Senior Project Manager required to deliver high quality, complex projects. 

The opportunity

You will work closely with the Programme Manager/Account Director to achieve productivity goals and contribute to the organisation’s overall success. 

What you’ll get to do

• Effectively run complex projects using Agile or Waterfall methodologies 
• Support the efficient flow of work by providing solutions to issues and blockers 
• Produce accurate status reporting regarding project milestones, deliverables, risks, and issues communicating to various audiences including key stakeholders and sponsors 
• Manage several workstreams successfully, ensuring the teams understand what is expected of them in terms of output and quality 
• Manage the interdependencies between the various workstreams 
• Inspire and lead teams with little Agile experience, suggesting process and practical improvements as appropriate 
• Motivate teams to achieve individual and team objectives, in order to delivery high quality outputs within agreed timeframes 
• Provide support to Junior Project Managers within your account 
• Review and update the project resource plan on a regular basis, keeping tight control of project budgets 
• Foster close relationships with senior management and business stakeholders, be seen as a credible, reliable expert 
• Develop customer confidence by understanding their needs and delivering first class solutions 
• Set and manage client expectations, including resolving client escalations with diplomacy. 
• Chair steering committees/meetings/reviews with multiple external stakeholders 
• Plan and Co-ordinate discovery workshops with external stakeholders ranging from users to senior levels 
• Keep up to date with emerging industry practices  

What you should have

• Proven experience of software development Project Management, eCommerce experience ideally within a retail environment 
• A good understanding of the software development lifecycle and release management 
• Ability to define, manage and deliver to customer expectations within strict deadlines 
• Ability to manage expectations with senior external stakeholders 
• Ability to build relationships with senior external stakeholders 
• Ability to deal with ambiguity, embrace and react to change with enthusiasm and critical thinking 
• Experience of leading and managing teams at different stages of the team’s lifecycle 
• Experience of modern software development practices 
• Strong understanding of agile delivery techniques and lean ways of working 
• Experience of managing people and financial budgets (including project budgeting, monitoring financials, reporting etc) 
• Solid time management & organisational skills 
• Excellent negotiation skills and an ability to handle sensitive issues with tact and diplomacy 
• Relevant Project Management qualifications  
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Packages, especially MS Excel and MS PowerPoint  
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English 
• Minimum BA/BS degree with a major in information management, marketing, communications, business or other closely-related areas is an advantage 

What we can offer you

Alongside the opportunity to work with some of the most exciting brands around the world, we’ll also prioritise your career development and help you grow your skills. We’ll empower you to make a difference, allow you to be yourself, and respect who you are.

Permanent only:
We offer a great benefits package including  training opportunities, medical insurance, Dental insurance, Meal cards, social events, family friendly policies, discounts with hundreds of retailers and much more.

Our culture thrives on our core values, designed for impact-driven individuals: Heart, Brains and Courage.

We lead with Heart, fostering empathy and trust where genuine connections and human-centric work flourish.
We empower your Brains for innovation, valuing relentless curiosity and collaborative intelligence to solve complex challenges.
And we champion Courage, inspiring you to speak up, embrace experimentation, and advocate for bold solutions that push our thinking to be better than yesterday.

AT VML Enterprise Solutions

Our Enterprise Solutions division houses strategic consultants, creative and technical architects and skilled developers and operators that together help some of the world’s leading organisations to deliver outstanding digital experiences across all major routes to market worldwide: marketplaces, online retailers, D2C, B2B and social platforms. With over 4,200 experts in 55 operational centres across 34 countries, our capabilities span the entire buying journey from customer acquisition, through engagement, to conversion and loyalty, driving multi-channel growth for world-leading brands.

We work with some of the most exciting brands such as The Coca-Cola Company, EY, Bosch, Unilever, Ford, DFS, Mercedes-Benz, Johnson & Johnson, Nestlé, Sainsbury’s, Selfridges, Shell and Tiffany & Co. We’ve built over 500 platforms for brands and retailers and generate in excess of $29bn annually for our clients and work with over 50 strategic partners including Adobe, SAP, Salesforce, HCL, Shopify, Sitecore, BigCommerce, commerce tools and Acquia. Our reputation is based on our people, and we believe we have some of the best in the business.

As our business grows internationally, we’re looking for new people to join us on our journey to inspire and take a key role in shaping some of the best commerce solutions, services, and websites in the world. Working as a team, no problem is insurmountable; we share in our client’s successes and believe that anyone can show creative bravery no matter what their role is in the team.

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Talkdesk is seeking a Senior Product Manager to lead the development and expansion of our Industries verticals portfolio. This is a high-impact, strategic role at the heart of our growth strategy, reporting into the Industries zone of our Product & Engineering team. Building on our strong momentum in verticals like Healthcare, Financial Services, and Retail, this leader will spearhead our move into new markets such as Travel, Hospitality, and Utilities.

