Implementations Manager

The Role

Working within the Customer Success team, the Implementation manager will be responsible for driving measurable customer outcomes and ensuring successful customer use of our platform. As a trusted advisor, technical consultant and subject matter expert you will own the end to end process of implementation & onboarding. You will work primarily with new customers and occasionally with existing customers to roll out new initiatives.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Lead new customers through onboarding as their primary point of contact from kickoff through go-live, driving adoption and time-to-value.
• Provide best practice advice, thought leadership and expertise to our clients, ensuring they’re set up for success
• Develop expert knowledge of Knak, our integration partners & eco system to answer technical & strategy questions about our product & industry
• Work closely with other Knak stakeholders such as CSMs, AEs, Support, Product and Leadership to ensure implementation success and foster effective internal communication 
• Ensure projects are always completed on time and to a high quality standard
• Own and report on implementation KPIs including time-to-value, CSAT post-onboarding, and feature adoption at handoff.
• Use AI tools - Claude, ChatGPT & MCP connectors to scale yourself across a larger book and accelerate customer outcomes

Skills & Experience

• 3 years experience in Customer Success, Implementations or equivalent role
• Demonstrated project management experience running concurrent customer-facing projects with budgets and milestones. PMP or similar certification would be valued.
• Exceptional communication skills both written and verbal.
• Experience with running group training sessions or adult learning.
• The ability to develop meaningful relationships with clients and truly understand their needs
• Problem solving skills and the ability to think outside the box
• Excellent multi-tasking skills and the ability to juggle multiple projects at the same time
• Experience with SaaS products, Emails, Landing Pages, Marketing Operations & CRM an asset
• Familiarity with Marketo, Salesforce Pardot, Salesforce Marketing Cloud, Eloqua or other Marketing Automation tools an asset. 
• A track record of successfully managing a book of clients and delivering exceptional results
• Experience with AI tools - Claude, ChatGPT & MCP connectors

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