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About the Role:
You will be working at a dynamic and fast paced start-up as a member of the Customer Experience (CX) team. You will be enabling Customers to leverage APIs and microservices to drive their business initiatives in one of the most exciting and innovative technology domains in the industry. This team is responsible for interfacing with our customers throughout their lifecycle helping them realize the value of their Kong investment.
As a member of the CX team you will act as a champion for our most critical asset, our customers. You will be working with a portfolio of customers seeking to identify growth opportunities and ensuring they have what they need to be successful. In this role you will work alongside the Americas sales teams and will have the opportunity to build a large portfolio of Customers.
This is an incredibly exciting and challenging role at the forefront of technology, requiring someone with very strong organizational and communication skills. You will not only be building strong relationships with key customers, you will be pioneering the approach to managing customers by leveraging self service technology and re-usable assets to maximize the value Kong can provide.
Working at Kong presents a unique opportunity to help to modernize enterprise software and learn about how businesses run in the digital age.
Above all you’ll be acting as a stellar teammate for the rest of Kong.
What You'll do:
Coaching our customers throughout their lifecycle while working collaboratively with the rest of the Customer Experience teams to ensure customer outcomes
Defining what ‘good’ looks like in terms of adoption plans, post-sales engagement, what is recommended and why
Working with Sales and Product teams to ensure our customers are getting the most out of the solution
Helping innovate our tooling and processes to make you and your team more efficient
Working on innovative and cutting edge customer projects
Learning our products and technologies, taking that knowledge and applying it to real world usage
Collaborating with other peers, business partners and groups. Representing not only yourself and the rest of your team but all of Kong and other exciting tasks you may identify to grow our company
What You'll Bring:
Have a builder’s mentality, seeking to find solutions to complex problems that will make life better for our customers and Kong
Manage a portfolio of commercial customers, looking for patterns that can be addressed through an automated approach using the latest customer engagement techniques
Have passion and determination about our technology and our customers
Be a self starter with strong organizational skills to drive effective customer outcomes
Have a good understanding of complex technology environments
Have great self awareness and strong communication skills
Ideally have prior experience of a similar role within SaaS, Open Source and/or Infrastructure software companies
Have a solid understanding of Cloud Native and the technologies that make it work (Containerization, Kubernetes, Microservices) as well as have a have a foundational understanding of APIM
Finally, understands the value of DevOps, CI/CD and Cloud Computing IaaS
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About Kong:
Kong Inc., the AI Connectivity Company, is building the connectivity layer of AI. Trusted by the Fortune 500® and AI-native startups alike, Kong’s unified API and AI platform enables organizations to secure, manage, accelerate, govern, and monetize the flow of intelligence across APIs and AI traffic — on any model, any cloud. For more information, visit www.konghq.com.
Skills Required
- Strong organizational and communication skills
- Builder’s mentality and ability to solve complex customer problems
- Experience managing a portfolio of commercial customers
- Passion and determination for technology and customers
- Self-starter with strong organizational skills
- Understanding of complex technology environments
- Strong self-awareness and communication skills
- Prior experience in a similar role within SaaS, open source, or infrastructure software companies
- Understanding of cloud-native technologies, containerization, Kubernetes, and microservices
- Foundational understanding of API management
- Understanding of DevOps, CI/CD, and cloud computing IaaS
Kong Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Kong and has not been reviewed or approved by Kong.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Flexible PTO, company-wide Unplug Days, and a four‑week paid sabbatical after five years are prominently offered to support rest and work–life balance. These programs are presented as meaningful perks beyond base pay and are highlighted across official materials and third‑party summaries.
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Healthcare Strength — U.S. medical, dental, and vision coverage is described as strong, with plan quality drawing positive sentiment. Solid healthcare appears to contribute meaningfully to overall satisfaction with the total package.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Stock options are offered to most employees, creating ownership upside alongside cash compensation. Equity is positioned as a visible component that helps keep offers competitive for certain technical and go‑to‑market roles.
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What We Do
Kong Inc., a leading developer of API and AI connectivity technologies, is building the connectivity layer for AI. Trusted by the Fortune 500 and AI-native startups alike, Kong’s unified API and AI platform enables organizations to secure, manage, accelerate, govern, and monetize the flow of intelligence across APIs and AI traffic — on any model, any cloud. No AI without APIs.
Why Work With Us
It starts with how we show up for each other. We’ve created a workplace that’s intentionally flexible, deeply inclusive, and built for meaningful collaboration — whether virtual or in person. We trust our teams to own their work, and we give them the support, tools, and freedom to grow.
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