Escalation Team Leader
Getwingapp
Posted: April 21, 2026
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Quick Summary
Escalation Team Leader provides leadership and coaching for Resolution Specialists to ensure consistent case handling, quality outcomes, and timely resolution of customer escalations.
Required Skills
Job Description
The Escalation Team Leader oversees the Resolution Team and is accountable for the effective handling of customer escalations, complex service issues, and high-risk cases. This role ensures consistent application of company policies, timely case resolution, and high-quality customer outcomes while leading, coaching, and developing Resolution Specialists.
Key Responsibilities:
• Lead, supervise, and coach Resolution Specialists to ensure consistent and effective case handling
• Conduct regular case reviews, quality checks, and performance coaching sessions
• Assign and prioritize escalated cases based on urgency, risk, and SLA requirements
• Support team members in handling complex, sensitive, or high-impact escalations
• Participate in hiring, onboarding, and training of new Resolution Specialists
• Act as the final point of escalation for complex or high-risk customer concerns
• Ensure resolutions are aligned with company policies, service agreements, and legal/compliance requirements
• Review and approve resolution recommendations, credits, refunds, or corrective actions (within authority limits)
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams (Customer Success, Finance, HR, QA, Legal, and Operations) to resolve cases
• Ensure accurate documentation of escalations, findings, and resolutions in internal systems
Qualifications:
• 3–5 years of experience in customer escalations, dispute resolution, or customer operations
• 1–2 years of people management or team lead experience
• Strong understanding of customer service policies, contracts, and dispute resolution practices
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills