Customer Implementation Specialist (Position located in Cape Town, South Africa)

KnowBe4 empowers the modern workforce to make smarter security decisions every day. Trusted by more than 70,000 organizations worldwide, KnowBe4 is the pioneer of digital workforce security, securing both AI agents and humans. The KnowBe4 Platform provides attack simulation and training, collaboration security, and agent security powered by AIDA (Artificial Intelligence Defense Agents) and a proprietary Risk Score. The platform leverages 15-years of behavioral data to combat advanced threats including social engineering, prompt injection, and shadow AI. By securing humans and agents, KnowBe4 leads the industry in workforce trust and defense.
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The Customer Implementation Specialist (CIS) is a key member of the KnowBe4 Customer Success team, responsible for ensuring a seamless and successful onboarding experience for KnowBe4 customers across its KSAT, PhishER, SecurityCoach and Compliance Plus product lines. The CIS will work closely with customers, Customer Success Managers (CSMs), and internal stakeholders to guide clients through the implementation process, ensuring they realize value quickly and effectively from our platform.
Responsibilities:
Lead the onboarding and implementation process for new customers, ensuring timely and successful deployment of the KnowBe4 platform.
Collaborate with CSMs and Sales to understand customer goals and design implementation plans tailored to their needs.
Provide hands-on support during platform setup, configuration, and initial training.
Act as the primary point of contact for customers during implementation, addressing inquiries and resolving issues promptly.
Ensure a smooth handoff from Sales to Customer Success post-sale.
Conduct regular check-ins with customers to monitor progress, identify potential roadblocks, and ensure alignment with success milestones.
Document implementation steps, create knowledge base articles, and contribute to improving internal processes.
Coordinate with technical support for technically complex questions that may arise as part of the onboarding process
Proactively identify opportunities to improve the customer onboarding experience.
You will also work with KnowBe4’s existing customer base to integrate all products/features to improve the overall customer experience and lead to greater satisfaction and loyalty among customers.
Minimum Qualifications:
Associate’s Degree or equivalent work experience and education preferred
Familiarity with standard concepts, practices and procedures within the IT Security Field
Experience with Salesforce or other CRM
Experience with Microsoft Excel and Word 
Experience with Gmail and Google Docs
Experience with web Browsers (Chrome, Internet Explorer, etc.) 
IT experience/exposure is a plus
Prior experience as a Customer Success Manager
Strong verbal and written communications 
Excellent time management and organization skills 
Superior customer service skills 
Strong collaborative and team work skills
Basic technical understanding of the KnowBe4 platform
Ability to work with minimal supervision
Ability to build rapport with customers via phone, email and video conferencing
Our Fantastic Benefits
We offer company-wide bonuses based on monthly sales targets, employee referral bonuses, adoption assistance, tuition reimbursement, certification reimbursement, and certification completion bonuses - all in a modern, high-tech, and fun work environment. For more details about our benefits in each office location, please visit 
Note: An applicant assessment and background check may be part of your hiring procedure.
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