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Twilio

Runs the texts and calls behind business apps

New Business Account Executive

Full-TimeUpdated on 10/15/2026
No salary listed
Expert
Bachelor's
Singapore
RemoteMore than 30% travel is anticipated for in-person customer and team connections.
Sales & Account ManagementAccount Executive

About the job

Requirements
  • Possess a total of 12 years of full-cycle sales experience, with a minimum of 5 years managing or leading quantitative, highly analytical products or solutions for customers.
  • Directly sell technical software-as-a-service, Communications Platform as a Service, or data platforms, moving beyond transactional sales into strategic partnerships.
  • Have experience with outbound prospecting and executing a total-account relationship strategy to drive profitable revenue growth.
  • Demonstrate consultative technical solution selling, including deep discovery to translate complex customer pain points into integrated software-as-a-service and application programming interface solutions.
  • Work comfortably with line-of-business and highly technical leaders, influencing their understanding of how integrated data and artificial intelligence drive business value.
  • Develop analytical account strategies using data to identify opportunities and prove value, and make multi-product selling the default for every engagement.
  • Demonstrate experience managing business forecasts and financial models.
  • Have an entrepreneurial mindset and appetite to define processes and build programs.
  • Demonstrate a record of delivering market-driven results, especially with scale and enterprise customers.
  • Have excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.
  • Have a bachelor's degree or equivalent years of experience.
Responsibilities
  • Acquire new customers across the full Twilio portfolio and carry a quota for incremental Account Contract Value.
  • Own highly analytical and consultative sales cycles that move beyond transactional vendor relationships and help customers unlock value across the portfolio.
  • Multi-thread enterprise accounts, build trusted relationships at all levels, and act as a strategic partner to C-suite executives to drive sustained double-digit growth.
  • Work with customers across assigned verticals and regions to understand business and technical requirements, partnering with Specialist Sales to bring technical and domain expertise to complex deals.
  • Collaborate with Product Specialists, Value Engineering, and Enterprise Strategists to incubate new solutions and accelerate adoption of the Twilio platform.
  • Work with Finance, Legal, Pricing, Product, and Operations to design mutually beneficial contracts that address customer requirements while balancing business needs.
  • Execute multiple projects and deals simultaneously while maintaining performance across shifting priorities.
  • Partner with Specialist Sales, Services, Product, and Go-to-Market Strategy and Operations to develop long-range territory strategies and sales plans.
  • Represent the voice of the customer to Twilio's product and carrier-relations teams.
  • Establish subject-matter expertise in the unified communications and data platform industry.
  • Establish expertise in focused vertical industries and leverage technical expertise to lead complex, multi-product digital initiatives.
  • Articulate how the unified go-to-market organization benefits vertical-industry clients by streamlining their strategic relationship with Twilio.
  • Generate and maintain an accurate pipeline and forecast using Salesforce.
Desired Qualifications
  • Deep experience working in Communications Platform as a Service, data platforms, or global communications platforms.
  • Domain expertise in a highly quantitative industry such as retail, e-commerce, DevOps, fintech, insurance, advertising optimization, banking, or security; or experience selling software, software as a service, Communications Platform as a Service, or Platform as a Service.

About the company

Twilio builds cloud software that lets businesses add text messages, phone calls, email, and identity checks to their own apps and websites through code their developers write. In 2011, Uber moved its rider texts to Twilio, which later let the ride app expand abroad without signing deals with each country's phone carriers. Developers call Twilio's programming interfaces to send texts and WhatsApp messages, run calls that people or AI voice agents answer, send email through its SendGrid service, and confirm logins with one-time codes. Customers pay mostly per message, call minute, or check, plus subscriptions for email. Twilio was founded in 2008 and is based in San Francisco.

Company Size

5,001-10,000

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

San Francisco, California

Founded

2008

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Growth is speeding up: underlying sales rose 17% in the June 2026 quarter, and Twilio raised its 2026 forecast twice.
  • Stock grants nearly doubled: Twilio shares rose 94% from January to early October 2026.
  • AI chatbot makers become big accounts: two reached $6 million and $9 million in yearly Twilio spending by August 2026.

What critics are saying

  • Growth isn't adding jobs: headcount slipped from 5,587 in December 2025 to 5,492 in June 2026 as sales rose 22%.
  • Carrier fees squeeze small customers: Twilio expects to pass on about $250 million in extra U.S. carrier charges in 2026.
  • AI payoff is disputed: in September 2026, HSBC said Meta's Muse AI agent leaves Twilio basic routing and verification texts.

What makes Twilio unique

  • Expect to work remotely: all 137 jobs Twilio listed in October 2026 were remote, spread across 13 countries.
  • Twilio also sells customer data software: Segment, bought for $3.2 billion in 2020, merges each customer's records across apps.
  • Its customer base is unusually wide: over 402,000 accounts were active on Twilio at the end of 2025.

