Implementation Manager (Customer Success)

Kenko AI; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance bonus

Night shift allowance

Paid leave including maternity leave

Job summary

Kenko, an AI-first SaaS solution, is hiring an Implementation Manager to lead the end-to-end onboarding of new customers from handoff to launch. You will work directly with business owners to tailor Kenko to their needs, train teams, and ensure value realization.

You will collaborate with Sales, Product, Engineering, Support, and Customer Success to keep implementations moving, solve problems, and improve processes.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in SaaS implementation or similar customer-facing role.
• Strong project management and organizational skills.
• Excellent customer-facing communication with a consultative approach.
• Ability to learn AI/SaaS products and become a product expert.
• Strong cross-functional communication and problem-solving.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end implementation of new customers from handoff to launch.
• Work directly with customers to understand their business, goals, workflows, and requirements.
• Build implementation plans, manage timelines, and keep customers and internal teams aligned.
• Configure and train customers on Kenko and ensure they are confident using the platform.
• Identify risks and blockers early and drive them to resolution.
• Become a deep product expert and help customers get the most from Kenko.
• Partner with Product, Engineering, Support, Sales, and Customer Success to solve customer problems.
• Identify recurring challenges and turn them into better processes, playbooks, and product feedback.

Skills

SaaS implementation

Project management

Customer Success

Customer-facing communication

Analytical skills

Job description

About Kenko

Kenko is an AI-first SaaS company transforming how fitness and wellness businesses operate and grow.

We're backed by industry leaders from Meta, GitLab, and Freshworks and have raised $3.2M in venture funding. We're building in a large, rapidly evolving industry—and we're still early enough that every great hire can have a meaningful impact.

About the Role

As an Implementation Manager, you will be a highly customer-facing role, owning the journey from signed customer → successfully live.

You'll work directly with business owners and operators to understand how their business works, configure Kenko around their needs, train their teams, and make sure they are set up to get value from the platform.

You'll also work closely with Sales, Product, Engineering, Support, and Customer Success to solve problems and keep implementations moving.

This is a role for someone who loves customers, software, problem-solving, and getting things done.

Role Details

• Location: Bengaluru, India — In-office

• Working hours: 8:00 PM – 5:00 AM IST, aligned with US/PST hours

• Role type: Full-time

• Function: Post-Sales / Customer Success

What You'll Own

• Own the end-to-end implementation of new customers from handoff to launch.

• Work directly with customers to understand their business, goals, workflows, and requirements.

• Build implementation plans, manage timelines, and keep customers and internal teams aligned.

• Configure and train customers on Kenko and ensure they are confident using the platform.

• Identify risks and blockers early and drive them to resolution.

• Become a deep product expert and help customers get the most from Kenko.

• Partner with Product, Engineering, Support, Sales, and Customer Success to solve customer problems.

• Identify recurring challenges and turn them into better processes, playbooks, and product feedback.

What We're Looking For

• 2+ years of experience in SaaS implementation, onboarding, project management, Customer Success, or a similar customer-facing role

• Experience working in a fast-paced environment with high ownership.

• Strong project management and organizational skills

• Excellent customer-facing communication with a consultative approach—you know how to ask the right questions, uncover needs, and guide customers.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

• Genuine curiosity about AI, SaaS, and software. You enjoy learning how products work and becoming an expert

• Strong cross-functional communication skills

• A customer-first mindset and a bias toward action

• Ability to manage multiple customers and priorities without losing attention to detail

What You'll Get at Kenko

• Real ownership: Help shape how we implement customers as Kenko scales

• AI + SaaS exposure: Work deeply with an AI-first SaaS product and learn how AI is changing a real-world industry

• Direct customer impact: Work closely with business owners and see the impact of your work firsthand

• A voice in the product: Your customer insights can directly influence how we improve Kenko

• Fast growth: Take on more responsibility as you develop and as the company grows

• Performance bonus on top - tied to your impact and performance

• Night shift allowance for our US-aligned working hours

• Plenty of paid leave, including dedicated period leave for women employees