Description
At Zendesk, we're revolutionizing what's possible in Customer Experience (CX) and Employee Services (ES). Every interaction becomes impactful through our unified Resolution Platform, powered by best-in-class AI, data, and transformative cloud technologies.
We're leading the charge against outdated contact center solutions, helping top brands worldwide deliver smarter, faster, and more personal service at scale.
As a Sales Engineer you'll play a vital role in shaping the next era of customer engagement. By partnering with customers and teams, you'll design and showcase innovative solutions that address real-world challenges and unlock lasting value. Your expertise will help leading brands build powerful, people-first experiences driving measurable impact across every interaction.
What You'll Be Doing:
- Lead Technical & Business Discovery: Conduct thorough discovery sessions to understand customer challenges, perform AI readiness assessments, and design tailored demos, and proofs of value that demonstrate Zendesk's differentiated value.
- Architect AI-Driven CX & ES Solutions: Translate advanced AI/ML capabilities into clear, business-focused narratives for diverse audiences from IT to the C-suite.
- Drive Technical Strategy Through the Sales Cycle: Own the end-to-end technical engagement, from qualification and design through pilot execution.
- Integrate & Scale: Architect secure, scalable solutions leveraging Zendesk APIs, middleware, telephony systems, and cloud platforms.
- Collaborate & Influence: Work cross-functionally to align customer needs with Zendesk's product roadmap, influence future innovations, and ensure a unified go-to-market strategy.
- Measure & Optimize Impact: Use Zendesk analytics and AI performance metrics to demonstrate ROI and inform continuous improvement.
- Champion AI Adoption: Collaborate with Customer Success to drive AI adoption through value realization initiatives and continued promotion of new AI capabilities.
- Stay Ahead of the Curve: Continuously build your expertise in AI, automation, and evolving CX and ES technologies.
What You Bring:
- 2+ years of presales or solutions consulting experience in SaaS, CX, or enterprise software environments.
- Strong knowledge of web/scripting technologies and SaaS architectures.
- Proven experience designing and executing customer pilots and proofs of concept that demonstrate business value.
- Deep understanding of AI technologies and their practical applications in CX.
- Expertise in one or more of the following domains: CCaaS, Customer Service software, ITSM, Business Intelligence, Workforce Management, or Integration & Middleware.
- Strong analytical and storytelling abilities.
- Excellent interpersonal, communication, presentation, and writing skills.
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience.
- Willingness and ability to travel as required.
Who You Are:
- Strategic & Consultative: You think beyond features, framing solutions around measurable customer outcomes.
- Technically Fluent: You have a deep curiosity for how AI and automation are reshaping customer experience.
- Collaborative Influencer: You work seamlessly across functions, aligning teams and earning stakeholder trust.
- Customer-Obsessed: You listen deeply, empathize authentically, and design with the customer at the center.
- Analytical Storyteller: You turn data and metrics into compelling business insights.
- Innovative Problem Solver: You approach challenges creatively, leveraging technology to unlock new opportunities and value.