Associate Solution Engineer - Mixed Industries - Commercial (West)

Role Overview The Associate Solutions Engineer is an early-career technical sales role designed for individuals who are passionate about technology, particularly AI, customer problem-solving, consultative selling, and customer experience transformation. The Solutions Engineering organization serves as the technical and business advisory arm of the Go-to-Market team, helping customers envision, validate, and realize the value of Talkdesk’s platform and AI innovations. Our mission is to bridge customer business challenges with transformative technology solutions that drive measurable outcomes and help Talkdesk fulfill its mission to rid the world of bad customer experiences. As an Associate Solutions Engineer, you will support the Solutions Engineering team in helping prospective and existing customers understand how Talkdesk solutions can improve customer experience, modernize contact center operations, and accelerate business outcomes. You will work closely with experienced Solutions Engineers, Account Executives, Customer Success, Product Management, Engineering, Marketing, Value Advisory, Enterprise Architecture, AI Solutions Engineering, Partner Engineering, Proposal Management, and Demo Engineering. This is a developmental role for high-potential early talent who are eager to build expertise in cloud contact center technology, AI-powered customer experience, automation, integrations, enterprise software, and consultative selling. The ideal candidate is curious, coachable, customer-focused, technically minded, and excited to grow into a trusted technical advisor. Key Responsibilities Partner with Solutions Engineers and Account Executives to support customer discovery, product demonstrations, and technical sales activities. Learn how to understand customer business challenges, contact center operations, technical environments, and transformation goals. Assist in preparing and delivering product demonstrations that show how Talkdesk can solve customer problems, improve customer experience, and drive measurable business outcomes. Support the creation of customer demos, customer-specific use cases, presentations, follow-up materials, and technical documentation. Help document customer requirements, business objectives, technical considerations, integration needs, risks, and next steps throughout the sales cycle. Develop foundational knowledge of Talkdesk solutions including Talkdesk’s AI Platform, cloud contact center technology, customer service workflows,, reporting, integrations, workforce engagement, and automation. Collaborate with Solutions Engineering, AI Solutions Engineering, Value Advisory, Enterprise Architecture, Partner Engineering, Proposal Management, Demo Engineering, Product, Sales, and Customer Success to support high-quality customer engagements. Participate in customer meetings, discovery sessions, demos, AI workshops, internal deal reviews, enablement sessions, and team learning activities. Build confidence in explaining technical concepts in a clear, simple, and business-oriented way. Support competitive positioning by learning how to differentiate Talkdesk solutions in the market. Contribute to internal enablement, demo assets, reusable content, knowledge sharing, and team best practices. Develop an understanding of how AI, automation, and enterprise integrations can transform customer and employee experiences. Continuously develop technical, presentation, consulting, business acumen, and customer-facing skills through training, mentorship, certifications, and hands-on experience. Travel to customer meetings, internal events, and team sessions as needed. Required Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in a technical, business, data, communications, or related field; or equivalent practical experience. AI experience is strongly preferred. Strong interest in technology, customer experience, SaaS, artificial intelligence, cloud software, contact center solutions, or digital transformation. Excellent communicatio…