Proofpoint

Director, Enterprise AI

Proofpoint

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: SunnyvaleCaliforniaUtahUnited States

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Salary

💰 $200,300 - $293,810 per year

Job Level

Tech Stack

About the role

  • Define, evolve, and champion the enterprise AI strategy and roadmap
  • Collaborate with functional and business unit leaders to develop tailored AI strategies that accelerate priority business objectives
  • Communicate and evangelize AI’s potential across the enterprise to foster adoption and responsible enablement
  • Serve as a trusted advisor to executives and senior leadership on AI, automation, and emerging technologies
  • Lead enterprise‑wide AI adoption, including pilots, training, scaling, and change management
  • Build and enhance AI enablement programs, governance frameworks, and responsible AI guardrails
  • Oversee ethical, compliant, and secure deployment of AI solutions in partnership with Legal, Security, Compliance, and Data Governance
  • Build and lead teams to design, prototype, and deploy AI agents, intelligent workflows, and automation solutions
  • Guide integration of AI systems with enterprise tools, SaaS platforms, and internal data systems via APIs and scalable architectures
  • Conduct vendor evaluations, help make build‑vs‑buy recommendations and manage strategic AI technology partnerships
  • Evaluate emerging AI technologies, automation tools and workflow platforms to identify opportunities for business value and operational improvement
  • Lead cross‑functional initiatives to redesign and optimize business processes using AI and automation
  • Operationalize AI products from pilot through full production, ensuring scalability and adoption
  • Define value-driven metrics, performance tracking frameworks, success criteria, and effectively communicate business impact of AI initiatives
  • Deliver transparent reporting to executive leadership on AI adoption, governance, and performance
  • Recruit, lead, and develop a multidisciplinary team spanning AI strategy, business engagement, automation engineering, and enablement
  • Act as a player‑coach, fostering a culture of technical depth, experimentation, and continuous improvement focused on user experience, business enablement and operational excellence

Requirements

  • 5–10+ years in technology, innovation, data, or transformation roles
  • 2 – 5+ years directly in AI/ML, automation, or enterprise‑scale AI leadership
  • Proven success creating and executing enterprise AI strategies that deliver measurable value
  • Experience operationalizing AI/ML products and scaling them across large or complex organizations
  • Experience with business process engineering, workflow automation, or intelligent systems
  • Demonstrated experience with enterprise integrations (e.g., REST APIs, SaaS platforms, internal data systems)
  • Executive presence with the ability to influence, communicate, and collaborate across all levels
  • Strong analytical mindset, with experience defining and tracking metrics and ROI
  • Familiarity with modern AI technologies (generative AI, agentic AI, MCP’s, etc.)
  • Experience building AI agents, prototypes or workflows
  • Experience with enterprise LLM platforms like Microsoft Copilot, OpenAI, Anthropic, etc.
  • Knowledge of cloud‑native environments, modern data platforms, and enterprise SaaS ecosystems
  • Track record leading strategic, multi‑quarter cross‑functional initiatives
  • Ability to drive adoption of new technologies and lead organizations through transformation
  • Strong communication, facilitation, and stakeholder‑management skills.
  • Demonstrated ability to build, develop and grow technical teams
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
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
AI strategyAI/MLautomationbusiness process engineeringworkflow automationenterprise integrationsREST APIsenterprise LLM platformsgenerative AIagentic AI
Soft Skills
executive presenceinfluencecommunicationcollaborationanalytical mindsetstakeholder managementteam buildingfacilitationleadershipcontinuous improvement