RVP, Solutions Engineering APAC

Location:Singapore

Reports To: SVP Global Presales

Zendesk is looking for a visionary highly technical and dynamic Regional Vice President of Sales Engineering to lead scale and inspire our world-class team of Sales Engineers. Zendesk has evolved far beyond traditional ITSM and help desk ticketing; we are the worlds leading AI-powered Customer Experience (CX) platform.

In this role you will bridge the gap between cutting-edge AI capabilities and enterprise business value. As a key partner to regional sales leadership you will drive our expansion into net-new enterprise markets optimize technical win rates and ensure our customers accelerate their time-to-value. You must be a technical heavyweight an inspiring leader of leaders and a compelling public speaker capable of evangelizing the future of AI-driven CX to C-suite executives.

• Strategic Market Expansion: Partner with Regional RVPs of Sales to penetrate new enterprise markets and verticals. Architect the pre-sales blueprint required to land complex large-scale enterprise accounts.

• Drive Technical Win & Adoption Rates: Establish rigorous pre-sales frameworks proof-of-concept (PoC) and pilot standards and custom demo strategies that directly improve technical win rates and lay the foundation for rapid post-sale user adoption.

• Team Development & Leadership: Attract hire and retain top-tier pre-sales talent. Cultivate a high-performance culture focused on technical excellence and consultative value selling. Mentor front-line SE managers to become impactful leaders.

• AI & CX Thought Leadership: Serve as a primary technical evangelist for the region. Deliver compelling keynotes at industry events lead executive briefings and command authority during large-scale enterprise pitches by articulating Zendesks advanced AI and platform capabilities.

• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Act as a critical feedback loop between the field Product and Engineering teams to ensure our AI CX roadmap continues to solve the most pressing challenges of the worlds largest enterprises.

• Education: Bachelors degree in Computer Science Computer Engineering or an equivalent technical field is required. An advanced degree or MBA is a plus.

• Management Experience: 8 years of experience managing pre-sales/sales engineering teams with at least 3 years of experience managing people-managers (leading a multi-tiered organization) within a fast-growing enterprise SaaS environment.

• CX Domain Expertise: Deep familiarity with the broader Customer Experience (CX) ecosystem including CRM contact center technology (CCaaS) workforce engagement management (WEM) and digital engagement channels.

• Advanced Technical Acumen: Strong understanding of enterprise architecture cloud infrastructure (AWS) data privacy/security compliance complex integrations (REST APIs webhooks) and a strong foundational grasp of Generative AI Large Language Models (LLMs) and machine learning applications in CX.

• Public Speaking & Executive Presence: Documented history of public speaking presenting at major industry conferences or facilitating high-stakes C-suite workshops. Exceptional ability to translate dense technical concepts into business outcomes.

• Commercial Mindset: Proven track record of successfully partnering with enterprise sales teams to capture market share increase Average Contract Value (ACV) and accelerate sales velocity.

At Zendesk we are entirely focused on liberating companies from legacy fragmented systems by providing an intelligent unified AI CX platform. As an RVP of Sales Engineering you will have the autonomy to shape our go-to-market technical strategy lead an elite team of engineers and directly influence how the worlds biggest brands design their customer experiences.

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.

Zendesk believes in offering our people a fulfilling and inclusive experience. Our hybrid way of working enables us to purposefully come together in person at one of our many Zendesk offices around the world to connect collaborate and learn whilst also giving our people the flexibility to work remotely for part of the week.

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Zendesk is an equal opportunity employer and were proud of our ongoing efforts to foster global diversity equity & inclusion in the workplace. Individuals seeking employment and employees at Zendesk are considered without regard to race color religion national origin age sex gender gender identity gender expression sexual orientation marital status medical condition ancestry disability military or veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We are an AA/EEO/Veterans/Disabled employer. If you are based in the United States and would like more information about your EEO rights under the law please click here.

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