Onboarding Specialist, EMEA (German Speaking)

Wordly; Los Altos (CA); Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Wordly seeks an Onboarding Specialist fluent in German and English to drive customer success through effective onboarding and implementation. You will be the main client contact during initial setup, coordinating with internal teams to meet client needs and goals.

You will lead coaching sessions, answer questions via video and email, and advocate for customers to inform product and marketing. This role embraces remote work and offers strong growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• Fluent in German and English, with clear communication across audiences.
• Experience on onboarding new customers and guiding them through implementation.
• Familiar with CRM platforms and delivering training sessions.
• Interest in events and event technology to engage users.

Responsibilities

• Onboard new clients and serve as the primary contact during initial setup.
• Own onboarding timelines and coordinate with internal teams.
• Lead onboarding kick-offs, training workshops, and escalation calls.
• Train customers on platform usage via video and email, providing expert guidance.
• Provide technical and consultative support and share best practices.
• Advise on onboarding playbook improvements and customer needs.

Skills

German & English fluency

Customer onboarding

CRM experience

Training delivery

Event tech interest

Communication skills

Tools

CRM software

Video conferencing tools

Job description

Join Wordly's fast-growing global team!

Wordly is seeking a Onboarding Specialist that speaks both German and English to help drive customer loyalty by setting them up for success through their implementation of Wordly solutions. Reporting to the Director, Client Success & Support, you will foster strong client relationships by providing exceptional customer service, being the primary point of contact for clients during their initial moments with Wordly, addressing their inquiries, resolving issues, and coordinating with internal teams to deliver solutions that meet and exceed client expectations. Success for you means you have a great relationship with our customers while making sure they are happy with the solution and using it to achieve their goals.

Wordly is seeking a

• We are an energetic and dynamic startup growing fast in a hot market.
• We have a passion for innovating and solving hard problems that affect thousands of users and organizations worldwide.
• We deeply care about system performance and happy customers.
• We are a team of industry veterans and senior tech pros who prioritize performance and ease of use over anything else.
• We embrace remote work and a great work-life balance.

Why join Wordly?

• We are an energetic and dynamic startup growing fast in a hot market.
• We have a passion for innovating and solving hard problems that affect thousands of users and organizations worldwide.
• We deeply care about system performance and happy customers.
• We are a team of industry veterans and senior tech pros who prioritize performance and ease of use over anything else.
• We embrace remote work and a great work-life balance.

Who you are:

• You have natural story-telling abilities and an intent to always be clear and concise in your communication
• You can easily explain technical concepts to a non-technical audience
• You’re passionate about languages and accessibility
• You’re extra passionate about events and event technology (#EventProf to the front of the line!)
• You keep a pulse on coaching trends and act as the voice of the customer to inform our product and marketing, design teams
• Strong English skills both written and verbal are critical to success. Internally, English is our designated language for team communication and our customers primarily communicate with us in English too. Being able to deliver training in German is a requirement for this role.
• We work remotely. You can be located anywhere in the Europe (with preference given to candidates in the UK).
• You are someone with a high level of enthusiasm, curiosity, initiative, commitment, and professionalism.
• You are someone with a strong work ethic.
• You have experience presenting to groups of customers virtually
• You are someone who thrives in a fast-paced and changing environment
• You have some experience in customer service, onboarding, integration of software or equivalent experience.
• You know your way around a CRM

But most of all: You’re excited about joining a team that works hard and cares about delivering awesome results!

What you’ll be doing:

Onboarding new clients.

• Serve as the customer’s main point of contact through their initial onboarding. You’ll deeply understand their business and technical needs.
• Own the onboarding process, working with clients and partnering with our internal teams to ensure a successful client onboarding timeline.
• Lead Onboarding kick-offs, training workshops, escalation calls, and ad-hoc meetings as required.
• Train customers in their use of the platform by leading coaching sessions, and answering questions via video and e‑mail
• Provide technical and consultative support to our customers
• Guide customers on best practices when using Wordly
• Assist the Customer Success Team with workflows and data for accurate tracking and reporting to different stakeholders.
• Act as an advocate on behalf of the customer and as an expert, offering in-depth and first‑hand understanding of their experience and product needs
• Develop, improve, and innovate the onboarding playbook

Note that everyone (even the CEO!) takes a turn being our first line of support. This means

• Answering emails and chats for some of our customers
• Investigation and troubleshooting of situations from customers
• Answering our 24/7 emergency line on a rotating basis

As Wordly is growing rapidly, applicants may be retained and evaluated for additional open positions.

Located in Los Altos, California, Wordly is an exciting tech startup that is looking to grow its engineering and GTM teams! From virtual meetings to large, in‑person conference venues, Wordly strives to provide high quality, real‑time translation services in 50+ languages to anyone, anywhere.

Wordly caters to numerous customers around the world which include local organizations and businesses; government entities; Fortune 500 companies; and much, much more. While this is a fully remote position, office space in Los Altos, California is available for San Francisco Bay Area residents that wish to utilize it.

To learn more about Wordly visit www.wordly.ai and follow us on our LinkedIn page.