The Solutions Consultant is responsible for all technical solution and competitive aspects of the Zendesk sales cycle. As an SC you are both sales focused and technically savvy. You will be successful in selling to Enterprise and Mid Market executives and convincing senior executives of the technical merits of the software solution. You will work in conjunction with Sales Marketing and Product Managers to be the technical bridge between our Sales team and their prospects. You will take ownership of the prime technical relationship with our prospects to drive customer happiness by proactively managing and delivering technical information to our customers both onsite and virtual
Requirements
3 years of Presales experience.
Awareness of web / scripting technologies HTML CSS JavaScript JSON and Saas Applications
Experience mapping RFI/RFP requirements to software solutions.
Good interpersonal communication persuasion presentation and writing skills.
Experience scoping leading and executing customer pilots and Proof of Concepts.
Knowledge of SaaS Business applications.
Outstanding problem solving skills including the ability to meet a business requirement with a technical solution.
You have superior solution scoping abilities using our existing solution and influencing new product development
Bachelors degree or equivalent work experience
Travel required
You have an obvious passion and people skills.
Desired Skills
Awareness of CCaaS and peripheral technologies
Previous consulting experience implementing enterprise class software solutions.
Broad knowledge of one or more of the following
Customer Service software
ITSM
Data warehousing
Business intelligence
Workforce Management
QA
Integration & middleware
Understanding and awareness of how AI is impacting the customer service business
Experience in AI technologies LLM ChatGPT ect..
Domain expertise in specific industries
Understanding of developing reference architecture in support of client solution
Hybrid: In this role our hybrid experience is designed at the team level to give you a rich onsite experience packed with connection collaboration learning and celebration - while also giving you flexibility to work remotely for part of the week. This role must attend our local office for part of the week. The specific in-office schedule is to be determined by the hiring manager.
The intelligent heart of customer experience
Zendesk software was built to bring a sense of calm to the chaotic world of customer service. Today we power billions of conversations with brands you know and love.
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