Senior Director, Global Head of GRC

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 Senior Director, Global Head of GRC Location: Sunnyvale, CA Department: Information Security Reports To: Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) Company Overview Proofpoint is a global leader in human- and agent-centric cybersecurity, securing how people, data and AI agents connect across email, cloud and collaboration tools. Proofpoint is a trusted partner to over 80 of the Fortune 100, over 10,000 large enterprises, and millions of smaller organizations in stopping threats, preventing data loss, and building resilience across people and AI workflows. Proofpoint's collaboration and data security platform helps organizations of all sizes protect and empower their people while embracing AI securely and confidently. Role Overview The Senior Director, Global Head of GRC owns Proofpoint's global trust strategy-defining how the company manages risk, achieves regulatory compliance, and enables secure growth across commercial, public sector, and defense markets. Reporting to the CISO, this role is accountable for building and scaling a modern, business-aligned GRC function that transforms compliance into a strategic advantage-accelerating market access, strengthening customer trust, and supporting Proofpoint's expansion into highly regulated environments. As the global leader for GRC, you will drive enterprise-wide visibility into risk and compliance posture, aligning security, engineering, legal, and go-to-market teams around a unified framework that supports innovation in cloud, data security, and AI-driven products.