Why This Job is Featured on The SaaS Jobs
Implementation work sits at a pivotal point in the SaaS customer lifecycle, where product promise becomes day to day usage. This Implementation Specialist role is featured because it concentrates on onboarding, data migration, configuration, and training for small to mid sized customers, a segment where repeatable delivery and clear outcomes tend to shape retention and expansion. The remit also signals a modern SaaS operating model through explicit use of AI tools to streamline project planning and customer communications.
For a SaaS career, this kind of seat builds durable craft across customer facing delivery, stakeholder management, and adoption. Running multiple implementations end to end develops the habits that translate across SaaS functions, including Customer Success, Solutions Consulting, and Product Operations, because it requires turning requirements into workflows, managing risks, and feeding real world friction back to internal teams. Regular exposure to migrations and data quality work also strengthens the technical fluency that many SaaS roles increasingly expect.
The role fits professionals who like structured project ownership and are comfortable facilitating sessions with both administrators and end users. It will suit someone who prefers consultative problem solving, values precision in execution, and can stay organised while juggling parallel customer timelines in a remote setting.
The section above is editorial commentary from The SaaS Jobs, provided to help SaaS professionals understand the role in a broader industry context.
Job Description
About the Role:
As an Implementation Specialist, you will lead customers through onboarding, data migration, implementation, and training for small to mid-sized firms. You’ll act as a trusted partner during the implementation phase, supporting customers as they adopt Karbon and ensuring they achieve rapid time-to-value and long-term success on the Karbon platform.
As an Implementation Specialist, you will...
- Own the customer implementation journey: Manage end-to-end implementation projects for small to mid-sized accounts, building and maintaining project plans, tracking milestones, and ensuring deliverables are completed on time, escalating complexity as needed.
- Communicate across multiple stakeholders: Partner primarily with firm administrators and key users to align priorities, clarify responsibilities, and maintain momentum throughout the implementation.
- Facilitate structured onboarding: Lead kickoff meetings, configuration sessions, and training sessions using established frameworks and playbooks, adapting delivery to customer needs.
- Provide professional guidance: Guide customers on Karbon best practices for workflow setup and day-to-day usage, helping firms establish efficient and repeatable processes.
- Coach through change management: Help customers prepare their teams for new processes, reinforce adoption, and address common questions or resistance during implementation.
- Ensure data integrity: Support customers in importing contacts and work items, leveraging Excel and other tools to ensure accuracy and completeness.
- Identify and mitigate risks: Monitor project progress and flag potential delays or adoption challenges early, escalating risks to senior team members when appropriate.
- Collaborate internally: Partner with Sales, Customer Success, Product, and Support teams to ensure seamless customer handoffs and capture valuable feedback.
- Deliver measurable value: Help customers achieve early wins and milestones that demonstrate value and set the foundation for long-term success with Karbon.
- Use AI in day-to-day implementation work, including ChatGPT licenses and AI-driven workflow automations, to support project planning, customer communications, and process optimization.
About You
- You have 2-4+ years of experience in B2B SaaS Implementations
- You have experience with end-to-end technical implementations
- You are comfortable managing multiple customer projects simultaneously with clear priorities and organization.
- You enjoy customer-facing work and are confident in facilitating meetings and training sessions with administrators and end users.
- You have strong communication and presentation skills and can translate technical concepts into clear, actionable guidance.
- You are consultative and curious, open to feedback, and eager to grow your implementation and advisory skills.
- You have strong attention to detail and pride yourself on accuracy and follow-through.
- You enjoy working with data and systems, ensuring integrity throughout migrations and configuration.
- You are adaptable and resilient, thriving in environments where processes and priorities continue to evolve.
- You are comfortable working remotely and managing your time independently.
Bonus points if you have:
- Experience in the accounting or tax industry.
- Previous experience with workflow, accounting, or project management software.
- Background in software onboarding or enterprise implementations.
- Knowledge of change management frameworks.
- Experience in a startup or high-growth SaaS environment.
- Deep knowledge and hands-on experience using Karbon.
Why work at Karbon?
- Gain global experience across the USA, Australia, New Zealand, UK, Canada and the Philippines
- Flexible work hours
- Commuter & work from home benefits
- Home office equipment menu for you to choose how you deck out your home office
- Cultural and offsite events
- Learning and development opportunities
- Generous parental leave
- Performance based and globally benchmarked pay
- Employee Assistance Program
- Up to 10 wellness days (because you don't need to be "sick" to stay well)
- Karbon Fun / Social Club!
- Up to 5 weeks paid vacation
- Work with (and learn from) an experienced, high-performing team
- A collaborative, team-oriented culture that embraces diversity, invests in development and provides consistent feedback
- Be part of a fast-growing company that firmly believes in promoting high performers from within
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