TELUS Digital

Digital Customer Experience

ZendeskTechnicalLead

$123–166k United States FULL TIME Remote Friendly
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HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Zendesk Technical Lead at TELUS Digital. Skills: Zendesk, Contact Center, AWS, CX solutions. Collaborate with Solution Architects to define system design. Create blueprints for IVR/Voice workflows”

Industry & Context.

Digital Customer Experience
Problems you'll solve

Drive complex technical issues to resolution

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

5+ years experience in contact center solutions, 4+ years technical leadership or architect role for CCaaS deployments, Ability to design and build complex, scalable, and resilient omnichannel Customer Experience (CX) solutions leveraging the Zendesk Suite, Deep experience architecting and implementing integrations between Zendesk and external systems, Proficiency in contact center reporting, analytics, and data consistency, Ability to lead technical discovery, Provide solution demonstrations, Mentor junior staff, Translate high-level business requirements into detailed technical specifications

Nice to Have

Zendesk Professional Certification(s), Experience with Zendesk Gather, Experience leading migration projects from legacy platforms to Zendesk, Experience with AWS services, Amazon Connect implementations, Hands-on experience with other CCaaS solutions

What You'll Do.

Collaborate with Solution Architects to define system design

Create blueprints for IVR/Voice workflows

Create blueprints for omni-channel routing

Create blueprints for ticket lifecycles

Create blueprints for key integration points

Finalize Technical Design Document

Own Technical Design Document

Validate technical approach

Confirm technical architecture

Approve configuration changes

Approve custom application deployments

Drive complex technical issues to resolution

Provide strategic technical oversight

Provide mentorship to engineers

Provide support to engineers

Serve as primary technical consultant to clients

Lead discovery sessions

Lead design workshops

Perform configuration reviews

Coordinate testing of agent experiences

Coordinate testing of customer experiences

Coordinate testing of business experiences

Ensure clear communication between teams

Ensure continuous communication between teams

Identify potential technical blockers

Prevent cost leakages

Ensure solution is maintainable

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Technical project delivery team; Project Manager; Client; Solution Architects; Application Engineers; Quality Engineers

Communication Scope

Client consultation; Discovery sessions; Design workshops

Process & Methodology

Project delivery

Full Job Description

WHO WE ARE Welcome to TELUS Digital where innovation drives impact at a global scale. As an award-winning digital product consultancy and the digital division of TELUS, one of Canada’s largest telecommunications providers, we design and deliver transformative customer experiences through cutting-edge technology, agile thinking, and a people-first culture. With a global team across North America, South America, Central America, Europe, and APAC, we offer end-to-end expertise across eight core service areas: Digital Product Consulting, Digital Marketing Services, Data & AI, Strategy Consulting, Business Operations Modernization, Enterprise Applications, Cloud Engineering, and QA & Test Engineering. From mobile apps and websites to voice UI, chatbots, AI, customer service, and in-store solutions, TELUS Digital enables seamless, trusted, and digitally powered experiences, all backed by the secure infrastructure and scale of our multi-billion-dollar parent company. THE OPPORTUNITY  The Zendesk Technical Lead is the senior technical authority for complex Zendesk implementations, specializing in the Zendesk Suite with a focus on Zendesk Contact Center powered by AWS.  This role is responsible for leading the technical project delivery team, translating high-level business goals into robust, secure, and scalable technical designs leveraging the Zendesk platform and its associated APIs. RESPONSIBILITIES - Design & Architecture Governance: Collaborate with Solution Architects to define the end-to-end system design. Create blueprints for IVR/Voice workflows, omni-channel routing, ticket lifecycles, and key integration points. Finalize and own the Technical Design Document. - Technical Decision Authority: Validate and confirm the technical approach and architecture, ensuring alignment with best practices and client security requirements. Approve configuration changes, custom application deployments, and drive complex technical issues to resolution. - Team Leadership & Client Co

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