Escalation Manager

Symbotic; United States; On-site; USD 108,000 - 148,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

401K plan

Paid time off

Job summary

A leading automation technology company seeks an experienced Escalation Manager to lead customer-facing incident management and enhance communication during high-pressure situations. This role is pivotal in ensuring timely updates and unblocking response teams amidst operational disruptions. Candidates should possess strong experience in incident management and exceptional communication skills, especially in critical scenarios. The job offers competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in customer-facing incident or escalation management is essential.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, especially in high-stakes situations.
• Ability to translate technical progress into customer-appropriate updates is required.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary point of contact for customers during escalated incidents.
• Deliver clear, structured, and confidence-building updates tailored to customer audiences.
• Coordinate vendors, site teams, and internal stakeholders as needed.

Skills

Customer-facing incident management

Verbal and written communication

Coordination and stakeholder management

Calm under pressure

Technical progress translation

Job description

Overview

Who We Are
With its A.I.-powered robotic technology platform, Symbotic is changing the way consumer goods move through the supply chain. Intelligent software orchestrates advanced robots in a high-density, end-to-end system – reinventing warehouse automation for increased efficiency, speed and flexibility.

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 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 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

• Strong experience in customer-facing incident or escalation management.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, especially in high-stakes situations.
• Ability to translate technical progress into customer-appropriate updates.
• Proven ability to remain calm, organized, and credible under pressure.
• Strong coordination and stakeholder management skills.
• Sound judgment in balancing transparency, accuracy, and timing.
• Background in SRE, operations, technical account management, or incident management.
• Experience working directly with enterprise customers during outages or critical events.
• Familiarity with incident response frameworks and escalation models.
• Experience acting as a buffer between customers and technical teams.

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.
• The employee is responsible for owning a credit card and managing expenses personally to be reimbursed bi-weekly.

About Symbotic

Symbotic is an automation technology leader reimagining the supply chain with its end-to-end, AI-powered robotic and software platform. Symbotic reinvents the warehouse as a strategic asset for the world’s largest retail, wholesale, and food & beverage companies. Applying next-gen technology, high-density storage and machine learning to solve today's complex distribution challenges, Symbotic enables companies to move goods with unmatched speed, agility, accuracy and efficiency. As the backbone of commerce the Symbotic platform transforms the flow of goods and the economics of supply chain for its customers. For more information, visit www.symbotic.com.

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The base range for this position in the posted location is $108,000.00 - $148,500.00 however, base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The compensation package includes medical, dental, vision, disability, 401K, PTO and/or other benefits.