Senior Director, Global Executive Recruiting

About the role

Proofpoint is a global leader in human- and agent-centric cybersecurity. We protect how people, data, and AI agents connect across email, cloud, and collaboration tools. Over 80 of the Fortune 100, 10,000 large enterprises, and millions of smaller organizations trust Proofpoint to stop threats, prevent data loss, and build resilience across their people and AI workflows. Our mission is simple: safeguard the digital world and empower people to work securely and confidently. Join us in our pursuit to defend data and protect people. How We Work: At Proofpoint you'll be part of a global team that breaks barriers to redefine cybersecurity guided by our BRAVE core values: Bold in how we dream and innovate Responsive to feedback, challenges and opportunities Accountable for results and best in class outcomes Visionary in future focused problem-solving Exceptional in execution and impact We are seeking a Senior Director of Global Executive Recruiting to lead and redefine how executive recruiting is done across the company. This role will partner closely with our most senior leaders to drive high-impact, strategic executive searches while building a scalable, best-in-class executive recruiting function. This leader will own the end-to-end executive search strategy, from advisory partnership and market intelligence to candidate experience and offer execution. The ideal candidate brings deep executive search expertise, strong executive presence, and a builder's mindset-someone who can design the model, not just run searches. This role will report to the Vice President of Talent Acquisition. Location & Work Model *This role requires an onsite presence at our Sunnyvale office four days per week and includes a lunch stipend along with opportunities to participate in onsite events