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With more than 45,000 employees and partners worldwide, the Customer Experience and Success (CE&S) organization is on a mission to empower customers to accelerate business value through differentiated customer experiences that leverage Microsoft’s products and services, ignited by our people and culture. We drive cross-company alignment and execution, ensuring that we consistently exceed customers’ expectations in every interaction, whether in-product, digital, or human-centered. CE&S is responsible for all up services across the company, including consulting, customer success, and support across Microsoft’s portfolio of solutions and products. Join CE&S and help us accelerate AI transformation for our customers and the world. The Global Customer Success (GCS) organization, an organization within CE&S, is leading the effort to enable customer success on the Microsoft Cloud by harnessing leading, AI-powered capabilities and human expertise to deliver innovation solutions that accelerate business value, drive operational excellence and nurture long term loyalty. In the Customer Service & Support (CSS) organization we are looking for people with a passion for delivering customer success. As a Senior Support Escalation Manager, you will be the primary contact managing escalated customer and partner issues. This opportunity will allow you to accelerate your career growth, hone your problem-solving, collaboration and orchestration skills, and deepen your relationship management expertise. Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.
Job Responsibility
Demonstrate deep expertise across the Microsoft ecosystem
Demonstrate advanced troubleshooting expertise
Operate at the forefront of a high-performance support organization
Lead resolution of high-severity incidents (Sev A / Sev 1)
Act as a trusted advisor to C-level stakeholders
Collaborate closely with Service Managers across Microsoft partner organizations globally
Establish strong governance with vendors and delivery partners
Lead and continuously evolve end-to-end escalation and incident management frameworks
Translate highly complex technical issues into clear, business-aligned narratives
Proactively identify systemic risks and recurring failure patterns
Navigate and influence the Microsoft Partner ecosystem
Design and deliver high-impact partner engagements
Travel onsite to engage directly with partner leadership
Own end-to-end customer resolution strategy
Drive continuous improvement by mentoring team members
Establish and maintain rigorous communication cadences
Lead bi-monthly case review sessions with partners
Collaborate deeply with engineering and operations teams
Anticipate and manage stakeholder expectations
Develop executive-level reporting
Build and govern relationships with outsourced vendors and third-party providers
Act as a driver and key influencer in developing and advancing proactive, value-driven services for the Partner ecosystem
Embody our Culture and Values
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
Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and / or government security screening requirements
Microsoft Cloud Background Check
Experience with CSS/CSAM or Ex-MSFT escalation process
Experience working with Microsoft products and services