Microsoft
Support Escalation Management
$98K–$206K
Charlotte, NC · On-site · Full-time · Posted Oct 22, 2026
- Experience
- 3+ years with a master's degree; 4+ years with a bachelor's degree; or 7+ years of technology industry, customer service, or related experience; or equivalent experience.
- Education
- Master's or bachelor's degree in technology, business, or a related field; or equivalent experience.
About the job
Manages high-impact customer and partner escalations, coordinating support, engineering, and leadership to restore service, communicate clearly, and improve customer and operational outcomes.
What you'll do
- Owns escalation and incident lifecycles for strategic or critical accounts, coordinating stakeholders and driving resolution, recovery, and follow-up.
- Communicates incident status and risks to customers, partners, and executives; leads crisis response and sets expectations.
- Identifies recurring issues and process breakdowns, drives improvements, and uses AI tools to monitor, automate, and analyze customer feedback.
What they ask for
- Master's degree in technology, business, or a related field and 3+ years of relevant experience; or bachelor's degree in those fields and 4+ years; or 7+ years of relevant experience; or equivalent experience.
- Ability to meet Microsoft, customer, and/or government security screening requirements, including the Microsoft Cloud Background Check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.
Nice to have
- Experience with Microsoft products and services; CSS/CSAM escalation processes; cloud technology certification (Azure Fundamentals or M365 Fundamentals); prior incident and escalation management; or C-level stakeholder management.
- This role may require on-call support for some weekends.
Pay
USD $97,600 - $188,400 per year (base salary); USD $125,000 - $206,400 per year (base salary) for specific work locations in the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area.
Tools
Microsoft products and services, Azure Fundamentals, M365 Fundamentals
AI focus
Implements AI tools to monitor, evaluate, and automate routine tasks; uses AI-driven communication and sentiment analysis tools to streamline stakeholder interactions, identify customer pain points and escalation risks, and inform improvements.
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