Zendesk

Senior Partner Platform Architect

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1 day ago
Madison, WI, USA +4 moreSenior
H1B sponsor

Base Salary

$200k - $300k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Drive technical onboarding and enablement for partners implementing and reselling Zendesk Contact Center solutions.
  • Provide technical guidance during co-selling engagements and solve complex implementation challenges.
  • Design scalable contact center architectures using Zendesk, Amazon Connect, and AWS services.
  • Define partner-facing technical strategies, architectural vision, and enablement roadmaps.
  • Coach partners, internal teams, and presales specialists on solution design and deployment best practices.
  • Support technical discovery, solution design, demonstrations, proofs of concept, and post-sales partner support.
  • Create technical documentation, playbooks, training content, and other partner enablement materials.
  • Coordinate with partner sales, sales, engineering teams, and vendors on technical requirements and co-sell strategies.
  • Ensure partner solutions meet architectural, security, compliance, and governance requirements.
  • Promote adoption of emerging contact center, AI, ML, and automation technologies.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or Business Administration, or equivalent experience.
  • At least 10 years of solution architecture experience, including at least 5 years focused on contact center technologies such as Amazon Connect and Zendesk.
  • Partner-facing or customer enablement experience, including delivery of technical training and enablement.
  • Proficiency designing solutions with Zendesk, Amazon Connect, and AWS services including Lambda, Lex, IAM, DynamoDB, S3, and API Gateway.
  • Experience leading technical engagements involving partners, internal teams, and vendors.
  • Exceptional verbal and written communication skills with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to diverse audiences.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills for developing partner-focused technical solutions.
  • Python and/or Node.js experience is a plus.
  • Zendesk certifications, AWS Certified Solutions Architect certification, or equivalent are preferred.
  • Familiarity with omnichannel contact centers, AI-driven automation, workforce engagement management, and reporting tools is preferred.
  • Working knowledge of Agile and DevOps methodologies is preferred.

Benefits

  • Hybrid work arrangement with in-person collaboration at Zendesk offices and remote flexibility during part of the week.
  • The position may be eligible for bonus, benefits, or related incentives.

Tech Stack

Amazon DynamoDBAWSNode.jsPython

Categories

Solutions Engineering
Zendesk

About Zendesk

5,001-10,000 employees

Zendesk builds a cloud-based customer service and contact center platform that unifies ticketing, messaging, voice, knowledge base, and AI-driven automation for businesses. It sells SaaS subscriptions and add-ons to companies across industries; founded in 2007 and headquartered in San Francisco, Zendesk is privately held under Hellman & Friedman after being taken private, and supports omnichannel CX and employee service workflows.

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