Team Lead, Customer Implementation

MealSuite, an Inc. 5000 Fastest-Growing Company, is a privately owned SaaS organization comprising 140+ team members across the globe, with hub locations in Cambridge, ON, Canada, Dallas, TX, USA, and Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Our suite of end-to-end foodservice technology solutions helps professionals across healthcare and aging services streamline their operations, save time, reduce food waste, and meet regulatory requirements, so they can focus on what matters most: improving the quality of patient and resident care.     

We’re looking for our next Team Lead, Customer Implementation  to develop and implement best practices to drive optimized business outcomes for the customer throughout the implementation project.  

The Team Lead, Customer Implementation will set our Implementation team and customers up for immediate success by supporting and coaching a pod of Implementation Specialists and by acting as first point of escalation throughout the customer implementation process. 

A day in the life as a Team Lead, Customer Implementation:  

• Assist with hiring new team members by being a key stakeholder during the interview and selection process  
• Support and coach the Implementation Specialists within your pod and identify growth areas  
• Own weekly and/or monthly reporting to the Manager, Customer Implementation and to the partners for which your respective pod is responsible 
• Be the first point of escalation for implementation projects as required  
• Monitor KPIs to ensure our measures of success are met and assist with evolving KPIs as the business requires  
• Take on a shared accountability with your Team Lead counterparts within Implementation to ensure all process documentation is up to date 
• Ensure projects are moved to the appropriate phases in a timely manner  
• Ensure project time is tracked appropriately and consistently 
• Ensure the Implementation Specialists are being flexible with training plans to ensure the customer is trained and launches appropriately, with an eye to the customer’s short and long-term goals  
• Be accountable for your own projects as required, including “white glove” projects 
• Support for Reseller, Contractor, and Vendor Partners within your Pod – this includes attending scheduled meetings, providing implementation project updates, and implementing process standardization 
• Work with the Customer Experience organization to develop and evolve how the Implementation team leverages customer relationship platforms 

If the below describes your knowledge, experience and character, then this role could be for you:   

• I have 2+ years of hands-on experience with customer implementation within a SaaS environment 
• I have experience delivering training on a highly complex product 
• I am proficient in Microsoft Office Suite or related software 
• I exercise great attention to detail and can multi-task and adapt to different systems 
• I have a desire to work in a fast-paced, growth-oriented environment  
• I have a demonstrated ability to identify and leverage the strengths of my team members; I am an active, empathetic listener with excellent written and verbal communication skills 
• I have a proven ability to create a positive and inclusive work environment  
• I can deliver training sessions that are organized and understandable and can adapt my style to accommodate the audience’s preferred method(s) of learning  
• I’m willing to travel and have a valid passport and no travel restrictions that limit my ability to cross the border between Canada and the USA (and Vietnam if required for role)  
• I thrive in an agile environment that is constantly changing and encourages team members to collectively collaborate and communicate  
• I love to be directly involved in projects and initiatives that offer continued learning and endless opportunity to express my ideas and build my leadership skills  

We know imposter syndrome can be REAL when applying for a new role, but please don't let the confidence gap prevent you from taking a leap and applying for your dream job.  Your future self will thank you!   

More to love about working at MealSuite:  

• We are passionate people that care about others. The heart of what we do comes down to our mission to Deliver smiles and satisfaction to the continuum of care through an all-in-one foodservice management technology. Learn more about what we do here.
• We’ve built a progressive culture that values teamwork and innovation. We listen to all voices and entrust team members with tasks that make a significant impact on the communities we serve.
• We’re growing sustainably. A career with MealSuite offers the innovation and agility of a startup matched with the stability of an established company in a growing industry.
• We take care of our employees too! Here are just a few of the great things we offer:
• Unlimited paid time off – yeah, you read that right! We trust our employees to build their own version of balance so they can bring their best every day.
• Health benefits – this includes medical, dental, and vision options, life & disability insurance, paid maternity and parental leave, and an on-site gym.
• Hybrid flexibility – we value the collaboration, mentorship and learning that come from physically working next to one another, as well as the benefits that remote work can offer.
• Work-life balance – this is supported by the fact that more than 90% of current employees agree that their leader supports their wellbeing.
• An inclusive workplace – women account for 53% of our employees and 58% of people leaders.
• Participation in our equity program and 401(k) plan – we are committed to helping you plan for your future!
• Opportunities for career development and advancement – we support our employees in pursuing and achieving their professional goals.
• Purposeful work with a positive community impact – more than 90% of our North American employees agree that the company’s purpose aligns with their personal values. Learn more about our values at MealSuite.com/Careers.

This role will require you to work in our office located in Dallas, TX, up to 2 days a week if you are within commutable distance.  More than an hour away from the office location?  Apply anyway, and we can talk through your options! 

Have we got your attention? Great! Here’s what’s next:  

Apply today with your resume and answers to our application questions.   

We’ll start reviewing candidates within two weeks of this position being posted and will reach out to you if we’d like to get to know you a bit better.  We often get hundreds of applications for our roles (we feel very honored that so many people are interested!) and try our best to get back to each person.  If there’s a delay in our response, please don’t think we’ve forgotten about you.  We may be taking our time to thoroughly review each candidate before deciding who to interview.   

We want to ensure that every qualified individual has an equal opportunity to work with us. If you require accommodation to our application process, please contact [email protected].