The Role:

Proofpoint is seeking a Sales Engineer to join our team and act as the technical sales lead throughout the pre-sales process. This position will report to Sr Manager, Technical Sales META and will lead the technical discussions with customers and prospects. You’ll work closely with the KSA Named Accounts Team. Fluency in French is preferred.

Your Day To Day

• Collaborate with the KSA Named Accounts team to develop and execute targeted account penetration strategies  

• Design and champion complex People-Centric Security solutions encompassing the entire Proofpoint portfolio  

• Provide valuable customer insight and real-world experiences to Product Management, Marketing and Product Development (Engineering) teams to help keep our solutions as the best in class.

• You will become an expert in Email Security, Advanced Persistent Threats, Attack Protection, Threat Response, Data Loss Prevention (DLP), and the threat landscape

• Maintain compliance with ISO, NIST and MITRE

• Present at or attend industry seminars and/or trade shows when required 

Qualifications

• Required: Hands-on experience in a customer facing role, either as a Sales/Systems Engineer, Technical Account Manager, Security Engineer or senior level product support, preferably in the cyber-security industry  

• Required: Proven experience in either enterprise email solutions, email authentication, advanced persistent threats, data security, network security or cloud security and shadow IT knowledge

• Required: Excellent communication skills and comfortable presenting to individuals and/or teams including technical staff and C-suite executives  

• Required: You can work independently, adapt quickly and maintain a positive attitude

• Required: Fluency in Arabic, English and French

• Preferred: Degree in Computer Science or equivalent

• Preferred: CISSP or other industry certification

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