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Department Overview:

Proofpoint’s Digital Communications Governance business unit is looking to expand our team focusing on AI-powered solutions. Our group, based in our downtown Toronto office, has a friendly environment with the various teams working closely together to design and deliver ambitious, and exciting software solutions to meet the needs of some of the world’s largest companies.

Role Overview

As a Staff Product Manager, you will develop deep relationships with customers and prospects to uncover unmet needs, understand use cases and workflows and vet potential solutions. You’ll also work with other members of the Product Management team and engineering to communicate the problems, use cases and solutions in a way that allows the broader team to truly understand what a solution that delights customers looks like. Your passion for AI will help drive long-term product strategy and uncover new areas of opportunity.

While not required, any background in compliance in a financial services organization or data investigation experience (such as legal discovery experience) may help accelerate your ability to drive effective customer engagements.

Requirements:

+ 10+ Years of Product Management experience

+ Experience launching user-facing AI-based features in enterprise class solutions

+ Experience gathering customer requirements and documenting use cases

+ Experience working with user experience designers and engineering teams in identifying potential solutions to identified customer problems

+ Strong ability to act as an evangelist (both to internal groups, such as sales, and in customer settings) to promote the unique value of our solutions

+ Ability to build a business case to justify both initial and ongoing investment levels

+ Demonstrate a strong attention to detail through defining product requirements and business strategy

+ Can proactively identify and engage parties to engage with

+ Drive discussions to keep focus and achieve the goals of the meeting

+ 'Read the room' to set the right tone and level of conversation for a given audience and situation

+ Manage priorities in a dynamic environment with tight deadlines

+ Facilitate collaborative sessions to identify different solutions a given problem

+ Has a structured approach to prioritization and can justify their decision process

_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 compensation and/or equity. We offer a competitive benefits package, including flexible time off, a comprehensive well-being program with two paid Wellbeing Days and two paid Volunteer Days per year, plus a three-week Work from Anywhere option.

Base Pay Ranges:

SF Bay Area, New York City Metro Area:

Base Pay Range: 182,175.00 - 267,190.00 USD

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

Base Pay Range: 146,550.00 - 214,940.00 USD

All other cities and states excluding those listed above:

Base Pay Range: 132,975.00 - 195,030.00 USD

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