Critical Situation Manager at Red Hat engaging with enterprise accounts to manage escalations. Leading cross-functional resolution efforts in complex customer scenarios within open source technologies.
Responsibilities
Lead and manage critical customer situations by providing decisive leadership, balancing ambiguity, and ensuring effective resolution with measurable success criteria
Act as the primary resolution owner , driving the end-to-end management of escalations and coordinating cross-functional teams, partners, and stakeholders
Serve as a trusted advisor and ombudsman between customers, Support Delivery, Global Customer Success, Account Teams, and Engineering to ensure balanced outcomes
Communicate effectively with all levels of stakeholders , including C-level executives, delivering timely, impactful updates and managing expectations throughout the escalation lifecycle
Leverage strong technical expertise in the Red Hat (RH) product portfolio to translate complex technical issues into clear, business-relevant insights and action plans
Collaborate with engineering and support teams to validate, challenge, and refine technical recommendations, always maintaining a customer-first mindset
Develop and maintain trusted relationships with customers and partners to foster transparency, trust, and proactive engagement
Drive continuous improvement by identifying root causes of escalations and implementing preventive measures across processes, people, and technology
Coach and mentor team members, customers, and stakeholders, promoting knowledge sharing and strengthening escalation management capability
Act as a regional focal point for process improvement, offering guidance, recommendations, and support to enhance operational excellence and customer experience
Requirements
Minimum of 5+ years experience managing customer incident escalation and critical situations
A strong technical aptitude and experience working with enterprise technologies and platform solutions
Customer success, technical support delivery or account management experience
Experience with Open Source technologies is an advantage
Experience dealing with complex implementations/environments and multidisciplinary teams
Strong experience in communicating with diverse stakeholders with differing goals; from Support Delivery, Sales, to “C-Level” executives
Project management experience is an added advantage
Benefits
Several recognition programs to reward and celebrate success
Job title
Critical Situation Manager – Critical Accounts Program
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