Job Description

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 customer executives, and convincing C-level and director level executives of the technical merits of the software solution - primarily to our SMB customer base.

You will work in conjunction with Sales, Marketing, and Product Managers, to be the technical bridge between our Sales Representatives 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, online, and via telephone.

Requirements

• 3/5 years of software selling experience.

• Experience mapping RFI/RFP requirements to software solutions.

• Good interpersonal, communication, persuasion, presentation and writing skills.

• Call Center Experience is Desired (and a huge plus!)

• Experience scoping, leading and executing customer pilots and Proof of Concepts.

• 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.

• Should be open to working in a dynamic startup environment with multiple roles.

• Bachelor’s degree is a requirement; graduate degree is a plus.

• Willingness to travel

• You have an obvious passion and people skills.

Desired Skills

• Previous consulting experience implementing enterprise class software solutions.

• In-depth knowledge of Customer Service Software, ITSM, data warehousing, business intelligence.

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.

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. We advocate for digital first customer experiences—and we stick with it in our workplace. Over 5,000 employees worldwide are collaborating from kitchen tables, home offices, coworking spaces, and Zendesk workspaces to make one team.

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