Senior Partner Solutions Engineer - Americas

Talkdesk; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 205,000 - 245,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

401(k) plan

Uncapped paid time off

14 paid holidays each year

Job summary

Talkdesk is looking for a Sr. Partner Solutions Engineer in Boston, MA, responsible for driving partner growth and technical enablement across the US and Canada. This role requires extensive experience in CCaaS/CXA, supporting partners through technical leadership, enablement initiatives, and co-selling support. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related fields, strong communication skills, and a proven track record in technical roles involving AI technologies and unified communications integration. Competitive salary and extensive benefits offered.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience as a Partner Solutions Engineer or Pre-Sales Engineer in the CCaaS/CXA sector.
• Solid experience working with TSB/TSD, Service Providers, and VARs.
• Proven ability to lead complex technical engagements without direct management responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Design enablement plans for partner Solutions Architects and Sales Engineers.
• Support the development of Partner Competency Centers with effective technical support.
• Provide technical oversight to Partner sales teams on customer requirements and solution design.

Skills

Partner Solutions Engineering

Pre-Sales Engineering

Technical Leadership

Unified Communications

Agentic AI Technologies

Communication Skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field

Tools

Salesforce

Microsoft Dynamics

Job description

Overview

The Sr. Partner Solutions Engineer is a highly experienced technical lead responsible for driving the growth and technical enablement of our key partners (TSB/TSDs, National Partners, Value-Added Resellers (VARs), and System Integrators) across the United States, Canada and Latin Americas. This senior individual contributor role reports directly to the Vice President, Partner Solution Engineering. You will act as the primary technical point of contact, supporting partners in establishing and scaling their Contact Center as a Service (CCaaS) and Customer Experience Automation (CXA) practices built around the Talkdesk platform. This role involves deep technical engagement, partner enablement, co-selling support, and providing technical thought leadership to ensure mutual partner and customer success across the assigned territories.

Key Responsibilities

Partner Enablement & Practice Development

• Lead Technical Enablement: Design and execute comprehensive enablement plans to educate partner Solutions Architects and Sales Engineers on the Talkdesk value proposition, product architecture, competitive differentiators, and roadmap.
• Partner Center of Excellence: Support the development of Partner Competency Centers by coaching on effective technical discovery, platform demonstrations, and proof-of-concept (POC) execution.
• Domain Expertise: Develop and maintain deep domain expertise in the regional Partner landscape, understanding their current go-to-market (GTM) strategy, areas of focus, and identifying new opportunities for expansion.

Co-Selling Support & Technical Leadership

• Agentic AI Focus: Provide technical expertise on Agentic AI solutions within the contact center, including prompt engineering, RAG implementations, tools integration, and guardrail best practices.
• Customer Engagement: Provide technical oversight, guidance, and direct assistance to Partner sales teams in understanding complex customer business and technical requirements, use cases, and solution design.
• Solution Demonstration: Lead advanced technical discussions, conduct compelling demonstrations of the Talkdesk platform, and articulate the ease of integration within an enterprise ecosystem.
• Ecosystem Integration: Develop a deep understanding of the enterprise ecosystem, including integration requirements with CRM (e.g., Salesforce, Microsoft Dynamics), WFM, Knowledge Management, and UCaaS vendors.

Strategic Contribution & Communication

• Voice of the Partner: Act as the critical communication channel to Talkdesk Product Management and Engineering teams, relaying Partner and customer needs, market trends, and product enhancement requests.
• Market Representation: Represent Talkdesk as a technical expert at regional Partner summits, technical events, webinars, and conferences.
• Travel: Ability to travel approximately 35-50% of the time across the US, and Canada as required.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Regional Experience: 12+ years of experience as a Partner Solutions Engineer or Pre-Sales Engineer in the CCaaS/CXA sector.
• Channel Background: Solid experience working with TSB/TSD, Service Providers, Regional Systems Integrators, National Partners, and VARs, with a proven understanding of a channel-centric GTM approach within the US markets.
• Technical Leadership: Proven ability to lead and drive complex technical engagements and serve as a subject matter expert without direct people management responsibilities.
• Telephony & Protocol Knowledge: Experience with at least one Unified Communications protocol (e.g., SIP, WebRTC, RTP) and familiarity with Call/Message processing Proxies and Session Border Controllers.
• Applied AI Expertise: Hands-on experience or strong familiarity with modern Agentic AI technologies, including the practical application of LLMs (e.g., OpenAI, Google, AWS) for Contact Center and Customer Experience Automation use cases.
• Communication: Excellent communication, presentation, and whiteboard session skills with an ability to clearly articulate complex technical ideas to highly skilled and experienced Partner audiences.
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, MIS, or an equivalent combination of education and years of relevant experience.

Pay Range (OTE Pay): $205,000 - $245,000

Other Types of Pay: Based on level and role the employee may be eligible for long term incentives in the form of equity and short term incentives of either bonus or commission.

Health Insurance: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life and Disability Insurance, Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

Retirement Benefits: 401(k) plan

Paid Time Off: Talkdesk offers an uncapped paid time off program, subject to manager approval and consistent with business needs.

Paid Holidays: Talkdesk offers 14 paid holidays each year.

Paid Sick Leave: Employees have uncapped paid time off, subject to manager approval and consistent with business needs.

Work Environment and Physical Requirements: Primarily office-environment work, extended periods of sitting or standing, computer-based work. Limited lifting, and equipment usage limited to computer-related equipment (keyboards, mouse, etc.).