Gainsight

Gainsight is a place where innovation is shaped through collaboration, curiosity, and a shared focus on solving real-world problems. With a growing suite of products across customer success, product experience, community, education, and AI-powered relationship intelligence, we continue to evolve with the needs of our customers. Our culture offers stability, trust, and support that people need to do the job and feel connected to the work they do. Gainsters love working here for several reasons.

Director, Technical Escalations

DirectorDirectorFull TimeRemoteTeam 1,001-5,000Since 2013H1B SponsorCompany SiteLinkedIn

Location

New York + 4 moreAll locations: New York, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas

Posted

30 days ago

Salary

$135K - $150K / year

10 yrs expEnglishSFDCSQL

Job Description

• Own and lead the company’s most critical technical escalations, particularly those involving executive customers, multi-product complexity, or material revenue risk • Act as the single-threaded escalation owner, accountable from intake through stabilization and formal exit • Translate technical failures into clear business impact, ensuring resolution paths align to customer outcomes and retention goals • Diagnose root cause through close partnership with Support, Engineering, Product, and Solutions leaders • Direct cross-functional escalation teams, clearly defining ownership, expectations, timelines, and success criteria • Lead executive-level internal and external escalation meetings with structured communication and clear decision points • Maintain escalation prioritization, action plans, and executive summaries for leadership visibility • Drive post-escalation reviews to surface systemic issues and reduce repeat failures • Partner with the RDR Program Lead to evolve escalation criteria, operating cadence, and scale readiness

Job Requirements

  • 10+ years of relevant experience leading complex, high-impact technical escalations in a SaaS environment
  • Strong technical foundation in Salesforce (SFDC) or Microsoft Dynamics
  • Experience in Support, Solutions Engineering, or technical customer-facing leadership roles
  • Solid understanding of modern SaaS architectures and current technology trends
  • Ability to operate independently with minimal oversight and high executive exposure
  • Working knowledge of SQL, REST APIs, and experience communicating with executive leadership strongly preferred

Benefits

  • fully covered medical premiums (employee-only)
  • flexible PTO
  • 401(k) plan
  • dental and vision coverage
  • remote work options
  • $10,000 lifetime fertility stipend
  • access to coworking spaces around the globe
  • dedicated Recharge Holidays - one long weekend each quarter to relax and reset

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