The ideal candidate brings familiarity with contact center and conversational AI software. They will own the full product lifecycle—from market discovery and strategy to roadmap execution—crafting solutions that resonate deeply with each vertical’s unique challenges. This role offers the opportunity to shape the future of Talkdesk’s verticalized approach and drive value for customers and the business.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Contribute to the vision and design of a next-generation customer experience platform;
• Create and maintain close relationships with our internal and external customers while working on our products for the financial services and insurance industry. 
• Create processes to capture, analyze, leverage, and share user insights;
• Work with engineering, marketing, and sales to build business use cases and define requirements for new feature enhancements, products, and services;
• Help to prioritize the product roadmap with engineering, design, marketing, and sales;
• Collaborate with marketing and product ops to effectively launch new services, features and enhancements (or deprecate existing ones).

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in business, engineering, or related field required;
• 4+ years of Product Management experience;
• Solid understanding of relevant technology and tools including APIs, cloud solutions, and programming languages is preferred;
• Collaborative team player, with strong communication skills, including the ability to translate complex technical products and features into simple concepts and presentations; 
• Advanced proficiency in english
• Strong sense of customer empathy to care deeply about customer problems and user experience;
• Ability to adapt to rapidly changing technologies and business needs;
• Understand the development and implementation of large-scale, complex applications in a call center technology environment;
• Experience with banking and insurance is preferred
• Proven organizational skills with attention to detail and the ability to prioritize and succeed in an environment with competing demands;
• Proven ability to take the initiative, use consultative skills and build strong, productive relationships.

Additional Note:
This position will follow a hybrid work model.

The Senior CX Manager plays a critical role as a senior technical advisor and strategic partner to Talkdesk’s largest and most complex customers. This role drives measurable business outcomes by leading advanced product adoption, overseeing complex technical initiatives, and ensuring long-term customer success through strategic enablement, and change management.

The Senior CX Manager serves as the bridge between customer stakeholders (technical and business) and Talkdesk’s internal teams to ensure alignment on key business objectives and successful product utilization. In addition to typical customer technical guidance, you will also assume key Customer Relationship Management (CRM) responsibilities to ensure the long-term health and success of our customers.  This unique hybrid role is for a proactive professional who excels at solving complex technical challenges while also fostering strong, lasting customer relationships.

Key Responsibilities

Enterprise Technical Enablement & Delivery Leadership

• Serve as the primary senior technical point of contact for enterprise and strategic accounts.
• Lead complex onboarding, platform optimization, and advanced feature deployments across multi-product environments.
• Define solution scope, delivery approach, and technical roadmap in partnership with customer project managers and internal teams.
• Translate customer business and operational needs into scalable technical architectures and implementation plans.
• Drive use case strategy, feature adoption, and innovation roadmaps aligned to customer goals and Talkdesk product direction.
• Conduct advanced demos and enablement sessions showcasing feature enhancements and new capabilities.
• Establish and disseminate technical best practices across customers and internal teams.
  
  

Customer Success, Program Ownership & Risk Management

• Build and maintain trusted relationships with senior executive and operational stakeholders.
• Support  executive business reviews focused on ROI, KPIs, adoption maturity, and strategic alignment.
• Own the end-to-end management of technical initiatives, including issue tracking, prioritization, and customer communication.
• Proactively identify delivery risks, develop mitigation strategies, and remove roadblocks to ensure program success.
• Act as a senior escalation point for complex technical and delivery issues, coordinating cross-functional resolution.
• Partner with customers on structured change management strategies to ensure sustained adoption and value realization.

Data-Driven Value Realization & Commercial Impact

• Analyze product usage, operational data, and customer insights to identify optimization and expansion opportunities.
• Support renewals and expansion efforts by aligning demonstrated technical value to customer business outcomes.
• Develop customer success stories and case studies highlighting measurable results and enterprise-scale impact.

Cross-Functional Leadership & Professional Services Alignment

• Partner closely with Professional Services, Product, Support, Engineering, Sales, and Customer Success to deliver cohesive outcomes.
• Summarize and communicate customer feedback related to product gaps, bugs, and roadmap considerations.
• Influence internal prioritization by providing structured, data-backed insights from enterprise customers.
• Participate in the sales cycle as needed to gather technical requirements, shape solution approaches, and support proposals or SOWs.
• Contribute to the development of scalable delivery processes, playbooks, and best practices across the CX organization.
  
  

Requirements

• 7–10+ years of experience in Technical Account Management, Professional Services, Customer Success, Solution Consulting, or IT Project Management within a SaaS, CCaaS, or CPaaS environment.
• Preferred experience in financial services, healthcare/lifesciences, retail and consumer products.
• Proven track record of managing and delivering complex technical initiatives for enterprise customers.
• Strong technical acumen, including experience with APIs, CRM systems (e.g., Salesforce), and modern cloud-based enterprise platforms.
• Demonstrated experience defining scope, managing delivery plans, and coordinating multi-workstream projects.
• Experience with agile and/or waterfall implementation methodologies; PMP or equivalent certification preferred.
• Ability to align technical solutions to strategic business outcomes and ROI.
• Executive-level communication skills with the ability to influence and advise senior stakeholders.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with comfort operating in ambiguous environments.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with a consulting mindset and high attention to detail.
• Experience with contact center technology or customer experience platforms strongly preferred.
• Willingness to travel up to 25–30%.
• Commitment to continuous learning and enablement related to Talkdesk’s evolving platform and innovations.