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About the Role
Seeking a motivated individual to join the Business Development team to generate qualified sales opportunities for the DACH region. You will work closely with sales and marketing to generate leads via inbound and outbound activities, gather account intelligence, and connect the sales team with key decision-makers.
Responsibilities
- Qualify and develop inbound and outbound sales accepted leads and respond to product inquiries
- Gather actionable intelligence (competition, projects, purchase intent, etc.) for assigned accounts
- Follow-up on marketing-generated leads and convert initial interest into sales accepted leads
- Manage email campaigns to generate new sales prospects
- Manage cold-calling telephone-based campaigns to generate new sales prospects
- Complete accurate tracking of communication with current and potential customers in Salesforce.com
- Schedule demonstrations between Sales team members and potential customers
Requirements
- Highly motivated individual with a competitive personality and good attention to detail
- Previous experience with solutions that can be deployed in private or public clouds is a plus
- Experience working with Salesforce.com or other CRM is a bonus
- Excellent phone and interpersonal communication skills (verbal and written)
- Organizational skills
- Previous experience working and succeeding in a goal-driven environment is preferred
- Fluent German & English language skills required
Location
- DACH (Germany, Austria and Switzerland)
Work Type
- Full-time
Benefits
- Competitive compensation
- Comprehensive benefits
- Career success on your terms
- Flexible work environment
- Annual wellness and community outreach days
- Always on recognition for your contributions
- Global collaboration and networking opportunities
About the Company
- 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.
- Over 80 of the Fortune 100, 10,000 large enterprises, and millions of smaller organizations trust Proofpoint.
- Our mission is to safeguard the digital world and empower people to work securely and confidently.
- At Proofpoint you’ll be part of a global team that breaks barriers to redefine cybersecurity guided by our BRAVE core values: Bold, Responsive, Accountable, Visionary, Exceptional.
Equal Opportunity
- We encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives.
- If you need accommodation during the application or interview process, please reach out to accessibility@proofpoint.com.