Director, Strategic Projects - HR

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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.

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.

The Role: Director, Strategic Projects - HR

Proofpoint is seeking a Director, Strategic Projects to join our HR Leadership Team. This pivotal role will drive the strategic operations of the department, working closely with and reporting directly to the Chief People Officer (CPO).

• Must have experiencing partnering with CPO and HR Leadership Team to drive key strategic initiatives, including Strategic Workforce Planning, People and Culture Strategy, M&A activities, Organizational Change Initiatives, Quarterly Business Reviews, and People Analytics.

Location: Sunnyvale, CA, Draper, UT, Boston, MA or Cork, Ireland,

Your day-to- day:

• Lead and project-manage cross-functional initiatives that advance our People strategy.
• Own the completion of high-impact projects, setting clear measures of success.
• Work with the Comms team to develop HR announcements, talking points, and presentations for the CPO, ensuring clear and effective communication.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders, employees, and external partners to drive collaboration and alignment.
• Partner to ensure optimal budget allocation and resource management for strategic HR projects. Identify opportunities for process enhancement within HR functions and implement streamlined solutions. Collaborate with other departments to optimize processes.
• Prepare reports for senior leadership using business metrics and KPIs, providing actionable insights that inform decision-making. Foster a positive, inclusive work environment that supports employee engagement, growth, and retention.

What you bring to the team

• Experience working with analytics, how to tell a story using data, transformation projects, workforce planning, and project and program management
• Demonstrated project management skills, including the ability to put a project plan together, meet timelines and work with cross-functional teams
• Ability to build strong personal relationships with Executive leaders and act as a trusted sounding board
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team Excellent interpersonal skills; ability to work in a multicultural environment with ease
• Prior experience with the technology industry desired
• Master’s preferred +10 years of business experience – working and leading with executive leadership teams
• BA in Human Resources, Business Administration, or similar.

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!

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If you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you'll enjoy your career with us!

If you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you'll enjoy your career with us!

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