Corporate Counsel

About Us:

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

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.

The Role

The Corporate Counsel will join an EMEA legal team, reporting directly to the Director, Legal EMEA.  You will have appetite for innovation as part of a small team in a fast-growing, multi-cultural environment, as well as willingness to learn and expand knowledge in the areas of privacy, competition and intellectual property.   

The successful candidate will be comfortable leading and interacting with internal and external business people, and making agile decisions that comply with company standards, policy and strategy as well as evolve Proofpoint practices.  

Your Day to Day

• Partnering with the sales organisation internationally, providing guidance and counsel on customer related queries
• Draft, review and negotiate a broad range of commercial, revenue-generating agreements (including NDAs, data privacy documents and Master Subscription Agreements)
• Provide legal analyses of applicable laws, regulations and industry guidance that impact customer license and services agreements, and assist in the design and implementation of appropriate policies and practices
• Collaborate with the broader legal team in enhancing its capabilities and services efficacy through technology and other legal operations tools and best practices
• Assist in development and implementation of various legal templates, forms, communications, and operational systems to improve the delivery and scalability of legal resources to a worldwide, distributed client base by working collaboratively with other legal team members and the sales organization
• Proactively communicate issues back to leadership and drive good business, legal and operational processes and practices throughout the organisation; drafting and implementing related policies, and seeking ways automate key legal processes   

What you bring to the team:

• Fully Qualified lawyer in an EU country
• Complete fluency in German and English
• Experience in practice, and also ideally in-house experience in the High-Tech industry
• Ideally you will have experience of partnering with Sales teams in a fast-paced environment that requires client- interaction, sound judgment, excellent counselling skills and ability to prioritise
• Sound knowledge and understanding of the core principles of SaaS, Software, and Intellectual Property and/or licensing
• Experience handling data privacy and security issues
• Excellent negotiation skills and diplomacy, including ability to build consensus, “soft” skills to encourage, motivate and influence at all levels of the organization and those of our customers and partners
• Enjoy working with internal clients, demonstrating accountability, adaptability and resilience
• Strong drafting skills with keen attention to detail and the ability to improve our forms and work using customer or partner paper
• Effective communication and presence in person, in groups, over video and teleconference, email and in more formal documentation
• Highest degree of personal and professional integrity and ethics
• Fluency in both English and German is essential; plus fluency in another European language would be an advantage

Why Proofpoint

Protecting people is at the heart of our award-winning 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! #LifeAtProofpoint

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Why Proofpoint?

At Proofpoint, we believe that an exceptional career experience includes a comprehensive compensation and benefits package. Here are just a few reasons you’ll love working with us:

• 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

Our Culture:

Our culture is rooted in values that inspire belonging, empower purpose and drive success-every day, for everyone.

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.

How to Apply

Interested? Submit your application along with any supporting information- we can’t wait to hear from you!