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Are you a customer-obsessed, AI-curious problem-solver who thrives in an inclusive, collaborative global team? Join Engineering Operations (EngOps) – the organization driving operational excellence across the Microsoft Cloud to strengthen quality, reliability, security, and customer trust. As part of EngOps, you’ll design solutions that prevent issues before they happen, embed AI-powered automation, and turn signals into actions that deliver measurable customer impact. Our culture of empowerment, inclusion, and growth mindset defines how we work. The Customer Reliability Engineering (CRE) team within Azure EngOps is a top-level pillar of Azure Engineering responsible for world-class live-site management, customer reliability engagements, and modern customer-first experiences at scale. Our “no dead-ends” philosophy ensures that every customer, regardless of size or scale, can realize their full potential through the Microsoft Cloud. We are seeking a decisive, detail-oriented Customer Communications Manager who will serve as the customer’s voice and advocate during high-severity incidents across Microsoft Azure. You will work closely with incident managers, engineering responders, and field stakeholders to shape and deliver clear, timely, and action-oriented communications during outages, security events, service retirements, and other high-impact scenarios.
Job Responsibility:
Serve as the primary author and approver of customer-facing communications during service incidents (SEV0/SEV1/SEV2), coordinating across Engineering, Support, PM, and Field
Ensure every message to customers reflects transparency, empathy, and actionability, even in high-pressure and fast-moving environments
Actively partner with Incident Commanders to stay synchronized on technical developments and customer impact during live-site events
Review telemetry, support signals, and field input to guide communication strategy and tailor messaging to affected audiences
Participate in the on-call rotation as a Customer Communications Lead, contributing to a 24/7 response model
Contribute to Post-Incident Reviews (PIRs) by documenting impact, customer experience themes, and communication effectiveness
Work with tooling and platform teams to enhance the automation and targeting of service notifications, especially in Azure Service Health
Champion communication best practices, including ETA consistency, mitigation clarity, and consistent updates throughout the incident lifecycle
Help build communication playbooks and scalable frameworks for maintenance and retirement events
Partner with product, support, and engineering teams to identify improvements in customer readiness and self-serve guidance
Requirements:
1 to 4 years of experience in cloud operations, technical communications, incident response, or SRE roles in platforms like Azure, AWS, or GCP
Must have enterprise in a 24×7×365 enterprise environment
Exceptional written communication skills—able to distill complex technical topics into clear, concise, and customer-appropriate language under pressure
Strong cross-team collaboration skills—able to align stakeholders and drive messaging consensus across Engineering, Comms, Support, and Field
Demonstrated ability to make quick decisions and prioritize customer needs during ambiguity and chaos
Understanding of incident management frameworks (e.g., ITIL) and customer communication strategies during high-impact events
Strategic thinking and a customer-first mindset
able to advocate for improvements in platform transparency and experience
Excellent problem-solving, judgment, and decision-making skills
BS/BA in Communications, History, English, Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent experience