Regional Escalation Manager

Milestone Systems; København; On-site; DKK 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working arrangements

Training and development resources

Competitive compensation and benefits package

Job summary

Milestone Systems is seeking a Regional Escalation Manager to protect customer trust and ensure successful outcomes in high-impact situations. Based in Brøndby, Denmark, this hybrid role involves leading escalations across the EMEA region, coordinating technical experts and stakeholders for resolution.

The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of experience in Technical Support or Customer Success, with strong project management skills and the ability to communicate effectively with customers and partners.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in Technical Support or Customer Success.
• Experience managing complex customer escalations.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead customer and partner escalations through resolution.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams to drive issue resolution.
• Provide status updates and executive-level reporting.

Skills

Technical Support

Escalation Management

Customer Success

Communication Skills

Project Management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, IT, Engineering, or related field

Tools

CRM Platforms

Support Ticketing Systems

Job description

At Milestone Systems, what you do matters—because our work helps humans, societies, and organizations feel safer.

Ready to become the trusted leader behind our most critical customer situations?

As Regional Escalation Manager, you will play a key role in protecting customer trust, strengthening partner relationships, and ensuring successful outcomes during high-impact technical and operational challenges. Your leadership will help customers navigate complex situations while driving continuous improvements across our products, services, and support organization.

Location

We are looking for a Regional Escalation Manager based in Brøndby, Denmark (hybrid).

This role is part of our Global Technical Support organization and reports to the Global Escalation Manager.

Role Summary

As Regional Escalation Manager, you will own and lead business-critical customer and partner escalations across the EMEA region. Acting as the central point of coordination, you will bring together technical experts, engineers, customer-facing teams, and business leaders to drive issues to resolution while maintaining customer confidence throughout the process.

You will work across functions and regions to manage risk, improve customer experiences, and ensure that lessons learned translate into long-term improvements for our business.

What You Will Do

• Lead complex customer and partner escalations from initial engagement through successful resolution and closure
• Coordinate cross-functional teams across Technical Support, Engineering, Product Management, Customer Success, Sales, and Operations
• Develop and execute escalation action plans that ensure accountability and timely resolution
• Facilitate escalation reviews, war rooms, executive briefings, and stakeholder meetings
• Provide proactive communication, status updates, and executive-level reporting throughout the escalation lifecycle
• Assess technical severity, business impact, and customer risk to prioritize resources and actions
• Conduct root cause reviews and drive corrective and preventive actions
• Identify recurring trends and recommend improvements to products, processes, and customer experiences
• Support major incident management activities and crisis response efforts when required
• Build trusted relationships with customers, partners, distributors, and internal stakeholders

What You Bring to the Team

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Technology, Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent professional experience
• 5+ years of experience in Technical Support, Escalation Management, Customer Success, Service Delivery, Incident Management, or related customer-facing roles
• Proven experience managing complex customer escalations involving multiple technical and business stakeholders
• Strong project management and stakeholder coordination skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including executive-level communication
• Experience working with enterprise customers, channel partners, distributors, or managed service providers
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities
• Experience working with CRM, support ticketing, or service management platforms

How You Will Make a Difference

• You remain calm and focused in high-pressure situations
• You build trust quickly and communicate with confidence
• You balance customer advocacy with business priorities
• You thrive in collaborative environments and bring people together around solutions
• You take ownership and drive issues through to completion
• You continuously look for opportunities to improve processes and customer experiences

How We Support You

• Individual development plans aligned with your career aspirations
• Access to training, learning resources, and professional certifications
• Flexible working arrangements and hybrid work opportunities
• Supportive leadership and regular coaching
• Opportunities to collaborate across regions and functions
• Exposure to senior leaders and strategic business initiatives
• Social activities and opportunities to connect with colleagues worldwide

What We Offer

• A highly visible role with significant business impact
• Opportunities to work with strategic customers and partners across EMEA
• Exposure to global leadership and cross-functional teams
• Career growth opportunities within a global technology company
• Competitive compensation and benefits package
• A People First culture built on trust, inclusion, and collaboration

About the Team

You will join our Global Technical Support organization, a team dedicated to helping customers and partners succeed with Milestone's technology solutions.

We work across regions, functions, and time zones to resolve challenges, share knowledge, and continuously improve the customer experience. Collaboration, accountability, and a customer-first mindset are at the heart of everything we do.