Twilio

StrategicAccountExecutive

Japan Remote Friendly
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for Senior candidates.

The Brief

“Strategic Account Executive at Twilio. Skills: Strategic Account Management, Sales Strategy, Customer Growth. Develop and implement a comprehensive territory plan. Develop a winning strategy for target accounts”

What You'll Achieve.

Growing existing customers; Maximize results of growing existing customers and its business

Industry & Context.

Eligibility Requirements

Approximately 50% travel is anticipated

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

5+ years of combined experience in high-touch sales experience for Japanese customers with native level Japanese language communication, Comfortable working with business and highly technical leaders, while influencing their understanding and building supportive partnerships, Demonstrated track record of growth of business, growth strategy development and execution, Challenger mindset with appetite to acquire new business and customers, Record of delivering market driven results, especially to scale and enterprise customers, Capable to understand English as business level and communicate in writings

Nice to Have

Deep experience working with telecom companies, carriers, or global communications platforms, Software, SaaS, CPaaS or CCaaS experience with AI capabilities, Fluent verbal communication in English, Cloud Technology Sales - IaaS/PaaS, virtualization, security, Experience working with/at System Integrators, Resell and Value-Added resellers to drive large and broad customer coverage with external partner organizations

What You'll Do.

Develop and implement a comprehensive territory plan

Develop a winning strategy for target accounts

Execute and adjust plan and priorities to maximize results of growing existing customers and its business

Forecast the business

opportunities with expected annual run-rate business size and timing of ramping

incremental annual commitment values

strategic activations of key cross-sell product

sales funnel management

systematic follow up and discipline by utilizing SFDC and its supplement tools as source of truth for business and its pipelines

Be an active spokesperson for Twilio Mission

Corporate Story to our customers

and any external partners who collaborate

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Collaborate with internal stakeholders, align shared goals and strategy and obtain support from them; Collaborate with marketing, solution engineerings, partner managers and product managers

Communication Scope

Native level Japanese language communication; Business level English communication (written); Fluent verbal communication in English (preferred)

Full Job Description

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! . See yourself at Twilio Join the team as our next Strategic Account Executive in Japan About the job This position plays a key role as part of the growth strategy of Twilio Japan by growing existing customers. You will be responsible for developing a strategy to grow existing customers for Twilio, through the up-sell and cross-sell, and collaborate with internal stakeholders, such as marketing, solution engineerings, partner managers and product managers. Our customers are often application owners, product managers, line of business executives, CxO’s, Head’s of invitation, omni channel and digital strategy partners. Customer industries and segments are also spread from retail, financial services, manufacturing, transportation, public sectors, independent software vendors, system integrators and fast moving technology startups Responsibilities In this role, you’ll: Develop and implement a comprehensive territory plan, winning strategy for target accounts, execute and adjust plan and priorities to maximize results of growing existing customers and its business. Collaborate with internal stakeholders, align shared goals and strategy and obtain support from them Forecast the business, includin

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