Customer Onboarding Specialist – EMEA Region
Location | Kampala, Uganda |
Date Posted | October 9, 2025 |
Category | Customer Service Management |
Job Type | Full-time |
Currency | UGX |
Description

About the job
Hi, we’re Actabl.
We’re providing better solutions for hotel companies as the world around us evolves and changes related to using technology, finding labor, and maximizing profits. Our mission is to empower the people that power hospitality. We give hoteliers actionable insights to know what to do, the tools to do it, and the visibility to know it worked. We bring together powerful hospitality tech solutions to maximize profits for more than 10,000 properties in hospitality markets around the world.
Our Valued Behaviors
- Start with People: We are in the hospitality business and hospitality starts with people. This impacts both our being and our doing.
- Being: We are responsible for building relationships, earning trust, and having fun. These things are fundamental to hospitality.
- Doing: We will succeed if we start with great people working as one team. Empower others, speak the truth with care, and go together.
- Demand Integrity: Be trustworthy, be ethical, and be consistent whether someone is watching or not. Demand integrity of yourself and others to build the fabric of a high-integrity organization.
- Delight the Customer: We aim to delight our customers in the same way our customers aim to delight their guests. The question is not if completed a process or hit a metric, the question is whether or not the customer is delighted.
- Champion Innovation: We compete in the game of change and win through innovation. Think big and then think bigger when it comes to the innovation required to tackle the problems our customers face daily.
- Make it Happen: We show up prepared, care about the details, and follow through. Don't get distracted. Don't stop at blockers. Don't make excuses. Find a way and drive until it is done.
In this role you will:
The Customer Onboarding Specialist at Actabl plays a crucial role in the successful deployment of our solutions, ranging from assisting with initial configurations to independently managing complex implementations for key clients in our EMEA market. This individual will utilize customer requirements to configure Actabl applications, work closely with customers throughout the deployment lifecycle, and ensure a smooth transition through configuration, deployment, and hand-off activities.
We are especially interested in candidates with hotel operations experience, as this insight provides valuable context when supporting our hospitality customers.
Typical Functions:
- Perform comprehensive system setup and configuration based on client requirements and project specifications.
- Execute accurate and efficient data loading from various sources into the system.
- Design, develop, and implement custom reports to meet client analytical and operational needs.
- Conduct detailed data mapping and transformation to ensure seamless integration and data integrity across systems for all implementation projects.
- Actively participate in customer calls and meetings alongside Project Managers to provide technical support and address client inquiries.
- Contribute to project review sessions by offering insights into technical progress, challenges, and proposed solutions.
- Collaborate with Project Managers to understand client expectations and translate them into actionable technical tasks.
- Maintain robust and proactive communication with Project Managers and relevant stakeholders regarding project progress, milestones, and potential roadblocks.
- Promptly escalate any critical issues, risks, or deviations from the project plan to the Project Manager, providing clear context and proposed solutions.
- Accurately and comprehensively document all custom configurations, system settings, and process flows within customer accounts.
- Maintain detailed records of changes, updates, and specific client requirements to ensure consistency and facilitate future support.
- Proactively identify and diagnose configuration problems, system malfunctions, and data discrepancies.
- Conduct thorough research and analysis, utilizing internal knowledge bases, documentation, and external resources to identify root causes.
- Develop and test alternative solutions, consulting with peers and subject matter experts to validate approaches before implementation.
- Support and actively participate in business process testing (BPT) of the application to ensure functionality aligns with client requirements.
- Collaborate with quality assurance teams to identify, report, and track defects.
- Assist in preparing test data and executing test scripts prior to formal end-user acceptance testing (UAT).
- Proactively monitor project timelines and individual task progress to ensure all components of implementation projects are completed on schedule.
- Identify potential delays early and collaborate with the project team to mitigate risks and maintain project momentum.
- Coordinate and effectively prioritize multiple implementation tasks, balancing competing demands and deadlines.
- Develop and maintain detailed project plans, timelines, and task lists, ensuring clear accountability.
- Regularly communicate project status, progress, and identified risks to project managers, senior management, and customers as needed, providing transparent updates.
- Assist in overseeing the entire implementation process, working closely with internal teams and external customers to ensure adherence to quality standards.
- Conduct internal reviews and validations to confirm that implemented solutions meet functional and technical specifications and deliver a high-quality end product.
- Provide expertise and guidance to ensure best practices are followed throughout the implementation lifecycle.
Additional Responsibilities: Perform other duties as assigned to support the team and organization’s goals.
Unpacking What We’re Looking For
Ideal Skills & Experience:
- Skilled in SaaS Platform configuration and customization
- Customer Service, technical experience, or similar experience preferred
- 2+ years knowledge of SaaS experience preferably in the hotel industry.
- Ability to triage current work queue and prioritize accordingly
- Experience training Customers on how to use the software, and addressing their specific business needs preferred
- Ability to troubleshoot and diagnose issues that arise during implementation (both technical and non-technical)
- Ability to work with customer data to ensure smooth integration and reporting, possibly using tools like Excel, BI platforms, or analytics software