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Zendesk is hiring a high-performing Senior Commercial Account Executive for its Japanese team to provide sales leadership and creative direction to top customers and help build the Platform experience. Responsibilities include leading and developing a subset of Commercial accounts, creating new business and expansion opportunities, collaborating on GTM strategy with the broader Zendesk team, developing multi-year account plans, nurturing CXO relationships, building a partner ecosystem with Channels and Alliances, tracking all sales activities, and working with Solution Architecture to influence product direction through customer feedback forums. Required qualifications include 5+ years of Enterprise SaaS selling with CX experience preferred, proven success in acquiring new business in Japan, experience selling to VP/C-level executives in Mid Market/Commercial, managing complex solution-selling sales cycles, consistently beating targets, and strong interpersonal, presentation, and written communications skills, plus willingness to travel. The role features a Hybrid work model with part-time in-office attendance at a local office, with the specific schedule determined by the hiring manager. Zendesk emphasizes diversity, equity, and inclusion, offers equal opportunity employment, notes AI-based screening may be used, and provides accommodations for applicants with disabilities in accordance with applicable laws.

The Senior Solutions Consultant is responsible for all technical, solution, and competitive aspects of the Zendesk sales cycle and must be both sales-focused and technically savvy to convincingly present the software’s merits to Enterprise and Mid-Market executives. They will work with Sales, Marketing, and Product Managers as the technical bridge, owning the prime technical relationship with prospects and delivering information onsite, online, and by phone to drive customer happiness. Requirements include 5+ years of mid-market/enterprise software sales, the ability to map RFI/RFP requirements to software, excellent communication and presentation skills, desired call center experience, experience scoping pilots/POCs, knowledge of web/scripting technologies and SaaS, strong problem-solving and solution-scoping abilities, willingness to work in a fast-paced startup, a bachelor’s degree (graduate degree a plus), and willingness to travel. Desired skills include prior consulting experience implementing enterprise software and in-depth knowledge of customer service software, ITSM, CCaaS, data warehousing, and business intelligence. The role is hybrid with in-office time and remote work, Zendesk emphasizes diversity and inclusion, AI may be used to screen applications, and accommodations are available for applicants with disabilities.