Customer Escalation Manager

Build your future with Sovos. If you are seeking a career where innovation meets impact, you’ve come to the right place. Sovos is a global leader transforming tax compliance from a business requirement to a force for growth while revolutionizing how businesses navigate the ever‑changing regulatory landscape. We are committed to solving compliance challenges and making a positive difference.

Our teams work on the modern edge of digital technology, solving complex business challenges and enriching our personal, professional, and local communities. Work You’ll Do As the Customer Escalation Manager, you will report to the Team Lead, Customer Success, and be responsible for managing customer relationships through escalation scenarios by delivering high levels of project management, business value, and cultivating deep customer relationships. You will handle all aspects of risk mitigation, develop and execute open‑item trackers to drive efficient risk resolutions, and ensure overall customer satisfaction of our clients. More specifically, you will: Act as an extension of the customer, being a proactive advocate within Sovos and the customer to help mitigate risk and escalation.

Closely manage and nurture accounts during escalations to identify and eliminate risk of attrition. Partner with internal Sovos stakeholders to align account activities with the customer's business case and strategy. Identify renewal risk and collaborate with internal teams to remediate and ensure successful renewals. Ensure customer feedback is clearly captured and conveyed internally to enable ongoing improvement of Sovos products and services.

Utilize risk case completion notes templates and open‑item trackers to maintain consistency and accuracy. Provide timely and accurate updates to customers until cases are completed. What We Need From You 2+ years of customer success, account management, or sales experience in SaaS or a similar industry. Excellent English written and verbal communication skills, including issue tracking, triaging and crisis management; Portuguese is a plus.

Ability to efficiently manage multiple customer projects simultaneously. Strong skills in communicating with internal and external customers and all levels of management. Ability to effectively communicate technical information to non‑technical audiences. Demonstrated ability to continually seek opportunities to increase customer satisfaction and deepen client relationships.

Proven track record of managing client expectations effectively. General knowledge of tax reporting and compliance (preferred).

Experience

with CSM technologies such as Salesforce, Gainsight etc. (preferred).

Experience

in Process Improvement, Decision Making, Managing Processes, Planning, Analyzing Information, Developing Standards (preferred). What Does Sovos Offer You The tools to enhance your life—because we want you to enjoy life inside and outside of work. Flexible Time‑Off Meal Vouchers to assist with food expenses Bi‑Weekly Meeting Free Days Globally recognized Training and Development programs Virtual English Club through Rosetta Stone, and more Sovos is an equal‑opportunity employer committed to providing an environment that celebrates diversity, and where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and employees. We do not discriminate against race, color, religions, national origin, age, sex, marital status, physical or mental disability, veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic provided by law.

At Sovos, all employees are encouraged to bring their whole selves to work. Company Background Sovos is a global provider of tax, compliance and trust solutions and services that enable businesses to navigate an increasingly regulated world with true confidence. With purpose‑built, always‑on compliance capabilities, our scalable IT‑driven solutions meet the demands of an evolving and complex global regulatory landscape. Sovos’s cloud‑based software platform provides an unparalleled level of integration with business applications and government compliance processes.

More than 100,000 customers in 100+ countries—including half the Fortune 500—trust Sovos for their compliance needs. Sovos annually processes more than three billion transactions across 19,000 global tax jurisdictions. With a robust partner program, more than 400 partners empower Sovos to deliver an unrivaled global network for companies across industries and geographies. Founded in 1979, Sovos operates across the Americas and Europe and is owned by Hg and TA Associates.

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