25 Sep
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Encircle
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Kitchener
25 Sep
Encircle
Kitchener
Customer Activation ManagerRemote (Canada) │ Hybrid Available – Kitchener, ONReports to: Manager, Onboarding & ActivationSalary range: $80,000 - 90,000 (CAD)About EncircleEncircle is leading the $1.6 trillion property insurance industry out of the dark ages of pen-and-paper processes, into the digital age of transparency and empowerment. Our easy-to-use software platform enables thousands of restoration contractors and insurance professionals around the world to process claims faster.We're a remote-first company with a collaboration hub in downtown Kitchener—and we're growing.About the RoleThe Customer Activation Manager (CAM) owns the customer activation experience, guiding customers from Launch Planning through Graduation and preparing them to independently use Encircle. Through onboarding, product enablement, and training, CAMs help customers realize value quickly and build the foundation for long-term success. The CAM owns the activation and enablement experience, partnering closely with Sales and Account Managers through defined handoff points.This is a highly collaborative, customer-facing role requiring regular live interaction with customers. Most of a CAM's time is spent leading Launch Planning sessions, live walkthroughs, one-on-one onboarding, product enablement, and training. To support a high-volume SMB customer base, CAMs combine personalized guidance with scalable resources such as standardized onboarding plans, one-to-many sessions, the Learning Hub, in-product guidance, and AI-assisted workflows. The role reports to the Manager, Onboarding & Activation.What You'll Be DoingOnboard customers one-on-one to activationRun live, one-on-one onboarding: kickoffs, product walkthroughs, working sessions and check-ins that personally guide each account through to activation—this is the core of the role and where most of your time goesWork from onboarding plans templated by product and segment, with milestones and target dates,
tailoring each one to the customer in front of you and using AI to personalize where it adds valueGet every assigned account to its defined activation threshold within the target time-to-activationShare a mutual plan with dates at kickoff so the customer always knows the path to valueTrack milestone progress in our CRM/CSP and keep account activation status current and accurateGraduate customers once they have demonstrated the ability to independently use Encircle in their day-to-day workflows; elevate stalled accounts with a documented reasonSupport the scaled and self-serve motionHelp deliver one-to-many formats—group onboarding sessions, webinars and cohort programs—alongside your one-on-one work, using them to handle common onboarding needs efficientlyPoint customers to in-product onboarding flows, guides, checklists and Learning Hub resources so they can self-serve between sessionsUse automation, in-app guidance and AI-assisted workflows to reduce low-value manual touches and free up your time for the high-value human workFlag onboarding steps that could become self-serve or one-to-many so the team keeps improving how it scalesSupport re-adoption and retrainingPartner with Account Managers on accounts requiring additional onboarding, retraining, or product enablement.Deliver targeted onboarding, retraining, and enablement to address adoption gaps and return customers to healthy product usage.Document outcomes and recommendations before transitioning the account back to the Account Manager.Own your performance metricsOwn activation rate, time-to-activation, self-serve activation, milestone attainment, graduation rate and rescue-play save rate for your bookManage to published benchmarks—performance within 5% of benchmark is the standardUse CRM/CSP dashboards to track your own performance and surface trends earlyContribute to the systemSurface onboarding friction, recurring questions and content gaps to your manager,
Product and MarketingHelp improve the playbooks, call guides, templates and knowledge base content you rely on dailyShare what's working across the team so individual wins become repeatableKey MetricsActivation rateTime-to-activationSelf-serve activation rateMilestone attainmentRe-adoption Success RateWhat You'll BringDeep knowledge of Encircle's products and customersComfort owning a high volume of accounts at once and prioritizing where your time creates the most valueA track record of driving product adoption and time-to-value through hands-on customer workExcellent one-on-one facilitation—confident leading live kickoffs, walkthroughs and working sessions, and comfortable supporting group onboarding and webinars tooA data-driven mindset—comfortable working to activation metrics and benchmarks and holding yourself accountable to themFluency with our CRM/CSP for tracking accounts, milestones and activation statusEagerness to use AI and automation to increase your impact rather than adding hoursStrong, clear communication that makes complex workflows simple for customersComfort in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment where processes are still being builtWhy Encircle?We VALUE our people:Balance: Flexible schedule, self-managed vacation, and trust to manage your time.Remote-first: Work where you're most productive—with access to our collaboration hub in Kitchener.Growth-oriented: We support your learning and career development.Well-being: We care about the full human—inside and outside of work.Encircle is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a diverse and inclusive team. We encourage all qualified candidates to apply and will work with applicants to accommodate accessibility needs throughout the hiring process.A Note on Authenticity: We value genuine interest and authentic interaction. Please be aware that we reserve the right to disqualify candidates if it is determined that application materials or interview responses are excessively generated by AI tools or misrepresent your personal skills and experience.
📌 Customer Activation Manager (Kitchener)
🏢 Encircle
📍 Kitchener