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Support Escalation Manager

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Microsoft Corporation

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Job Description:

The Support Escalation Manager role is part of the CMET Execution Team and will assist with managing CritSit situations across all technologies. The primary focus is to meet customer needs by effectively managing internal and external resources and managing communication across all the parties involved in a CritSit. The Execution Team provides 24x7, 365 days a year business and after-hours coverage, identifying internal failings and driving positive change. Given the nature of the business, this position does require flexibility to work outside of standard business hours, including off business hours, weekends and public holidays.

Job Responsibility:

  • Positively Impact Customer Satisfaction By: Managing Premier Customers’ and Partners’ Critical Situation incidents
  • Delivery of a high-quality customer and partner experience through timely and effective response
  • Expanding internal visibility of Premier Customers’ Critical Situations
  • Identifying systemic issues and flagging process breakdown
  • Stepping up to take on challenges by acting as Crisis Manager in catastrophic outage situations
  • Pursuing proactive actions to help prevent future issue
  • Leading project and working group to improve process and tools
  • Establishing / Maintain Relationships
  • Collaborating effectively with the customer and internal groups
  • Actively participating on projects initiatives owned by CMET
  • Providing CritSit reporting to allow businesses to make better decisions
  • Key Responsibilities of the Incident Commander: Act as the single point of accountability during Severity A/1 incidents
  • Rapidly assess impact and prioritize actions to restore service
  • Orchestrate cross-functional teams with structured ownership and clear direction
  • Deliver authoritative, transparent communication to stakeholders throughout the incident lifecycle
  • Maintain leadership presence under pressure
  • Transform escalations into opportunities to strengthen trust, process maturity, and organizational resilience

Requirements:

  • 10+ years of working experience in a customer-oriented position (customer support / helpdesk / service delivery manager / critical situation management) of which a minimum of 2 years in technical role
  • Ability to work non-standard hours, weekends and public holidays is required
  • Bachelor’s Degree with major in Computer Science or Information Technology is preferred
  • Candidate should have broad knowledge of Microsoft products (Azure, Windows, M365)
  • Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills
  • Exceptional organizational skills to manage effective escalation, meeting customers expectations and ensuring positive contribution to business KPI`s
  • Candidate must be action oriented, demonstrate ability to drive issues to resolution on behalf of the customers

Nice to have:

  • 7+ years technology industry, customer service, or related experience
  • Technical understanding in any Microsoft products (Windows/Networking/Azure/Office365/Dynamics)
  • ITIL certification
  • Project Management Certification
  • AI certifications (AI 900 or similar) will be preferred

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
March 19, 2026

Employment Type:
Fulltime
Work Type:
Hybrid work
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