Proofpoint

Item: Proofpoint
Rating: 3.6
Author: RepVue

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Profile Highlights

Competitive Salaries

OTE at Proofpoint for Enterprise Account Executives is highly competitive compared to industry peers. View salaries

High Score for Product - Market Fit

Proofpoint is in the 85th percentile for Product - Market Fit

Performance Category Ratings

See how employees rated Proofpoint in RepVue’s key performance categories.

Category Score

Industry Percentile

Industry Rank

Culture and Leadership

3.6

71st%of Software orgs

# 656of 2,341 Software orgs

Base Compensation

3.3

30th%of Software orgs

# 1,660of 2,341 Software orgs

Incentive Compensation Structure

3.5

58th%of Software orgs

# 974of 2,341 Software orgs

Product - Market Fit

4.3

85th%of Software orgs

# 351of 2,341 Software orgs

Professional Development and Training

3.4

79th%of Software orgs

# 489of 2,341 Software orgs

Inbound Lead / Opportunity Flow

2.9

60th%of Software orgs

# 920of 2,341 Software orgs

Diversity and Inclusion

3.9

63rd%of Software orgs

# 859of 2,341 Software orgs

About Proofpoint

Greater San Jose Area

We provide the most effective cybersecurity and compliance solutions to protect people on every channel including email, the web, the cloud, and social media.

Percent that Attain Quota?

of team members typically hit their quota

Software Industry Average

40%

Global Average

43%

Salaries

Job Role

Median Base Pay

Median OTE

Top Performer

Sales ManagerSalary data from 5 ratings

Sales EngineerSalary data from 5 ratings

Account ManagerSalary data from 10 ratings

Reviews

Current Employee

3.7

Dec 20, 2024

Training is sub par, you won’t really know what you are selling. The culture here is super corporate, not really fun. It’s an ok job, I don’t have too many complaints. Your quota is $88k and you are trying to convince people to ditch their cheaper option for a much more expensive option. Our offerings are great so you have a lot of different things to sell. You...Read More

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Current Employee

2.7

Dec 12, 2024

I find the product to be great culture is lacking and promotional opportunities are there but not much feedback

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Anonymous Q&A

Anonymous Sales ProNov 13, 2024

Former Proofpoint EmployeeTop AnswerNov 13, 2024

1 Answer

Anonymous Sales ProNov 7, 2024

How would you rate Proofpoint in DACH? How big/small are the territories and would you recommend MM or ENT? Would you recommend joining from a company like Zscaler, Cloudflare or Palo? Thanks in advance.

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Employee Ratings

Total Employee Ratings

Total Ratings

393

Ratings Verified by RepVue

Verified Ratings

89%

Job Categories

Account Executive

260

66%

SDR / BDR

11%

Account Management

Leadership Roles

Sales Engineer / Solution Consultant

Channel Sales / Partnerships

Sales Enablement

Customer Success

Employee Status

Ratings submitted by current employees

275

70%

Ratings submitted by former employees

118

30%

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Frequently Asked Questions

Proofpoint has an overall employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 and a RepVue score of 82.23. They are ranked #669 out of all Software organizations.

Currently it is reported that 38.1% of the reps at Proofpoint are hitting quota.

Proofpoint has a rating of 3.6 out of 5 for culture and leadership. They are ranked #1366 in this category out of 5111 companies.

Proofpoint has a rating of 4.3 out of 5 for Product - Market Fit and is ranked #351 out of 2341 Software companies.

About Proofpoint

Greater San Jose Area

We provide the most effective cybersecurity and compliance solutions to protect people on every channel including email, the web, the cloud, and social media.