Customer Escalation Lead
Location: Remote
Compensation: Salary
Reviewed: Tue, Sep 08, 2026
This job expires in: 30 days
Job Summary
Serving as a primary customer advocate, the full-time Customer Escalation Lead will manage strategic customer relationships and drive the resolution of high-impact escalations while working remotely.
Key responsibilities
- Own the end-to-end lifecycle management of customer escalations, ensuring timely resolution and clear communication
- Develop and maintain deep knowledge of assigned strategic accounts to proactively identify concerns and opportunities
- Coordinate cross-functional resources to address complex customer issues and drive accountability across teams
Required qualifications
- 7+ years of experience in customer support, customer success, or escalation management within a SaaS environment
- Minimum of 3 years managing strategic accounts or executive-visible customer relationships
- Proven ability to manage high-risk customer escalations independently from intake to resolution
- Experience coordinating complex customer issues across various teams such as Product and Engineering
- Strong understanding of customer relationship management and escalation governance practices
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