Senior Named Account Manager - Brazil (Sao Paulo)

Senior Named Account Manager - Brazil (Sao Paulo)

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.
Protection Starts with People. Proofpoint.
The Role and the Team
We are seeking an experienced Middle Enterprise Account Manager to join our growing Latin America sales team.
This is a remote role, preferably based in Sao Paulo, but requires face to face interaction with customers and prospects.
As we are in a high-growth phase, this position is primarily new business-focused.
Must speak Brazilian Portuguese and fluent English.
You will be joining a rapidly growing and successful team.
Overview of Role
- Actively engage with prospective new customers both face to face and remotely to introduce Proofpoint products and our value proposition.
- Consistently research and proactively prospect within your assigned territory to identify potential new Proofpoint customers.






- Actively manage any existing customers within territory in order to maintain and grow their Proofpoint investment.
- Drive the entire sales process from start to finish including prospecting, opportunity identification, introductory meetings, product demonstration, customer Q&A;, as well as negotiation and closing.
- Team up with our rapidly expanding channel partner network to drive both net-new and incremental revenue.
- Interact with the management team in 1-1, team meetings and via forecasting and reporting to provide critical updates, and strategic account planning.
- Fulfill internal obligations such as training and exams to ensure success in the field.
- May require modified work hours to cover accounts in other time zones,





and occasional travel for key accounts.
Job Requirements
- Must speak fluent English and Brazilian Portuguese.
- 10+ years of experience selling cyber-security solutions in the Brazil market is strongly preferred.
- Relationships with senior cybersecurity executives (e.g. CISOs) will be viewed favourably.
- Strong grasp of value selling methodology in order to sell a premium product.
- Experience selling through channel partners.
- Track record of sustained success/over-achievement in a sales role. - Experience managing the entire sales cycle, from prospecting through negotiation and closing.
- Strong interpersonal communication skills (verbal and written) as well as organizational skills.
- Great attitude, and a team player that will share their recipe(s)





for success.
- Experience working with Salesforce.com or other CRM is a plus.
- Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience required.
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! #LifeAtProofpoint






#LI-RP1
If you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you'll enjoy your career with us!
Proofpoint has been honored with six Best Places to Work Awards in 2024 by workplace culture leader Comparably, including Best Company Career Growth, Best Company Outlook, Best Global Culture, Best Engineering Teams, Best Sales Teams, and Best HR Teams.
To view additional awards, please visit www.proofpoint.com/us/news#awards
Proofpoint thrives on the invaluable contributions of our diverse workforce, which encompasses a kaleidoscope of lived experiences, thoughts, perspectives, and professional expertise. We attribute much of our success to our people, who are at the core of our organization and embody our people-centric ethos.






We hire the most innovative minds globally to safeguard our customers' sensitive data and intellectual property. Our talented workforce develops and leverages our advanced technology, combining their expertise to provide comprehensive protection against threat actors and mitigate the risks posed by both malicious and negligent employees.
Cyberattacks have the potential to disrupt access to vital resources such as energy, water, transportation, healthcare, and financial services. At Proofpoint, our dedicated team works tirelessly to ensure world-class cyber resilience, protecting approximately 8,000 enterprise customers worldwide.
We are committed to creating a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment.





We work every day to ensure that our employees feel that they are in a community that celebrates their unique identity, cultivates their sense of belonging, and invests in their professional growth. We have 9 employee-led employee inclusion groups which help support both employees and our organization by providing opportunities to network, discuss career and cultural development and uplift the corporate culture to create a more inclusive workplace.
At Proofpoint, we have a passion for protecting people, data, and brands from today's advanced threats and compliance risks. We hire the best people in the business to:
- Build and enhance our proven security platform
- Blend innovation and speed in a constantly evolving cloud architecture






- Analyze new threats and offer deep insight through data-driven intel
- Collaborate with customers to help solve their toughest security challenges
We are singularly devoted to helping our customers protect what matters most. That's why we're a leader in next-generation cybersecurity-and why more than half of the Fortune 100 trust us as a security partner.
Proofpoint is an equal opportunity employer, we hire without consideration to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status or disability.
Proofpoint is an equal opportunity employer, we hire without consideration to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status or disability.

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