Job Description

PolyAI automates customer service through lifelike voice assistants that let customers lead a conversation. Our voice assistants make it possible for businesses to deliver outstanding customer service that rivals their human agents. Our customers, which include the world's leading logos, are expanding how they use our platform, driving automation of critical customer service operations and integrating PolyAI into their daily customer service workflows.

PolyAI is on the hunt for exceptional Agent Designers! PolyAI builds enterprise voice AI agents that handle millions of customer conversations for global brands, delivering conversational experiences so natural they feel like talking to a real person. This is a role for people who want to own projects end-to-end and create conversational experiences that will be heard by millions of customers worldwide. This is suitable for people who are looking to start their career - new graduates welcome!

Responsibilities:

Designing the customer experience of AI agents, from simple FAQ answers to long and complex conversations
Implementing and maintaining agents using our own platform, Agent Studio, as well as Python and other tools
Obsessing over metrics to assess performance and customer satisfaction - making sure everything you do is measurable and having a big impact
Listening to how real customers interact with your agents, and prioritising the right things to make each interaction even better
Helping our engineering team ensure that our implementations of Generative AI are effective, accurate, and safe

Minimum Requirements:

BS/MS degree in Interaction Design, Linguistics, Human-Computer Interaction, Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science, or another related field
Foundational Python knowledge: variables, lists, loops, conditionals, and functions
Experience working with large language models (LLMs) and Generative AI
Strong focus on creating great user experiences, with meticulous attention to detail and consistency
Ability to explain and distill complex ideas using clear and inclusive language
Ability to craft conversational and UX copy that guides users naturally through their journeys, reducing friction at every step

Nice to Have:

Knowledge of or aptitude for analytics or data science, including data manipulation, analysis, and visualisation
Experience managing internal and external stakeholders through various stages of content development
Previous experience in conversation design/AI agent development
Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams

We provide a competitive salary range for this role - which is $80,000 – $90,000 CAD depending on level and experience. Please note this range is intended as a guide, not a guarantee. Final compensation will be based on individual qualifications, relevant experience, and the scope of the role. This role also includes equity, giving you the opportunity to share in the long-term success of the business.

The listed expectations reflect what we're hiring for, so we encourage you to review the job description carefully.

Benefits

💰 Participation in the company's employee share options plan

🏝 Flexible PTO policy

📚 Annual learning and development allowance: We will reimburse the costs of any certified and non-certified training, including conferences, events, books and subscriptions that are relevant to your role at PolyAI, in addition to any formal training that the company offers

🏡 We're all about making WFH work for you - that's why we offer a one-off WFH allowance when you join. Offering perks like noise-cancelling headphones or a comfortable desk chair to boost your comfort and focus!

🏥 Healthcare plan: We offer health insurance through Allianz. Full details on the plan will be shared with you on your first day

🌎 Sabbatical Program: 5-week paid sabbatical available after 5 years of employment

At PolyAI, we take great pride in our values - they guide everything we do. We believe that a strong culture leads to meaningful work and lasting impact.

Our core values are:

Only the best
We expect the best from our people, we hire people that expect the best from themselves, and we nurture this drive for excellence.

Ownership
We care deeply about what we do. We take ownership of our initiatives, decisions and outcomes.

Relentlessly improve
We demand more from ourselves and are always evolving. Continuous, obsessive improvement is the only way we will transform the world of conversational AI.

Bias for action
Our world moves quickly and so do we. We take calculated risks and we deliver impact fast.

Disagree and commit
We are all working toward the same goal. If we donʼt agree with something, we work hard to understand it and when a decision is made, we accept it and give it our all.

Build for people
We want the world to enjoy the experiences they have with us. We are building for a future that prefers automation.

PolyAI is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All employment decisions at PolyAI will be based on the business needs without attention to ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, family or parental status, national origin, neurodiversity status or disability status.

Kindly find the Privacy Notice for our recruitment process by following the link here. This document provides important information regarding how we handle your personal data throughout the recruitment journey.

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