Senior Content Manager, CX Programs

Zendesk; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 113,000 - 169,000; Full time

Job summary

Zendesk is seeking an experienced Content Program Manager to join the Digital Programs and Customer Success team. This pivotal role specializes in creating and managing impactful content that enhances customer success and engagement. The successful candidate will lead content strategy and development, collaborating closely with various teams to optimize customer interactions and drive success metrics.

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience in program or content management, preferably in customer success.
• Strong project management skills with a successful track record of managing cross-functional projects.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, engaging audiences effectively.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end content strategy for customer-facing teams.
• Manage production and delivery of multi-format content.
• Collaborate with teams to curate accurate and compelling product content.

Skills

Project Management

Content Development

Communication

Strategic Thinking

Customer-Centric Mindset

Education

Bachelor's degree in relevant field

Tools

Seismic

Gainsight

Salesforce

Zendesk

Job description

Job Description

Overview:
We are seeking an experienced and strategic Content Program Manager to join our Digital Programs and Customer Success team. This role specializes in the design, development, management, and delivery of impactful content focused on product knowledge, value realization, and customer engagement tailored for Customer Success Managers. This content plays a crucial role in supporting CSMs’ engagements with customers, driving adoption, expansion, and retention, and is also integral to digital campaigns and newsletters.

Key Responsibilities:

• Own end-to-end content strategy for product and value enablement targeted at CSMs and customer-facing teams.

• Build on and improve a comprehensive content library for customer facing content, integration with playbooks and campaigns, email templates.

• Collaborate closely with Product Management, Marketing and Customer Success teams to curate accurate, up-to-date, and compelling product content aligned with customer journeys and success metrics.

• Manage the production and delivery of multi-format content (written, video, interactive) for use in CSM engagements, webinars, digital newsletters, and email campaigns.

• Ensure content is scalable, easily accessible, and optimized for digital distribution channels and cross-functional teams.

• Partner directly with CX Strategy & Operations around automation and tooling, specifically Seismic and Gainsight integration to build a best-in-class content experience

• Measure content effectiveness and make data-driven recommendations for continuous improvement based on usage analytics and feedback from CSMs and customers.

• Empower training and enablement sessions for CSMs on new content offerings and best practices for customer engagement.

• Maintain alignment with corporate branding, messaging frameworks, and compliance standards across all content.

• Support leadership with strategic insights to inform product positioning and go-to-market initiatives based on customer success trends and competitive intelligence.

• Where applicable, oversee localization and regional market alignment to maximize the global impact of deliverables.

Requirements:

• 5+ years experience in program or content management, preferably within customer success, product marketing, or digital engagement functions.

• Proven ability to create, manage, and deliver customer-facing content that drives adoption and value realization.

• Strong project management skills with a track record of successfully managing cross-functional content programs.

• Expertise with content development tools and digital platforms including webinar tools, video production, CMS, and email campaign software.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate complex product information into clear, engaging narratives tailored for CSMs and customers.

• Strategic thinker with a customer-centric mindset and ability to balance detail orientation with big-picture goals.

• Experience with CX/CS/Content tools such as Sesimic, Gainsight, Salesforce, Zendesk, Gong desirable.

• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced and collaborative environment with a focus on continuous innovation and improvement.

The US annualized base salary range for this position is $113,000.00-$169,000.00. 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.

Hybrid: In this role, our hybrid experience is designed at the team level to give you a rich onsite experience packed with connection, collaboration, learning, and celebration - while also giving you flexibility to work remotely for part of the week. This role must attend our local office for part of the week. The specific in-office schedule is to be determined by the hiring manager.

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