About Tekion:
Positively disrupting an industry that has not seen any innovation in over 50 years, Tekion has challenged the paradigm with the first and fastest cloud-native automotive platform that includes the revolutionary Automotive Retail Cloud (ARC) for retailers, Automotive Enterprise Cloud (AEC) for manufacturers and other large automotive enterprises and Automotive Partner Cloud (APC) for technology and industry partners. Tekion connects the entire spectrum of the automotive retail ecosystem through one seamless platform. The transformative platform uses cutting-edge technology, big data, machine learning, and AI to seamlessly bring together OEMs, retailers/dealers and consumers. With its highly configurable integration and greater customer engagement capabilities, Tekion is enabling the best automotive retail experiences ever. Tekion employs close to 3,000 people across North America, Asia and Europe.
Job Description
Key Responsibilities
- Oversee and facilitate dealership user training and support through the implementation lifecycle
- Provide AEC training to OEM partner and dealership staff
- Obtain critical milestone signoffs from key dealership contacts
- Proactively identify implementation risks and mitigate them effectively and efficiently
- Manage training and setup items in an organized manner, keeping detailed notes, and completing all checklist items in our implementation runbook
- Demonstrated history of sustaining a positive attitude during high-stress situations with dealer partners, OEM partners, and internal teams
- Fast-learner, and passionate ability to remain in-touch with fast-changing SaaS solutions
- Deep understanding of Tekion products, including end-user workflows and configurations
- Knowledge and understanding of implementation processes, including adjacent internal teams role & responsibility with the project
- Represent Tekion in a positive and professional way in all dealership interactions
- Work closely with the Implementation partner to set and manage dealership expectations
Skills and Experience
- 5+ years of automotive SaaS experience preferred
- Proven experience implementing SaaS solutions in large and small auto dealerships
- Experience working in a startup environment is a plus
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, interacting with all levels of stakeholders
- In-depth knowledge of the retail automotive industry, including common terminology and dealership process flows
- Established ability to articulate technical jargon into consumable levels of understanding for adult learners
- Ability to take customer suggestions or insights and translate them into technical deliverables for Tekion Product & Support teams
- 3+ years in Project Management or Project Lead role is preferred
- Travel 10-15%
- Normally receives little instruction on day-to-day work, general instructions on new assignments
Perks and Benefits
- Competitive compensation and generous stock options
- 100% employer-paid top-of-the-line medical, dental and vision coverage
- Great benefits including unlimited PTO, parental leave and free snacks and beverages
- The opportunity to work with some of the brightest minds from Silicon Valley’s most dominant and successful companies
- Be part of an early stage, hyper-growth start-up with the opportunity to grow and prosper
- Work on the latest and coolest technologies – everything is home-grown and built ground-up
- A dynamic work environment with a strong sense of community and collaboration
- The open and transparent culture that encourages innovation, rewards performance and discourages hierarchy
- Exciting opportunities for career growth and development
Current Tekion Employees – Please apply via Greenhouse Internal Job Board
The salary range describes the minimum to maximum base salary range for this position across applicable US locations. The actual compensation offered may vary from the posted hiring range based on geographic location, work experience, education, licensure requirements and/or skill level and will be finalized at the time of offer. In addition to the compensation listed, this position may be eligible for equity compensation, and a bonus or commission whereby total compensation may exceed base salary depending on individual or company performance. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range during the hiring process.
Tekion is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, victim of violence or having a family member who is a victim of violence, the intersectionality of two or more protected categories, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
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What We Do
At Tekion, we believe that business applications don’t have to be boring. In fact, they should be simple, fun and cool! They should be as delightful to use as your favorite social or consumer application, yet powerful enough to seamlessly and efficiently run global businesses that provide unparalleled consumer experience without compromise. Founded by visionary entrepreneur and innovator Jay Vijayan, we are building the world’s best business applications on the cloud starting with the automotive retail industry. We inherently use cutting-edge technologies like big data, machine learning/AI, and human computer interaction (voice, touch, vision, sensors and IoT). We are inventing new technology along the way to overcome barriers and solve big problems, all while having a blast doing it! Our flagship product offering, Automotive Retail Cloud ™- an industry-first cloud-native retail platform, including all functionalities of a Dealer Management System (DMS) launched recently.
