Top Hat

Client Training Specialist

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Not SpecifiedCompensation
Junior (1 to 2 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Education TechnologyIndustries

Position Overview

  • Location Type: Remote
  • Job Type: Full-Time
  • Salary: Not specified

Are you looking to flex your training and customer service muscles at one of Toronto's fastest-growing startups? Can you make explaining a new technology solution sound like a dream come true? You will work with new customers (who happen to be professors) to help adopt a technology that will transform their lectures into a modern classroom. We're growing like crazy, and that's where you come in. We're looking for you to become our newest training specialist!

About the Gig

  • Manage each new professor’s customized onboarding journey and ensure they are ready to adopt the platform for their upcoming class.
  • Ensure customers are familiar (some might say experts) with using the platform in their classroom.
  • Share best practices on how to format lectures and homework, and effectively teach using the Top Hat platform.
  • Ensure that each professor is proactively prepared for the beginning of the semester to ensure the full readiness of both the students and the professor.
  • Manage your full onboarding pipeline of new professors from signing the contract to training to full utilization to the first day of class.
  • Work on renewing first-time customers during their first year with Top Hat by maintaining strong relationships and demonstrating the platform’s ongoing value.
  • Assist professors in increasing their maturity with the Top Hat platform, encouraging advanced usage and exploring additional features.

About You

  • Experience: 1-2 years of client-focused work experience.
  • Metrics: Experience in meeting and exceeding metrics, KPIs, or sales quotas/targets is preferred.
  • Passion: A passion for learning design, ideally with a background in teaching/coaching/training.
  • Organization: Very organized and comfortable managing a high volume of training sessions and tasks.
  • Communication: Eloquent in your communication skills (especially over the phone, you have a way of establishing relationships).
  • Attention to Detail: Strong attention to detail, you don’t stray away from providing direct feedback to customers, who are customer-obsessed and ensures every interaction provides value.
  • Tech Savvy: Familiar with technology and competent with computers.

Why team members love working at Top Hat

  • A noble mission that creates meaningful, fulfilling work.
  • A team that cares deeply for customers and for each other.
  • Flexible, remote-first work environment.
  • Professional learning and development for all role levels.
  • An awesome and welcoming Toronto HQ.
  • Competitive health benefits that start on day one.
  • A management team focused on performance, growth, engagement, and connection.
  • Our winning strategy and market potential.
  • Innovative PTO policy with lots of time and space for self-care.
  • Passionate customers that believe in us—and what we do.
  • A chance to work with new tech like generative AI—and see the customer impact.

Skills

Customer Training
Client Management
Onboarding
Lecture Formatting
Platform Usage
Relationship Building
Communication Skills
Organization
Attention to Detail
Training & Coaching

Top Hat

Provides educational tools and resources

About Top Hat

Top Hat provides educational tools and resources aimed at enhancing the learning experience for both educators and students. Its main products include Top Hat Pages, which allows educators to personalize content easily, and interactive response tools that engage students during lessons. Additionally, Top Hat offers a collection of fully editable textbooks, giving educators the flexibility to tailor their teaching materials. Unlike many competitors, Top Hat focuses on creating a user-friendly platform that caters to diverse learning needs across entire campuses, making it suitable for both individual courses and whole institutions. The goal of Top Hat is to empower educators to deliver personalized and equitable learning experiences, ensuring that education is accessible and engaging for all students.

Toronto, CanadaHeadquarters
2009Year Founded
$228.5MTotal Funding
SERIES_ECompany Stage
Consumer Software, EducationIndustries
201-500Employees

Risks

Increased competition may erode Top Hat's market share in EdTech.
Recent layoffs could affect employee morale and service quality.
CEO transition might lead to strategic shifts misaligned with market trends.

Differentiation

Top Hat transforms passive lectures into active learning with interactive tools.
The platform offers customizable, editable textbooks for personalized learning experiences.
Top Hat supports hybrid learning models, catering to both in-person and online environments.

Upsides

AI adoption in education enhances Top Hat's personalized learning capabilities.
Hybrid learning models expand Top Hat's market reach in higher education.
Data-driven decision-making trends increase demand for Top Hat's analytics tools.

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