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Join the team as our next Technical Account Manager 3

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 mean that no matter your location, you’re part of a vibrant, diverse team 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. 

About the job

Twilio is looking for an experienced Technical Account Manager who is going to be the designated technical point contact to support and partner with our top tier strategic customers in North America during EST working hours. As a designated technical contact you will work with our customers to resolve complex technical problems with potentially very costly and far-reaching consequences. You should have an interest in digging deep as well as be able to zoom out and look at the larger picture. TAMs are technical product experts that are most familiar with their customer's’ implementation and Twilio technologies to deliver recommendations to make the customer’s environment less susceptible to business impacting downtime resolution. With their proactive insights & guidance TAMs are supporting their customers and nurturing the customer Twilio partnership actively. You are able to remain calm and effective during critical escalations and spike in workloads and excel at prioritization and evaluation of situational urgency. There will also be the potential need to volunteer for holiday coverage on a stipend basis.

Responsibilities

In this role, you’ll:

• Use your strong technical and diplomatic skills to address customer issues and provide customer feedback to Twilio’s Product and Engineering teams.
• With Twilio product expertise, tooling and familiarity & understanding of the customer’s implementation you will provide proactive insights and guidance that will help predict, prepare or prevent future high impact situations.
• Work with our customers' and partners' developers, architects, and support personnel to resolve complex problems with potentially very costly and far-reaching consequences.
• Collaborate with your teammates and the Twilio Product and Engineering teams via Slack as well as filing JIRAs to report reproducible bugs.
• Understanding customer trends, analyzing patterns, driving betterments and reporting what you observe to the management team in order to better improve our support process is a key part of the role. 

Qualifications 

Not all applicants will have skills that match a job description exactly. Twilio values diverse experiences in other industries, and we encourage everyone who meets the required qualifications to apply. While having “desired” qualifications make for a strong candidate, we encourage applicants with alternative experiences to also 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:

• 3 to 6+ years of relevant experience
• Knowledge of RESTful technology, previous work with APIs and ability to understand and troubleshoot issues with cloud solutions.
• Broad capabilities to troubleshoot server-side code (Java, Node.js, PHP, C#, Python) and client-side JavaScript, with a good understanding of React and Redux
• Skilled in troubleshooting network connectivity issues, with an understanding of TCP/UDP, and basics of SSL/TLS.
• High competency in communicating complex technical issues to both technical and non-technical audiences via phone or email mediums, written and spoken English fluency is a must. 
• Comfortable in working with customers’ developers to troubleshoot use of the Twilio helper libraries. 
• Have an inquisitive mind to understand how things work
• Advanced time management skills, ability to work well under pressure, and proficiency at developing workflows to increase troubleshooting efficiency while still following standard processes and procedures.
• Excellence in task prioritization and evaluation of situational urgency.
• Interest in utilizing customer feedback to identify and drive improvements in our products.
• Enthusiasm for interacting and collaborating with other departments within Twilio in your search for the solutions our customers need.
• Ability to stand in the customer’s shoes and demonstrated dedication to the customer experience.
• Experience in managing dedicated customer accounts.

Desired:

• Understanding of Telecoms and VOIP including WebRTC and SIP 

Location 

This role will be remote and based in Colombia, providing support during US West Coast hours (Pacific Time Zone) is required.

What We Offer

There are many benefits to working at Twilio, including, in addition to competitive pay, things like 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.