AI Customer Experience Manager

Talkdesk; United States; Remote; USD 99,000 - 143,000; Full time

Job summary

Talkdesk is seeking a dedicated AI Customer Experience Manager embedded with a major Spanish enterprise to maximize Talkdesk value and drive CX and AI transformation. You will lead strategic customer initiatives across AI use cases, coordinate Talkdesk teams, and ensure adoption and measurable outcomes while bridging business and technical stakeholders in Madrid.

This role requires deep product, engineering and services collaboration, with a roadmap-driven approach and a passion for scaling

Qualifications

• Experience managing complex enterprise customers in SaaS, CCaaS, CX.
• Strong understanding of contact centre operations and CX technology.
• Technical aptitude for APIs, integrations, architecture, routing, data, and AI configuration.
• Practical interest in AI, Generative AI, and Agentic tech.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with stakeholder influence.
• Ability to work with executive and technical stakeholders.
• Fluent in Spanish and English.

Responsibilities

• Identify, prioritise AI and Agentic use cases based on business priorities.
• Translate business challenges into defined use cases, success criteria, and measurable outcomes.
• Advise on Talkdesk products/features mainly Talkdesk AI.
• Coordinate Product, Engineering, Professional Services, or Customer Care to drive adoption.
• Establish adoption plans and communicate performance, risks and recommendations.

Skills

SaaS Enterprise

CCaaS

CX Technology

AI / Generative AI

APIs & Integrations

Data & Analytics

Executive Stakeholder Alignment

Bilingual EN/ES

Ownership & Coordination

Communication Skills

Tools

Talkdesk

APIs

Data pipelines

Job description

A fully dedicated Talkdesk AI Customer Experience Manager embedded within the team of a major Spanish enterprise customer, responsible for maximizing the value of the Talkdesk platform and supporting the customer's CX and AI transformation.

This role combines strategic customer leadership with strong technical fluency, working closely with the customer's business and technical teams to identify, develop, and optimize high-value use cases, particularly across AI and Agentic capabilities.

The AI CXM acts as a trusted advisor and orchestrates the appropriate Talkdesk teams across Product, Engineering, Professional Services, and Customer Care to drive adoption and measurable business outcomes.

Core Responsibilities

AI & Use Case Development

• Identify, prioritise, and support AI and Agentic use cases based on the customer's business priorities.
• Translate business challenges into defined use cases, success criteria, and measurable outcomes.
• Support use cases from discovery and pilot through adoption, optimisation, and scale.
• Advise on Talkdesk products/features mainly on Talkdesk AI
• Evaluate use-case performance and continuously identify opportunities for improvement and expansion.

Technical Advisory & Platform Optimisation

• Maintain strong technical knowledge of the Talkdesk platform and the customer's environment.
• Engage confidently with customer technical teams on topics including integrations, APIs, routing, data flows, architecture, and AI configuration.
• Identify platform optimisation opportunities and proactively surface technical risks or dependencies.
• Facilitate working sessions and coordinate Product, Engineering, Professional Services, or Customer Care when deeper expertise is required.

Adoption & Value Realization

• Drive adoption of Talkdesk capabilities across the customer's teams.
• Establish and track success criteria for strategic initiatives and AI use cases.
• Deliver enablement and knowledge transfer to increase the customer's internal capability and self-sufficiency in general Talkdesk products.
• Regularly communicate adoption, performance, business outcomes, risks, and recommendations.
• Identify opportunities to scale successful capabilities and use cases based on demonstrated value.

Strategic Customer Leadership & Orchestration

• Act as a trusted advisor to the customer's business, operational, and technical stakeholders.
• Develop a deep understanding of the customer's CX strategy, priorities, and technology landscape.
• Maintain a structured roadmap of initiatives, priorities, dependencies, and success measures.
• Coordinate the appropriate Talkdesk teams and maintain visibility of critical commitments and escalations.
• Surface customer needs and product gaps to Talkdesk Product and Engineering with clear business context and impact.

Role Boundaries

• The AI CXM owns customer outcomes, adoption, optimisation, and orchestration but does not replace Professional Services, Customer Care, or Engineering.
• New implementations and major solution builds remain the responsibility of Professional Services.
• Product defects and technical incidents remain owned by Customer Care and Engineering through established support processes.
• The AI CXM may provide hands-on guidance and configuration support where appropriate, with a focus on optimisation and customer self-sufficiency.

Candidate Profile

• Experience managing complex enterprise customers in SaaS, CCaaS, CX, or related technology environments.
• Strong understanding of contact centre operations and customer experience technology.
• Strong technical aptitude, with the ability to engage in discussions involving APIs, integrations, architecture, routing, data, and AI configuration.
• Practical understanding and strong interest in AI, Generative AI, and Agentic technologies.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate business challenges into technology use cases and measurable outcomes.
• Ability to work effectively with both executive and technical stakeholders.
• Strong ownership, communication, relationship and cross-functional coordination skills.
• Experience with Conversational AI, AI Agents, prompt design, AI evaluation, or telecommunications is a strong plus.
• Fluency in Spanish and English.
• Location: Madrid, Spain

Talkdesk is pioneering a new era of Customer Experience Automation (CXA), redefining how the world’s most admired brands interact with their customers through AI. Our global team of courageous innovators is customer-obsessed, building AI-first solutions that put empathy, trust, and transparency at the center of every interaction. We foster an inclusive culture where diverse perspectives drive our success and every voice belongs. Combining the stability of a global leader with the agility of a disruptor, Talkdeskers are empowered with the autonomy to drive meaningful impact, while giving back to the communities and environment …