Because you belong at Twilio

The Who, What, Why and Where

Twilio is looking for Account Executives as part of our Messaging Exchange business unit. You will be directly responsible for growing Twilio’s messaging business with our mid-market customer segment in North America (101 - 2000 employees). This Account Executive will own highly analytical and consultative sales cycles with customers that are running large scale, competitive sourcing programs ranging from vendor multi-sourcing, to auctions, and algorithmic real time trading. This role is highly cross functional, with deep integration with product management, finance and customers.  

Who?

• 5-8+ years of combined experience in major account or strategic sales, managing or leading quantitative, highly analytical products or solutions for their customers. 
• Comfortable working with business and highly technical leaders, while influencing their understanding and building supportive partnerships
• Analytical account development strategy based on using data to find opportunities and prove value
• Demonstrated track record of managing business forecasts and financial models 
• Entrepreneurial mindset with appetite to define process and build programs
• Record of delivering market driven results, especially to scale and enterprise customers
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills (English)
• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent years of experience
• Able to operate as part of a team, in a overlay sales capacity

Bonus

• Deep experience working with telecom companies, including SMS aggregators, carriers, or global communications platforms
• Domain expertise from a highly quantitative industry such as advertising optimization, investment banking, security or commodity trading especially in non-standard segments
• Software, SaaS, CPaas or PaaS experience

What?

• BE AN OWNER: Manage and open some of our largest accounts, including high growth technology, ecommerce and fin-tech companies
• DRAW THE OWL: Develop, drive, and execute account strategy to deliver optimized margin and gross profit results every period
• EMPOWER OTHERS: Partner closely with other teams to identify new revenue opportunities within our largest Strategic Accounts
• BE INCLUSIVE: Serve on a cross-functional account team with representatives from product, finance, and our delivery teams
• WRITE IT DOWN: Run a disciplined forecast, consistently achieve on goals, and present guidance to executive management
• WEAR THE CUSTOMER’S SHOES: Run highly consultative sales cycles with our largest customers with a focus on deep discovery, listening to customer needs and being an effective champion for their point of view in the organization

Why?

Twilio is a company that is empowering the world’s developers with modern communication in order to build better applications. The Global Sales team plays an integral role in building out our customer base and bringing Twilio to developers, non-profits and enterprises to make an impact on their consumer engagement. 

Twilio is truly unique; we are a company committed to your growth, your learning, your development and your entire employee experience. We only win when our employees succeed and we're dedicated to helping you develop your strengths. We invest in weeks dedicated to tackling hard problems and creating your own ideas. We have a cultural foundation built on diversity, inclusion and innovation and we want you and your ideas to thrive at Twilio. Come join us.

Where?

We employ diverse talent from all over the world and we believe great work can be done anywhere. Around the world, Twilio offers benefits and perks to support the physical, financial, and emotional well being of you and your loved ones. No matter where you are based, you will experience a company that believes in small teams for maximum impact; seeks well-rounded talent to ensure a full perspective on our customers’ experience,  understands that this is a marathon, not a sprint; that continuously and purposefully builds an inclusive culture that empowers everyone to do their best work and be the best version of themselves.

About Us

Millions of developers around the world have used Twilio to unlock the magic of communications to improve any human experience. Twilio has democratized communications channels like voice, text, chat, video and email by virtualizing the world’s communications infrastructure through APIs that are simple enough for any developer to use, yet robust enough to power the world’s most demanding applications. By making communications a part of every software developer’s toolkit, Twilio is enabling innovators across every industry — from emerging leaders to the world’s largest organizations — to reinvent how companies engage with their customers.

In accordance with applicable law, the following represents Twilio's reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation for this role if hired in Colorado. Please note that this information is provided for those hired in Colorado only, and this role is open to candidates outside of Colorado as well. 

Salary:

Denver/Boulder Metro:

Tier 4 base salary range: $120,960 - $151,200

Rest of Colorado:

Tier 5 base salary range: $120,960 - $151,200

Additionally, this role is eligible to earn commissions and eligible to participate in Twilio's equity plan.

An overview of Twilio’s benefits offered is listed below:

Twilio is committed to delivering a comprehensive benefits program that provides support needed for you and your loved ones. It’s likely that you don’t think about benefits every day; however, they are an important component of your total compensation, and we want you to understand the options available to you so that you can make the most of your benefit dollars.  At the time of this posting, this role is eligible to participate in the following benefits, which Twilio reserves the right to modify at any time for any reason in accordance with applicable law:

Healthcare Insurance and Leave

• Prescription Drug
• Dental
• Vision 
• Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts
• Leave programs for all of life’s moments: maternity, parental/bonding, as well medical leave to care for yourself or a loved one

Financial Benefits

• Short and Long Term Disability Insurance
• Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance
• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with a match

Reimbursement Programs & Stipends

• $65 per month work-from-home stipend
• Up to $50 per month for wellness expenses and activities
• Up to $30 per month to use towards books/eBooks