Lead and mentor a team of consultants, ensuring high performance and continuous development
Oversee the successful implementation of SaaS solutions, ensuring timely execution and high customer satisfaction
Implement best practices and continuously improve delivery methodologies to enhance efficiency and quality
Collaborate with internal teams, including Sales, Product, and Support, to ensure seamless customer experiences
Track team performance, project outcomes, and customer satisfaction, leveraging insights to drive improvements
Address project risks and challenges proactively, ensuring smooth resolution and stakeholder alignment
Lead and mentor team members to achieve period over period improvement utilization, productivity, and quality targets..
Contribute to and be measured on Zendesk Professional Services bookings and revenue targets.
Be a product expert and super-user, maintain deep understanding of the Zendesk product suite, focusing on AI agents and associated tools
Maintain deep understanding of how Zendesk manages conversation workflows and data (Zendesk Messaging)
Lead on the delivery of customer implementations through all phases of the onboarding journey: scoping planning, discovery, enablement, design, build test, launch, monitor optimize and closure
Clarify the customer vision and drivers for automation linked to their pain points, objectives and KPIs
Assist the customers team in use case discovery and mapping of processes to be automated
Own the solution design and guide the customer through the process of building their AI agent, providing recommendations and insights on best practice into conversational design
Provide guidance on strategies to support effective change and release management across sandbox and production environments
Partner with Technical Architects to assist customers in the design and implementation of conversational flows that leverage API integrations
Support the design of test strategies to ensure customers are able to effectively test the operation of their AI agents prior to launch, providing good coverage across all use cases
Provide a level of quality assurance to ensure the implementation of efficient and effective AI agent solutions, optimised for the channels and languages to be supported
Support and assist customer launch activities, to enable a successful go-live event
Manage a controlled closure for onboarding projects, incorporating a Success Onboarding Review (SOR) and the transition to a BAU operational state for the customer (customer journey Adoption stage)
Manage an effective handover to the Customer Success team, contributing to the creation of an initial success plan to act as the roadmap for continuous improvement
Bring valuable product insights back into the product organization, to drive product improvement and innovation
KEY SKILLS
5+ years of experience in consulting, professional Services or SaaS solution delivery
3+ years of hands on experience with the Zendesk product, including Ultimate product
Passionate about customer service and how it can transform businesses.
Willingness to roll up your sleeves and able to pitch in on the tactical aspects of supporting team members and customers.
Experienced in CX automation, client onboarding, service delivery or solution consulting at a technology / SaaS company
Good understanding of technical solution architecture concepts, including APIs
Applied business analysis skills and experience, used to map business processes, elicit / document customer requirements and scope projects
Solid project management skills to scope, plan, prioritise and track work, keeping stakeholders updated on progress
Applied experience in the design and implementation of chatbot solutions providing rich and engaging CX experiences, including conversational design best practices
Analytically minded, with the ability to leverage complex data insights to suggest improvements to solution designs and enhance operational effectiveness / efficiency
Excellent relationship management and communication skills (written and verbal), with ability to set and manage expectations across a diverse range of stakeholders
Focus on service quality and customer satisfaction
Strong coaching and troubleshooting skills
Work Location Hours Expectations:
We recommend being in the office 2 to 3 times per week to foster collaboration and teamwork. However, flexibility is provided based on business needs
Working hours may need to be adjusted to match customer time zones where necessary, ensuring effective communication and project delivery