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.The Role Proofpoint is looking for a VP of Product Management to join the Identity Threat Defense business unit. Oversees the product strategy, roadmap and lifecycle of the company’s product portfolio. Works closely with the GM on defining and driving the business plan, short- and long-term growth strategy and positioning of the business unit’s products in the market. Directs the end-to-end leadership of new and existing products from inception through all phases of the products’ lifecycle. This team is responsible for driving the vision and roadmap for our Identity Threat Detection & Response (ITDR) set of products including our Spotlight and Shadow products. The world’s leading multinational organizations use these products to reduce their identity attack surface as well as detect active attacks in their environment. Identity Threat Defense is a new business unit, based on the recent acquisition of Illusive, and as such has very high attention and aggressive plans for growth. Your day-to-dayTo be successful as a VP of Product Management at Proofpoint you must be able to deeply understand customer pain points as well as the market and competitive landscape in order to define and communicate a strategic vision as well as lead a team in the execution of that vision. You must be comfortable sharing your vision and product strategy, along with the broader Proofpointmission, to a wide range of internal and external audiences including employees, customers, prospects,industry analysts, executive leadership and more. You must be comfortable working with people in different locations, primarily with Israel and US employees and customers, and be able to communicate in a way that is suitable and effective for every audience. Proven experience working closely with Engineering teams to deliver multiple product releases andproducts to market is required. You should know what it takes to ship complicated large-scale products. Recruiting, retaining and developing high performing senior product managers is an important aspect of thisrole. Responsibilities:· Work closely with Identity Threat Defense GM to define strategy· Define execution plans for Product that are well coordinated with peer groups, Engineering, Marketing, etc.· Identify key trends and customer needs and translate those into product strategy and high-levelproduct requirements· Work with product owners to turn those requirements into actionable short and long-term product roadmaps· Define organizational structure and recruit high potential candidates into the PM organization· Partner closely with key Engineering stakeholders to streamline processes, identify key issues and ensure efficient product delivery· Manage UX designers, including allocating UX resources and identifying priorities across multiple products· Participate in the design process from initial concept ideation to final design approvals· Work with key stakeholders in sales & marketing on go-to-market strategies and effective sales motions What you bring to the team:· 10+ years in product management; 5+ years as product leader managing a team· Strong customer skills with a proven ability to deeply understand customer pain points· Extensive experience working with Israeli R&D and US-based customers· Ability to extract the essence and build simple messaging· Very strong (written and verbal) communication skills · Experience in multinational organizations with Engineering in Israel and GTM in the US· Proven leader capable of building strong teams· Strong collaborator· Experience in transitioning on-prem products to SaaS - advantage #LI-Hybrid#LI-EY1If you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you'll enjoy your career with us!
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