Proofpoint is a global leader in human- and agent‑centric cybersecurity, protecting how people, data, and AI agents connect across email, cloud, and collaboration tools.
Role Overview
The Inside Sales Engineer works with Commercial accounts to become a trusted advisor to Account Managers, Channel Partners, and customers. You will deliver People‑Centric solutions, conduct product demonstrations, proofs‑of‑concept, and threat assessments, and provide compelling solutions to the customer.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with the sales team to develop and execute targeted account penetration strategies.
- Design and champion complex People‑Centric Security solutions across the Proofpoint portfolio.
- Occasionally assist in professional services deployments and technical training, and present or attend industry seminars and trade shows.
- Provide valuable customer insights and real‑world experiences to Product Management, Marketing, and Product Development teams.
- Work with the Channel team to support and enable Distributors and Resellers.
- Become an expert in Email Security,



Advanced Persistent Threats, Attack Protection, Threat Response, Data Loss Prevention (DLP), and the threat landscape.
- Travel occasionally as required.

Qualifications
- Proven hands‑on experience as a Sales/Systems Engineer, Technical Account Manager, Security Engineer, or senior product support role in the cyber‑security industry.
- Experience in secure messaging, data security, network security, endpoint, NOC/SOC, or MSP‑related cybersecurity.
- Excellent presentation, communication, and organizational skills.
- Fluent Italian and business‑level English; additional languages are a plus.
- Exposure to at least two of the following: Enterprise email solutions (Exchange, O365, G‑Suite, Lotus Domino), SMTP; IT security areas such as Vulnerability and Risk Management, Security Operations or Incident Response; DLP, compliance and data privacy; Cloud security and shadow IT monitoring; Cloud computing

📌 Commercial Sales Engineer, Italy (Italia)
🏢 Proofpoint
📍 Italia