Implementation Specialist

Overview The Global Seller Onboarding team works directly with sellers and internal teams to ensure they are able to take full advantage of Square’s products and services. Global Seller Onboarding Specialists work closely with teams within Sales & Account Management as well as Product Specialists and Product Marketing Managers to deliver a seamless and exceptional merchant experience and give key input into the product roadmaps for customer-facing developer products. Additionally, Global Seller Onboarding Specialists play a key role in merchant discovery and lead the final stages of the sale, working with Square's upmarket sellers and cross-functional teams to successfully implement and activate new accounts. Square initially pioneered the simple self-service model to enable small businesses to take a payment. Now, we aspire to expand that same seamless experience up-market. This position will play a pivotal role in establishing seller success needed for us to drive growth, retention, and scale our services up-market. We’re working to find new and better ways to help businesses succeed on their own terms—and we’re looking for people like you to help shape tomorrow at Square. Seller Onboarding Expert - L3 (IC) You Will (Responsibilities): Strategic Onboarding & Education (Estimated 70% of work) • Guide sellers (customers) to start transacting with Square quickly and with confidence, delivering high-quality onboarding and implementation experiences for Square’s SMB and mid-market sellers • Lead seller-facing scoping and onboarding calls, help sellers along their onboarding journey by delivering tailored, necessary training content, and support sellers after they begin transacting with Square • Learn and maintain a strong understanding of relevant product features and releases • Execute onboarding best practices consistently while escalating complex product or technical needs. • Balance the needs of numerous (20-30) sellers at any given time, ensuring successful completion of each onboarding engagement Project / Process Execution (Estimated 20% of work) • Identify issues or blockers that could affect a seller’s onboarding experience or go-live date, and escalate appropriately to senior team members or cross-functional partners. • Contribute to improvements in onboarding processes by documenting gaps, proposing refinements, and sharing observations from seller engagements. • Maintain clear, proactive communication with assigned sellers and demonstrate the ability to maintain an onboarding tracker with key milestones, target dates, and next steps to keep sellers informed and on track for go-live. • Help sellers understand and complete the steps required for launch, following up on outstanding needs and confirming readiness ahead of their target go-live date. • Use AI to improve the seller experience and automate or enhance internal processes. 🤝 Team Collaboration & Skill Development (Estimated 10% of work) • Share best practices with peers and contribute to a positive team culture. • Take ownership of keeping product knowledge current, including new features, updates, and known limitations, to provide sellers with accurate guidance. • Support team knowledge areas (POS, Online, integrations) by developing product expertise and serving as a go-to resource for standard questions. • Participate in internal meetings, training, roadmap updates, and optimization discussions to build broader product and organizational understanding. • Escalate product, process, or policy issues clearly and promptly to senior teammates and product teams; assist in resolving routine internal or client concerns. • Demonstrate reliability and consistency in onboarding execution while learning to manage more complex workflows. • Comfortable