At Sylogist, we are purpose-driven to “empower the good our customers do.”
We provide SaaS-based software solutions to the non-profit, government, and education sectors, and we take immense pride in the work of our customers and the products we build to support them. Our team is collaborative, enthusiastic and delivers on our promises. If you want to apply your skills to improve trusted technology that supports over 2000 customers around the world, then let’s talk!
Position Overview
We are seeking a highly qualified Implementation Specialist to join our growing SylogistEd team!
This person will participate as a collaborative member of the SylogistEd Customer Success Team and will be responsible for delivering a high level of quality service to our customers. The Implementation Specialist will be assisting with the implementation of our SylogistEd solutions as we develop and deliver comprehensive, mission-critical Cloud solutions for K-12 school districts across the United States.
This position is not required to work out of one of our offices, therefore, the candidate must also ensure compliance with our home-office environment requirements.
Responsibilities Include:
- Work closely with and take direction from the Project Manager and Director of Customer Success.
- Perform SylogistEd solution configuration based on Sylogist’s methodologies, best practices and an understanding of the customer’s business processes learned through requirements gathering.
- Perform supporting activities necessary to the overall success of the project such as data conversion, end user training, user acceptance testing, monitoring, and maintenance of the project issue list, and go-live.
- Work with the customer and Project Manager to document what success looks like for the customer, which is to be used throughout the project in determining status.
- Participate in weekly project status meetings with the customer, Project Manager, and other members of Customer Success.
- Collaborate with the Project Manager to develop and manage to a project charter, schedule and supporting plan that might include providing status reports to the customer covering milestone achievement, budget vs. actual, risk identification and mitigation, and schedule/scope changes.
- Monitor issues submitted by customers during the project and assist with triaging, troubleshooting and resolution, which may require collaboration with Support, Product, Development and/or other members of the Sylogist team.
- Participate in post-project closeout surveys and interviews to solicit VOC (voice of the customer) feedback and document the benefits the customer is experiencing using their SylogistEd solution.
- Document enhancement requests from the customer during the project, including sufficient information describing the pain point being solved and/or the value being provided, and submit for review/consideration by Product.
- Participate in testing new SylogistEd solution features and report any bugs, errors, or feedback as required.
- Collaborate with Product in the delivery of new feature overviews and training for internal stakeholders such as Customer Support, Sales, and Marketing.
- Provide other such duties as needed in support of sales, customer support, testing, feature documentation, and customer adoption of SylogistEd solutions.
What We Look For in You:
Must-haves
- A bachelor’s degree in accounting, information management, computer science, business management or a similar field required or a minimum of 3 years of experience working with K-12 and/or Career Tech solutions
- Excellent communication (written/verbal), presentation, and time management skills required
- Highly organized, self-driven and eager to provide superior customer success experience in a fast-paced environment
- Microsoft Office skills, especially Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint, are required.
- Some travel is required
Nice-to-haves
- In-depth knowledge of school accounting and/or student information processes
- Thrives on continuous learning and is willing to improve knowledge independently
We're an inclusive company that values the personal and professional growth of its employees! At Sylogist, you'll experience:
- A company where you can really make a meaningful impact
- A healthy work-life balance
- Benefits that cover health, wealth, and wellness
- An environment where most of our employees are remote
Sylogist is headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, Canada with regional offices in Barrie, Ontario, Canada, Atlanta, Georgia, Littleton, Colorado, and Shawnee, Oklahoma in the United States of America and Oxford, Oxfordshire in the United Kingdom.
Sylogist does not offer sponsorships. All candidates must provide proper employment documentation showing immediate eligibility to work in the country in which the role is based.
If you’re as excited about making a difference as we are, we would love to hear from you!
Sylogist is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. Sylogist will not discriminate or retaliate against applicants who inquire about, disclose, or discuss their compensation or that of other applicants.
What We Do
Sylogist is a software company that, through strategic acquisitions, investments, and operations management, provides comprehensive, mission-critical ERP and CRM solutions, including fund accounting, case management, grant management and payroll, to public service organizations. Sylogist's customers include all levels of government, nonprofit organizations, nongovernmental organizations, and educational institutions, as well as public compliance driven and funded companies. The Company delivers highly scalable, multi-language, multi-currency software solutions, which serve the needs of an international clientele
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