Skillbridge - Technical Account Manager Internship
The Qualtrics XM Platform™ is a system of action that helps businesses to attract customers who stay longer and buy more, to engage and empower employees to do the best work of their lives, to develop breakthrough products people love, and to build a brand people can’t imagine living without.
Joining Qualtrics means becoming part of a team bold enough to chase breakthrough experiences - like building a technology that will be a force for good. A team committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion because of a conviction that every voice holds value, with a vision for representation that matches the world around us and inclusion that far exceeds it. You could belong to a team whose values center on transparency, being all in, having customer obsession, acting as one team, and operating with scrappiness. All so you can do the best work of your career.
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SKILLBRIDGE TECHNICAL ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
*This job is for candidates who are currently on active military duty and exiting the military within the next 12 months.
The Challenge
Qualtrics is on the cutting edge of Experience Management (XM); helping our clients to provide the best experiences for their customers and employees. We are seeking people to join an industry-leading team to help our clients ensure their most common touchpoints and experiences with Qualtrics are extraordinary. We seek people with the potential to become future leaders in the company.
This role is part of the Skillbridge Program and is approved by the Department of Defense (DoD). Service members from any branch transitioning from active duty may apply if they meet the eligibility requirements. DoD Instruction 1322.29 allows service members to participate in the program with command approval. Your transition office will provide candidates with the necessary documentation to obtain approval. For further information about the DoD Skillbridge Program, visit: https://dodskillbridge.usalearning.gov/
The Expectation for Success
Technical Account Managers (TAMs) are highly experienced Qualtrics platform experts who work together to provide white-glove support to some of our largest customers. In this role, you will help in executing technical revisions to meet the technical needs of clients in your Customer Unit, and to ensure optimal utilization and impact of programs. TAMs work in a post-sales capacity that directly contributes to the long-term success of our customers’ programs.
As a Technical Account Manager, you should both be a tech-savvy professional who is able to explain technical information to a non-technical audience and someone who excels at nurturing client relationships.
A Day in the LifeThought Partnership & Cross-Functional Partnerships
- Partner with XM Success Managers and work cross-functionally within Qualtrics to prioritize and advocate for software feature enhancements on their behalf
- Collaborate within Customer Units and Qualtrics leadership on high-level client relationships and technology solutions
Technical Advising & Project Management
- Become an expert at the company for our most strategic platform capabilities and understanding the customers’ platform needs
- Help customers optimize their use of the Qualtrics platform and increase adoption of technical capabilities where possible
- Build systems to facilitate program objectives and system effectiveness and measure reliability of services
- Assist clients with executing regular maintenance activities (e.g., handling outages, assisting with root cause analysis, troubleshooting technical questions and issues)
- Design and document functional and technical requirements and help scope projects by understanding timelines and associated levels of effort
Technology Support & Configurations
- Seamlessly integrate new product features into existing programs
- Proactively identify implementation process improvements, determine root causes and overcome roadblocks.
- Drive adoption and expansion of key platform features by demoing and developing proof of concepts/pilots for key platform features while leveraging best practice
Execute build and configuration services that align to client objectives and strategic goals
Minimum Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree from a competitive university
- 1-5 years experience working in a technical, consulting, or client-facing role
- Hard-working self-starter capable of concurrently running multiple projects in a dynamic environment
- Comfort in working both autonomously and collaboratively
- Ability to articulate technical concepts to a non-technical audience
- Detail-oriented with an ability to prioritize and meet deadlines
- Familiarity with software and front-end development
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Strong problem-solving skills
Preferred Requirements
- An ability to grasp stakeholder’s needs and recommend value-added solutions
- An ability to learn difficult concepts quickly and thrive in unfamiliar situations
Future Benefits (upon successful completion of internship and full-time position approval)
- Competitive salary
- Semi-annual performance bonuses
- Relocation bonus for out of state applicants
- Improved qualifications/technical skills (HTML, Javascript, CSS)
- 30 paid days off: 15 PTO days + 5 Personal Days + 10 Holiday Closures (additional PTO with tenure)
- Qualtrics Experience Program - $1500 for an experience of your choosing (eligible after one year)
- Fun, inviting, and inclusive work environment made up of passionate, kind, and smart people who exemplify what it means to be a team
Qualtrics Q-mmunity
We are proud of the community that has developed at Qualtrics. Every day it becomes more robust and, along the way, it matures and develops us into a better team through education, focus, advocacy, and fun. It is a solidifying piece of the #OneTeam mentality that we operate with.
The Q-mmunity is essentially a mix of the Q Groups, our Corporate Social Responsibility groups, and other social groups. These groups include but are not limited to MosaiQ, Q Pride, Q&Able, QSalute, and Women's Leadership Development (WLD). Take a deeper look at our Q-mmunity here.