Proofpoint

Customer Success

Proofpoint • $120K — $145K *
Technical Services
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10+ years in customer support or related field, ideally in cybersecurity
  • Proven experience in leading global support teams
  • Strong understanding of AI and automation in service delivery
  • Exceptional strategic vision and operational planning skills
  • Experience in customer retention and satisfaction strategies

Responsibilities

  • Define and execute a global customer support vision and roadmap
  • Develop strategies to enhance customer retention and product adoption
  • Drive AI and automation initiatives within support operations
  • Monitor and improve customer satisfaction metrics
  • Lead a global 24x7 technical support organization
  • Establish operational frameworks for global service delivery
  • Recruit and develop top-tier support leaders

Benefits

  • Opportunity to lead innovative AI-driven customer support initiatives
  • Flexible work environment with a focus on work-life balance
  • Access to professional development and leadership training programs
  • Being part of a mission-driven company improving cybersecurity for global clients
  • Collaborative culture with cross-functional teamwork opportunities
Full Job Description

Vice President, Customer Support Threat Protection


About the Company

We are a leading cybersecurity company committed to protecting people, data, and organizations from today's most advanced threats. Our mission is to help customers operate securely and confidently through innovative cloud-based security solutions, world-class services, and an unwavering focus on customer success.


Position Summary

The Vice President of Threat Protection Customer Support is responsible for defining and executing the global customer support strategy for a high-growth cybersecurity organization. This executive leader will drive customer satisfaction, operational excellence, technical support innovation, and business scalability across a worldwide support organization.


Reporting to the VP, Global Customer Support & Operations, the VP of Threat Protection Customer Support will lead a global team responsible for delivering exceptional support experiences through a combination of technical expertise, customer advocacy, AI-powered service delivery, and operational rigor.


This role serves as a key member of the Customer Success leadership team and acts as the voice of the customer across Product Management, Engineering, Sales, Security Operations, and Executive Leadership.

Key Responsibilities:

Strategic Leadership

• Define and execute a multi-year vision and roadmap for global customer support.

• Develop support strategies that improve customer retention, product adoption, and overall customer experience.

• Drive transformation initiatives leveraging AI, automation, self-service, and predictive support capabilities.

• Build scalable operating models that support company growth, acquisitions, and new product introductions.


Customer Experience & Advocacy

• Champion customer-centric decision-making across the organization.

• Establish programs to proactively identify customer risk, reduce friction, and improve business outcomes.

• Monitor and improve customer satisfaction metrics, including CSAT, NPS, retention, and support experience measures.

• Represent customer feedback and support trends for executive leadership and product teams.

• Establish differentiated support offerings aligned to customer segments and service levels. Global Support Operations

• Lead a worldwide 24x7 technical support organization utilizing follow-the-sun support models.

• Drive accountability for service level agreements, response times, resolution times, backlog management, and escalation handling.

• Establish operational frameworks, support processes, and governance mechanisms to ensure consistent service delivery globally.

• Optimize organizational structure, workforce planning, and capacity management.

• Manage support budgets while balancing customer experience and operational efficiency.

Technical Excellence & Innovation

• Drive adoption of AI, analytics, automation, and knowledge management capabilities to improve support outcomes.

• Ensure support teams maintain deep expertise in cybersecurity technologies, cloud services, integrations, and emerging threats.

• Establish proactive support capabilities using telemetry, monitoring, and predictive analytics.

• Lead continuous improvement initiatives focused on reducing customer effort and accelerating issue resolution. Cross-Functional Leadership

• Partner closely with Product Management, Engineering, Security Operations, Customer Success, and Professional Services to improve customer outcomes.

• Create closed-loop processes that translate customer issues, feature requests, and support data into product enhancements.

• Collaborate with Sales and Customer Success leadership on retention, expansion, renewals, and executive customer engagements. Talent & Organizational Development

• Recruit, develop, and retain world-class support leaders and technical talent. • Build leadership pipelines and succession plans for critical roles.

• Foster a high-performance culture focused on accountability, collaboration and inclusion.


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About Proofpoint

Proofpoint is a cybersecurity company that provides cloud-based solutions for threat protection, compliance, governance, and secure communication. The company's products include email security, advanced threat protection, information protection, digital risk protection, and compliance and archiving. Proofpoint serves customers in various industries, including healthcare, financial services, government, and education. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Campbell, California.
Learn more about Proofpoint
Size
3,658 employees
Market Cap
$10 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$163.8 million
Founded
2002
5 Year Trend
+31.7%
Revenue
$1 billion
NASDAQ

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