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Vice President, Global Customer Experience & AI-Powered Support

San Francisco, California, United States of AmericaFull-time2026-09-18 → 2026-11-11

Core

Lead Zendesk's global customer support organization to define the future of AI-powered customer experience, combining intelligent automation, expert human support, and premium services.

Role type

VP, Global Customer Experience & AI-Powered Support

Builds

AI-orchestrated support model, global technical support organization, Premier support business, knowledge operations infrastructure

Domain

SaaS, Enterprise Customer Support, AI/ML, Knowledge Operations

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Enterprise SaaS leadership, Global multi-functional team leadership, Large-scale transformation, AI-powered support systems, Revenue-generating support business, Knowledge operations, Organizational transformation, Commercial and financial fluency, Executive-level influence, Zendesk platform familiarity

Preferred skills

AI and automation transformation, Monetized support business scaling, AI governance, Cloud/security/developer platforms, Bridging Product/Operations/CX

Technologies

Zendesk, AI-enabled support technologies, Analytics, Operational intelligence

Responsibilities

Drive autonomous resolution and AI quality frameworks, Lead 300+ person global advocate organization, Own strategy and P&L for Premier support, Build knowledge operations infrastructure, Partner with Product/Engineering/Sales/Finance for cross-functional alignment

Seniority

VP, Strategic Leadership