Managed Services Consultant

Job DescriptionWe support enterprise customers as an extension of their teams by helping them to use, see, learn, and believe in our beautifully simple product. A Managed Services Consultant is an experience-maker for our customers and our internal team - passionate about making communication easy through customer service and how doing that well can transform a businesses’ relationships.You will collaborate with your portfolio of customers to manage a backlog of work for optimizing, maintaining and growing their use of Zendesk products, consulting on best practice strategies and offering hands-on assistance. You will respond to reactive requests and offer proactive recommendations, ensuring your customers realize ongoing value from their services subscription and see the Managed Services team as an extension of their own.**Responsibilities**:- Manage a portfolio of Managed Services customers, demonstrating ongoing value to minimize churn and contraction across your book of business- Manage a backlog of work for your customer portfolio, scoping and prioritizing tasks within the hours available- Maintain product expertise across the Zendesk product line- Guide and educate your customers to give them proactive assistance as they maintain and optimize their Zendesk products- Delegate customer requests to colleagues globally while maintaining accountability for quality and timeliness of work- Collaborate in establishing world-class customer service policies, processes and standards- Provide business consultation for customers, capture the business problem we are solving together, and configure their Zendesk in order to meet and exceed expectations- Respond to high-profile, high-impact customer escalations in a fashion that inspires confidence and continued customer loyalty- Ability to manage competing priorities effectively across multiple customers, ensuring on-time completion of action items across the customer portfolio- Ability to estimate effort for customer requests and ensure deadlines are met and any delays escalated**Requirements**:- Bachelors Degree- 5+ years of professional consulting or customer success experience, ideally in a customer-facing role- Good understanding of support process and infrastructure- Excellent instincts and ability to interface at Manager-Level with ease- Excellent communication, interpersonal skills, and eloquent writing skills- Empathy and a unique ability to understand customer needs- Enthusiastic about technology with demonstrated technical aptitude; experience at a technology company or relevant consultancy ideal- Passionate about customer service and how it can transform businesses- Strong project management and relationship management skills, and an ability to multitask without getting frazzled- Love for teamwork and commitment to building a world-class, enterprise-class global customer experience together- Willing and able to travel domestically up to 20%About Zendesk - Champions of Customer ServiceZendesk 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 have the flexibility to choose where they work. The fact is, we know great work happens anywhere. Whether you’re collaborating from your home office, a Zendesk workspace, or the kitchen table, you’re part of one team at Zendesk.Zendesk is an equal opportunity employer, and we’re 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.Please note that anyone hired into this position must be physically located in and plan to work from Mexico City (CDMX) or Mexico State (Estado de Mexico).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.**The intelligent heart of customer experience**Zendesk software was built to bring a sense of calm to the chaotic world of cust