of dynamic and talented instructional designers. As the training and certification leader, you will establish and lead education design and development strategy, focusing on innovation and leveraging the latest training development best practices. You will also own the Technical Training and Certification portfolio of offerings, with responsibility for the development roadmap, aligning the roadmap with product strategy and company priorities. Our ideal candidate brings to the table advanced knowledge in instructional design and certification development, combined with a passion for people management and great communication skills.Your day-to-dayDefine and implement a comprehensive strategy for instructional design and training development that aligns with company strategy and growth initiativesWork with stakeholders to scope and define certification requirements. Oversee the development and maintenance of Proofpoint certifications. Plan and maintain training and certification development roadmap,Manage a talented team of instructional designers and content developers, driving collaboration, consistency, and productivity across the teamMentor and coach team to build world-class digital learning products that delight customers, maximize learner retention and drive customer outcomes.Effectively manage multiple projects, drive training development projects to completion, and ensure process adherence and efficiencyBuild and maintain a culture of innovation, encourage new ideas and stay informed on the latest instructional design best practices. Particular interest in leveraging GenAI for training development.Establish and maintain positive relationships with key internal stakeholders (Product, Support, Sales, Partner, etc.), understand product roadmaps, and connect dots across the companyEstablish key development metrics, deliver regular reporting and use data to drive improvementsWhat you bring to the teamPassion for education, training, and customer enablementAdvanced degree (preferred) in instructional design or adult learningExperience with both training and certification developmentAccomplished leader comfortable with high performing teams and remote workersAbility to think strategically, and translate strategy into coordinated day-to-day tasksExperienced project manager that can drive PM best practicesExcellent communication and presentation skillsProficient with various authoring tools (Articulate, Adobe, Camtasia, etc.)Experience with technical certification development and/or Job-task analysisTechnical background preferred, experience with networking, messaging, and/or security productsWhy ProofpointProtecting 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 driven-to-win organisation 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! #LifeAtProofpointIf you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you'll enjoy your career with us!
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