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We do this through tooling, automation, processes and enablement - all in service of our goal of delivering best-in-class customer experience.\nAbout the role\nWe are looking for a CX Operations Manager to support Zendesk’s Professional Services organization. You will drive the business direction and day-to-day effectiveness of Certinia, our Professional Services platform, while partnering with IT on technical administration and system changes. You will also build the analytics and forecasting insights that help PS leaders understand expected revenue, performance against plan, and the drivers of change.\nThe role combines hands-on systems and process work with analytical problem solving. You will translate the needs of PS leaders and users into clear requirements, useful reporting, and practical improvements.\nWhat you’ll do \n\nOwn the business strategy, roadmap, and success measures for Certinia, ensuring the platform supports Professional Services priorities and operating processes.\nPartner with IT and system administrators on requirements, configuration, integrations, access, releases, testing, and issue resolution; bring business context and ensure changes are sustainable.\nPerform light administration and configuration within the agreed governance model, such as maintaining business rules, workflows, fields, reports, and user-facing settings; escalate technical, security, or integration work to IT.\nPartner with PS stakeholders to improve processes supported by Certinia, including project setup, resource planning, time and expense capture, project health, forecasting, and revenue visibility.\nPrioritize enhancement requests based on business value, user impact, risk, and effort. 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You’ll directly enable Zendesk’s Professional Services Team to work smarter and faster - helping us deliver best-in-class Customer Experience into 2027 and beyond.\nThe US annualized base salary range for this position is $116,000.00-$174,000.00. This position may also be eligible for bonus, benefits, or related incentives. While this range reflects the minimum and maximum value for new hire salaries for the position across all US locations, the offer for the successful candidate for this position will be based on job related capabilities, applicable experience, and other factors such as work location. Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only (or OTE for commissions based roles), and do not include bonus, benefits, or related incentives.The intelligent heart of customer experience\nZendesk 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.\nZendesk 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.\nAs part of our commitment to fairness and transparency, we inform all applicants that artificial intelligence (AI) or automated decision systems may be used to screen or evaluate applications for this position, in accordance with Company guidelines and applicable law.\nZendesk 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.\nZendesk endeavors to make reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities and disabled veterans pursuant to applicable federal and state law. 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