Proofpoint

Sr. Critical Situation Manager

Proofpoint$83K — $131K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree or equivalent required
  • Minimum of 7 years in customer-facing tech roles, specifically escalation management
  • Strong familiarity with AI tools for analysis and reporting
  • Basic knowledge of Linux command line environments
  • Solid understanding of Database and SaaS applications
  • Proficient in written and spoken business English
  • Proven coordination across cross-functional teams

Responsibilities

  • Lead high-severity customer incidents and executive escalations
  • Leverage internal teams to drive resolution of critical situations
  • Provide updates to customers and internal reports
  • Drive cross-departmental process improvements for customer retention
  • Conduct post-escalation analysis and reporting
  • Coordinate incident root cause analysis and generate documentation
  • Evaluate requests for service level agreement violations

Benefits

  • Competitive compensation package
  • Comprehensive benefits to support work-life balance
  • Flexible work environment
  • Annual wellness and community outreach days
  • Recognition programs for employee contributions
  • Global collaboration opportunities
Full Job Description
The Role

As a member of the Global Critical Situation Management Organization, the Sr. Critical Situation Manager is assigned to help manage the most urgent customer problems involving Proofpoint products and services. This person serves as the communication focal point for the customer and oversees all resolution efforts from the initial problem identification to post-mortem analysis. The Sr. Critical Situation Manager also acts as a customer advocate to help drive improvements in all aspects of business, including Customer Service, Professional Services, Product and Engineering.

Your day-to-day

  • Lead high-severity customer incidents (major system outages) and/or executive escalations
  • Leverage the internal, cross-functional community to drive critical situations to resolution
  • Provide customer facing updates and internal reporting
  • Lead cross-departmental process improvement to maximize customer retention • Drive process improvement as part of the overall Services group
  • Provide post-escalation analysis reporting that will capture and help drive process improvements throughout the organization.
  • Coordinate and research incident root cause and generate customer facing root sure • cause analysis documents
  • Evaluate customer requests for service level agreement violations
  • Participate in on-call support 24x7 rotation as assigned


What you bring to the team

  • Bachelor's Degree or equivalent
  • Strong familiarity with AI tools to help analyze escalated situations and create internal and customer-facing reporting
  • A minimum of 7 years in customer-facing technology roles with escalation management background
  • Basic familiarity with Linux command line environments
  • Solid understanding of Database and SaaS applications
  • Highly proficient in written and spoken business English
  • An accomplished communicator and influencer, able to thrive in high pressure situations working with customers, users, senior level management, sales and peers
  • Comfortable interacting with executives (customer and internal)
  • Proven success coordinating solutions across multiple cross-functional teams
  • Working knowledge of Salesforce service cloud based systems • Strong business and management acumen
  • Possess the ability to resolve issues and conflicts, as well as be able to take ownership in challenging situations
  • Ability to maintain a calm and professional demeanor in the face of high-pressure, intense escalations
  • Knowledge of email privacy/protection, cloud services, software as a service (SaaS) is preferred
  • Project Management experience, PMP certification is a plus


Why Proofpoint?

At Proofpoint, we believe that an exceptional career experience includes a comprehensive compensation and benefits package. Here are just a few reasons you'll love working with us:

  • Competitive compensation
  • Comprehensive benefits
  • Career success on your terms
  • Flexible work environment
  • Annual wellness and community outreach days
  • Always on recognition for your contributions
  • Global collaboration and networking opportunities


Base Pay Ranges:

SF Bay Area, New York City Metro Area:
Base Pay Range: 111,300.00 - 174,900.00 USD

California (excludes SF Bay Area), Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Washington DC Metro, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Texas, Washington, Virginia, and Alaska:
Base Pay Range: 93,300.00 - 146,630.00 USD

All other cities and states excluding those listed above:
Base Pay Range: 83,600.00 - 131,340.00 USD

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
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