Account Executive New Business

Twilio
Australia
RemoteCareer-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

Best suited to mid-level sales professionals with experience in strategic account management and cross-functional collaboration, working remotely in Australia with 30% travel.

Best fit for

  • Strategic sales professionals with a track record in managing large-scale customer accounts.
    — “Manage and expand some of our most important customer accounts
  • Analytical thinkers who can drive consultative sales cycles and influence technical leaders.
    — “Run highly consultative sales cycles with our largest customers
  • Entrepreneurial individuals comfortable defining processes and building programs from scratch.
    — “Entrepreneurial mindset with appetite to define processes and build programs

Things to consider

  • 30% travel required to build in-person relationships with customers and teams.
    — “approximately 30% travel is anticipated
  • Cross-functional collaboration is essential, requiring deep partnerships across multiple teams.
    — “highly cross functional, and your success will depend on building deep partnerships

How to stand out

  • Highlight specific examples of growing revenue and gross margin in past roles.
    — “deliver strong revenue, gross margin, and gross profit results
  • Demonstrate experience in telco or CPaaS to align with desired qualifications.
    — “Telco, CPaas or PaaS selling experience
  • Showcase analytical skills by detailing how you used data to find opportunities.
    — “Analytical account development strategy based on using data to find opportunities
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · TeamLevel · Senior

Derived from job-description analysis by Serendipath's career intelligence engine.

What success looks like

  • strong revenue growth
  • high customer satisfaction
  • successful cross-functional partnerships
Typical background
sales or business development background4+ years of new business account acquisition experience

Skills & requirements

Required

Account ManagementStrategic SalesAnalytical Account DevelopmentForecastingConsultative Selling

Preferred

Cross-functional CollaborationProcess DefinitionProgram Building

Stack & domain

SalesAccount ManagementCross-functional CollaborationForecastingFinancial ModelingProcess DefinitionProgram BuildingCommunicationLeadershipInfluenceProblem-solvingCommunicationsSales StrategyCustomer Experience

About the role

Original posting from Twilio via Greenhouse

Who we are 

At Twilio, we’re shaping the future of communications, all from the comfort of our homes. We deliver innovative solutions to hundreds of thousands of businesses and empower millions of developers worldwide to craft personalized customer experiences.

Our dedication to remote-first work, and strong culture of connection and global inclusion means that no matter your location, you’re part of a vibrant team with diverse experiences making a global impact each day. As we continue to revolutionize how the world interacts, we’re acquiring new skills and experiences that make work feel truly rewarding. Your career at Twilio is in your hands.

We use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to help make our hiring process efficient. That said, every hiring decision is made by real Twilions!

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See yourself at Twilio

Join the team as our next New Business Account Executive.

About the job

This position is needed to lead relationships with our largest current Communications platform customers who consume our messaging, voice and email services. You will be directly responsible for protecting and growing. 

Twilio’s communications business across your assigned customers, specifically in NEA. As a New Business Account Executive, you will drive highly analytical and consultative sales cycles with customers that are running large scale, global, competitively sourced, compliance-heavy, use case-specific businesses. This role is highly cross functional, and your success will depend on building deep partnerships across product management, finance, support, and operations. 

Responsibilities

In this role, you’ll:

Manage and expand some of our most important customer accounts, including high growth technology, logistics, and fintech companies.

Develop, drive, and execute account strategy to consistently deliver strong revenue, gross margin, and gross profit results.

Partner closely with other Twilio teams to identify new revenue opportunities within your account portfolio.

Serve on a cross-functional account team with representatives from product, finance, support, and services teams.

Run a disciplined forecast, consistently achieve goals, and present guidance to executive management.

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

Qualifications 

Twilio values diverse experiences from all kinds of industries, and we encourage everyone who meets the required qualifications to apply. If your career is just starting or hasn't followed a traditional path, don't let that stop you from considering Twilio. We are always looking for people who will bring something new to the table!

*Required:

More than 4+ years of combined experience in new business account acquisition orstrategic sales, managing or leading quantitative, highly analytical products and solutions for customers. 

Accountable for relationship management, cross sells, upsells and solutions consulting.

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 processes and build programs.

Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent years of experience.

Desired:

Cross selling experience to Marketing, Engineering and Product.

Telco, CPaas or PaaS selling experience.

Location

 This role will be remote, based in Australia (Melbourne, Brisbane or Sydney)

Travel 

We prioritize connection and opportunities to build relationships with our customers and each other. For this role, approximately 30% travel is anticipated to help you connect in-person in a meaningful way. 

What We Offer

Working at Twilio offers many benefits, including competitive pay, generous time off, ample parental and wellness leave, healthcare, a retirement savings program, and much more. Offerings vary by location.

Twilio thinks big. Do you?

We like to solve problems, take initiative, pitch in when needed, and are always up for trying new things. That's why we seek out colleagues who embody our values — something we call Twilio Magic. Additionally, we empower employees to build positive change in their communities by supporting their volunteering and donation efforts.

So, if you're ready to unleash your full potential, do your best work, and be the best version of yourself, apply now! If this role isn't what you're looking for, please consider other open positions.

Twilio is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, reproductive health decisions, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, genetic information, political views or activity, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Additionally, Twilio participates in the E-Verify program in certain locations, as required by law.

Source: Twilio careers (Greenhouse)

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