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Benefits

Vacation: Twilio offers generous annual time off in all countries for you to enjoy.

Healthcare: We are dedicated to helping our employees live longer and healthier lives through comprehensive health programs.

Retirement: Twilio cares about your retirement! We offer programs to help our employees plan for their retirement needs.

Family leave: At Twilio we recognize the importance of family. We offer generous maternity, paternity, and adoption leaves, as well as family medical care leave.

Earn your stripes: Build and present a Twilio app to earn your Twilio track jacket and receive $30 per month for e‑books for continued learning and education.

Catered meals: We provide a variety of snacks, drinks, and catered meals in each of our locations.

Growth & Insights and Company News

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Yahoo Finance
Sep 28th, 2026
Twilio shares soar 167% in a year but 40x cash flow multiple hinges on AI demand staying strong

Twilio's stock has surged 167% over the past year, significantly outpacing the S&P 500's 18% gain. The cloud communications provider now trades at 39.7 times operating cash flow, compared to 14.5 times for the broader market. The company raised its 2026 organic revenue growth forecast to 13% to 13.5% in August, up from 9.5% to 10.5% previously, citing strong AI customer demand. Second-quarter organic revenue grew 17% year-over-year. However, management expects third-quarter organic growth to slow to 11% to 12%. The company also warned of tougher comparisons ahead in Voice and software add-ons. Twilio's upcoming third-quarter results will test whether the premium valuation is justified, as investors are betting on continued acceleration despite increasingly difficult year-over-year comparisons.

Yahoo Finance
Sep 22nd, 2026
Salesforce vs Twilio: AI-powered customer engagement platforms battle for market share

Salesforce and Twilio are pursuing different strategies to capitalise on growing demand for AI-powered customer engagement. Salesforce is expanding beyond traditional CRM with Customer 360, Data 360, Slack, and Agentforce. Twilio focuses on communications infrastructure connecting businesses, customers, and AI agents. Salesforce reported encouraging AI metrics in its second quarter of fiscal 2027. Agentforce annual recurring revenues surpassed $1.5 billion, jumping over 240% year over year. Combined AI and Data ARR, including Agentforce, Data 360, and Informatica Cloud, increased 210% to $3.9 billion. However, overall revenue growth remains slower. Second-quarter fiscal 2027 revenues increased 11% to $11.3 billion. The company reported 102.7% growth in non-GAAP earnings per share to $5.90, though this benefited from gains on strategic investments, including its stake in Anthropic.

AktienSensor
Sep 12th, 2026
Twilio raises $150M, integrates AI-music verification, and appoints new CEO

Twilio has announced three strategic moves to strengthen its position in AI-powered communications. The company is partnering with the Sonic Intelligence Academy to integrate AI-music verification into its platform, enabling developers to check whether audio content is AI-generated. This addresses growing demand for content authenticity as regulators push for provenance tools. Twilio raised $150 million in new funding to accelerate development of AI-enhanced APIs, expand globally, and improve infrastructure resilience. The capital will support features like real-time language translation and sentiment analysis. The firm also appointed Maya Patel as CEO. Patel brings 15 years of experience from IBM, Amazon Web Services, and Accenture, with expertise in AI ethics and scaling global platforms in regulated industries.

Yahoo Finance
Sep 7th, 2026
Twilio brings AI customer engagement tools to Latin America amid fierce competition

Twilio has unveiled new AI-powered customer engagement platform capabilities for Latin America, aiming to address persistent communication challenges in customer service. The company is introducing four features: Agent Connect, Conversation Orchestrator, Conversation Memory, and Conversation Intelligence, designed to maintain conversation continuity across different channels and touchpoints. A Twilio Customer Insights Series report revealed nearly all surveyed businesses struggle with understanding customer preferences and unifying data across channels. For Q3, Twilio projects revenue between $1.505 billion and $1.515 billion, representing 16% to 16.5% growth year-over-year, with organic revenue growth expected at 11% to 12%. However, analysts note risks from intense competition with Zendesk, Salesforce, and cloud providers, alongside exposure to Latin America's economic uncertainties and regulatory challenges.

Yahoo Finance
Aug 26th, 2026
Twilio stock soars 57% in 2025 as AI tools drive 22% revenue growth to $1.5B

Twilio has surged 57% in 2025, outperforming Palantir Technologies (down 3%) and SoundHound AI (down 29%) as demand for AI software accelerates. Gartner projects AI software spending will jump 60% this year to $453 billion. The cloud communications specialist reported second-quarter revenue of $1.5 billion, up 22% year over year, with non-GAAP earnings per share rising 23% to $1.47. Organic revenue grew 17%. Twilio's improving growth stems from its AI tools, which help clients predict customer behaviour, build AI agents, and automate workflows. One automotive fintech client using Twilio's conversational AI platform saw lead conversion increase 1.6 times, leading to a seven-figure deal. The company has expanded beyond its core application programming interfaces for voice, text, email, chat, and video communications.