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The Global Crisis Incident Manager for the Command Center in the Microsoft CE&S organization responds to and mitigates critical and high impact global events and escalations. Working within a specialist team, you will be responsible for directing and coordinating the Major Incident process with related activities of resolver teams across the Customer Service Support organization and taking lead on major incidents to ensure the business receives relevant communications/updates and service is restored against SLAs.
Job Responsibility:
Lead all Severity and Crisis incidents from initiation through stabilization
Ensure incidents are assigned to the correct resolver teams and progress against SLAs
Drive clear, timely stakeholder communications and executive updates
Manage all outstanding actions until an acceptable workaround or resolution is in place
Lead Major Incident Reviews and CSS Live Site Reviews
Own Post Incident Reviews (PIRs) for S500 customers in the assigned time zone
Identify root causes, systemic gaps, and improvement opportunities
Ensure high‑quality documentation and follow‑through on corrective actions
Own CCG (Crisis Command Group) initiative execution across the time zone
Plan and lead crisis drills and program iterations
Drive adoption of CCG processes and best practices end‑to‑end
Maintain and govern the continual service improvement log
Partner with Engineering on root cause analysis and prevention strategies
Represent the Command Center on change requests and escalations
Ensure compliance with security, quality, and regulatory standards
Requirements:
Master's Degree in technology, business, or related field AND 3+ years technology industry, customer service, or related experience
OR Bachelor's Degree in technology, business, or related field AND 4+ years technology industry, customer service, or related experience
OR 7+ years technology industry, customer service, or related experience
OR equivalent experience
Extensive experience in incident, escalation, or crisis management in a 24x7 operational environment
Experienced leading high‑severity, business‑critical incidents
Fluency in English (written and verbal)
Hands‑on experience with Incident, Problem, and Change Management processes
Proven ability to lead post‑incident reviews and drive corrective actions
Proven stakeholder management skills across technical and non‑technical audiences
Ability to remain calm, focused, and effective under pressure
Nice to have:
Experience designing and improving incident management frameworks, tools, and reporting
Enterprise‑scale incident management experience with global impact
Vendor and partner management experience
Demonstrated analytical, reporting, and executive communication skills
Ability to negotiate, manage conflict, and influence across organizational levels