Technical Support Escalations Manager

Job Description

What we need

The Escalation Manager is responsible for leading customer-facing escalation management during high-impact incidents and operational events. This role serves as the primary interface between the customer and internal response teams, ensuring timely, accurate updates while allowing technical teams to remain focused on diagnosis and recovery.

The Escalation Manager unblocks response teams, coordinates cross-functional engagement, and manages the external “incident choreography” so that technical work proceeds without distraction and customers maintain confidence in the response.

What We Do

The Technical Support Team is part of Symbotic’s Service Operations Organization and is responsible for the successful stand-up, performance, and continuous operation of Symbotic systems inside customer sites. Our team supports all production-impacting aspects of the system—including controls, electrical, software, networking, and infrastructure—and serves as the primary escalation point for real-time system issues. Working cross-functionally with Engineering, Implementation, and Customer Operations, Technical Support delivers timely troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and sustainable solutions to ensure system reliability and operational excellence. Through rapid response and strong technical ownership, we strengthen customer relationships and keep automated operations running at peak performance.

What you’ll do

• Serve as the primary point of contact for customers during escalated incidents.

• Deliver clear, structured, and confidence-building updates tailored to customer audiences.

• Manage customer expectations around timelines, impact, and next steps.

• Field inbound customer questions and requests to prevent disruption of technical response efforts.

• Maintain professional presence during high-pressure customer interactions.

• Ensure the appropriate internal teams are engaged and unblocked throughout the incident lifecycle.

• Identify and remove operational, procedural, or communication blockers affecting response teams.

• Drive escalation paths when progress stalls or additional authority is required.

• Coordinate vendors, site teams, and internal stakeholders as needed.

• Maintain situational awareness across parallel workstreams.

• Ensure decisions, risks, and dependencies are clearly communicated.

• Guide the incident through defined escalation and response processes.

• Support structured handoffs as incidents evolve or transition between teams.

• Partner with technical leads to ensure customer-facing summaries are accurate and aligned.

• Track and communicate customer-relevant outcomes and commitments.

• Support post-incident reviews with a focus on escalation effectiveness and communication quality.

• Help refine customer communication playbooks and escalation protocols.

What you’ll need

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience.

• Minimum of 8 years supporting enterprise customers during critical incidents or outages.

• Background in incident management, SRE, technical operations, or technical account management.

• Strong understanding of escalation frameworks and cross-functional coordination.

• Proven experience managing customer-facing escalations and translating technical updates clearly.

• Excellent communication skills with the ability to stay calm and credible under pressure.

• Strong stakeholder management and ability to remove blockers to drive resolution.

Our Environment

• Up to 15% of travel may be required. Employees must have a valid driver’s license and the ability to drive and/or fly to client and other customer locations.

• Employees may be required to use a personal credit card for business travel expenses, which are reimbursed based on the program guidelines. Eligible employees may receive a corporate credit card based on role and travel requirements, but a personal credit card may be needed during onboarding until the corporate card is issued.

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