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[Remote] Senior Zendesk Administrator
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Empower is on a mission to transform the gig economy, so that hard-working drivers can earn a sustainable living. They are seeking an experienced Senior Zendesk Administrator to update and maintain their Zendesk platform as the Customer Experience organization scales.
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and continuously refine skills-based routing and AI-based predictive routing in Omnichannel Routing
- Administer and optimize Zendesk Advanced AI agents
- Manage triage and Copilot workflows. Maintain intelligent triage, topic/intent detection, and Copilot suggestions to improve ticket categorization, tagging, and prioritization
- Manage business rules, triggers, automations, macros, views, forms, fields, and workspaces to support a fast-scaling, multi-team organization
- Build dashboards and reports (Explore) on routing efficiency, AI resolution rates, and agent performance; surface data to inform staffing and process decisions
- Continuously refine escalation protocols and team workflows to optimize speed and accuracy
- Maintain a comprehensive understanding of Empower’s software
Skills
- 4+ years of recent experience administering Zendesk at a high growth company
- Hands-on experience configuring skills-based routing and/or predictive ticket routing in a real production environment
- Experience configuring and tuning AI-powered support tooling (Zendesk AI agents, Copilot, bots, or comparable) — you understand both the capabilities and the limits of automated resolution
- Detail-oriented, high-energy, driven, problem-solver with an exceptional work ethic and a desire to be part of a team disrupting the status quo
- Team-first mentality and a professional attitude
- Bachelor's or other 4-year degree
- Basic scripting/automation experience
- Zendesk certification(s)
Benefits
- Equity
- Performance-based bonus
- Competitive benefits
- Remote position from anywhere in the United States
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