Full TimeENAsia/Pacific
Customer experience is transforming through AI-driven innovation. At Zendesk, we don’t just embrace this change — we lead it. Our Professional Services team is revolutionizing how we help our customers implement and adopt AI by building an AI Delivery team and methodology. As the technical and product expert for our AI-powered Resolution Platform, the AI Services Consultant role is integral to delivering quick time to value while guiding our customers through their configuration and optimization.
As an AI Services Consultant at Zendesk, your mission is to provide technical solutions and remove roadblocks for your customers to drive resolutions on our AI Platform. You will act as a technical expert and trusted advisor, guiding customers through complex configurations with agility and precision. Your strong consulting skills and project management expertise will ensure seamless integration and optimization of AI solutions, driving transformative business outcomes.
Accelerate customers’ time‑to‑value by driving adoption and operational excellence for Zendesk AI solutions, ensuring customers realize measurable business impact from initial deployment through scale
Be the customer’s AI technical expert. Turn goals into the right configuration, integrations, and design choices, and remove blockers fast.
Lead smooth, on-time delivery. Run projects end-to-end with clear scope, timelines, and stakeholder alignment to deliver reliably.
Technical Expertise & Guidance: Provide expert advice on the implementation and optimization of Zendesk AI products, ensuring customers leverage the full capabilities of the technology to meet their business goals.
Change Management & Training: Facilitate change management processes and deliver consultative sessions to ensure smooth adoption and integration of AI solutions within customer organizations.
Successful Project Delivery: Accountable for the timely and successful delivery of AI projects, meeting or exceeding customer expectations and maintaining high standards of quality.
Customer Satisfaction: Maintain high levels of customer satisfaction, contributing to customer retention and potential upsell opportunities.
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with internal teams, including Customer Success and Sales, to ensure alignment on the customer’s AI Roadmap and address any technical challenges that would block the customer from adopting AI.
Tactical solutions for business outcomes: Ensure that AI solutions are effectively aligned with customer business goals, resulting in measurable improvements in customer experience and AI Adoption.
Consulting Expertise: Strong consulting skills with the ability to assess client needs, develop strategic solutions, and provide expert guidance throughout the project lifecycle.
Strong Communication Skills: Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to convey complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
Project Management: Oversee the planning, execution, and delivery of AI projects, ensuring they are completed on time, within scope, and meet quality standards.
Technical Proficiency in AI: Deep understanding of AI technologies, particularly Zendesk AI products, with the ability to implement and optimize these solutions effectively.
Agility and Adaptability: Ability to work effectively in diverse and dynamic environments, adapting to changing client needs and industry trends.
Problem-Solving Abilities: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify challenges and develop innovative solutions.
Continuous Learning: Commitment to staying updated on the latest AI trends and advancements, ensuring the delivery of cutting-edge solutions to clients.
Must have a minimum of 3+ years of related experience in Consulting / Professional Services
Previous experience in go-to-customer/GTM roles in enterprise technology / SaaS — either customer success management, professional services/consulting, technical account management, or solutions engineering/pre-sales consulting
Demonstrated experience in using adoption and health analytics to build predictive models and forecasts for churn and expansion; surface early risk signals and recommended mitigations to secure retention and growth
Demonstrated experience designing and executing success plans or roadmaps that drive measurable customer outcomes
Bachelor’s degree in Business, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field; advanced degrees; certifications in AI strategy or project management preferred.
Experience managing AI or software adoption programs with demonstrated impact on business metrics such as retention or satisfaction.
Bachelor’s degree in Business, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field; advanced degrees; certifications in AI strategy or project management preferred.
Certifications in AI strategy or project management preferred
Excellent program management and cross-functional influence skills
Familiarity with emerging AI trends is a plus
Ability to distill complex AI concepts for diverse audiences, especially executive stakeholders
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Please note that Zendesk can only hire candidates who are physically located and plan to work from Karnataka or Maharashtra. Please refer to the location posted on the requisition for where this role is based.
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.
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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