Customer service & Escalation Specialist

Overview

We are seeking a highly motivated individual to join our team as a Customer service & Escalation manager. In this role, you will work across a range of support offerings, including critical issue management and resolution, customer communication, and resource allocation. You will handle escalated customer/partner issues and complex support scenarios, engaging directly with customers to identify and resolve complex technical challenges and drive end-to-end problem resolution while upholding core values of empathy, passion, and integrity. This position offers the opportunity to make a significant impact on customer satisfaction and operational efficiency within our support organization.

At TeKnowledge, your work makes an impact from day one. We partner with organizations to deliver AI-First Expert Technology Services that

drive meaningful impact in AI, Customer Experience, and Cybersecurity. We turn complexity into clarity and potential into progress—in a place where people lead and tech empowers.

You'll be part of a diverse and inclusive team where trust, teamwork, and shared success fuel everything we do. We push boundaries, using advanced technologies to solve complex challenges for clients around the world.

Here, your work drives real change, and your ideas help shape the future of technology. We invest in you with top-tier training, mentorship, and career development—ensuring you stay ahead in an ever-evolving world.

Why You'll Enjoy It Here

• Be Part of Something Big – A growing company where your contributions matter.
• Make an Immediate Impact – Support groundbreaking technologies with real-world results.
• Work on Cutting-Edge Tech – AI, cybersecurity, and next-gen digital solutions.
• Thrive in an Inclusive Team – A culture built on trust, collaboration, and respect.
• We Care – Integrity, empathy, and purpose guide every decision.
  
  

We're looking for innovators, problem-solvers, and experts ready to drive change and grow with us.

We Are TeKnowledge. Where People Lead and Tech Empowers.

Responsibilities

Resolution Customer

• Acts as a primary contact for moderate to highly complex issues for customers. Communicates with customers to understand their issues and improve their experience.
• Effective end-to-end escalation management, driving fast and accurate resolutions for our customers.
• Leads strategic projects designed to improve resolution times, customer satisfaction and increase efficiency.
• Set and manage support expectations with customers.
  
  

Escalation Handling

• Drive high-risk issues to resolution by establishing clear communication channels, documenting, and tracking agreed actions, and maintaining an orchestration role across multiple stakeholders.
• Understand the cause of the issue, its business impact, and level of urgency from Customer and other stakeholders.
  
  

Collaboration

• Collaborates, leverages relationships, and influences engineering teams and/or operations teams to identify the right technical resource and ensures the right groups are engaged to resolve highly complex customer issues.
• Develops and maintains relationships with internal teams, partners, and senior leadership.
  
  

Qualifications

Required qualifications:

• 2 years of customer service, technology industry, or related experience.
• Bachelor's degree in technology, business, or equivalent field.
• Excellent relationship management, customer service and communication skills in variety of forms (written, live chat, conference calls, in-person.)
• Strong English written and verbal communication skills.
• Other languages may be required such as Portuguese depending on the location and area to be supported.
• Understanding of reactive case lifecycle and troubleshooting methodology.
• Strong judgment, decision making skills, and ability to work under continual deadline pressure.
• Excellent at multi-tasking, task prioritization and time management.
• Collaborative team player with strong stakeholder management skills.
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Customer Service Management experience in an IT related environment.
• Familiarity with Microsoft products/services.
• Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) Certification.