New Business Account Executive

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Join the team as our next New Business Account Executive in Japan

About the job

This position is to play a key role as part of the growth strategy of Twilio Japan by winning new customers. You will be responsible for developing a strategy to acquire new customers for Twilio, collaborate with internal stakeholders, such as demand generation marketing, digital sales, partner managers and system engineers. 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 winning new customers and its business.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders, align shared goals and strategy and obtain support from them
• Forecast the business, including 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, Vision and Value, Corporate Story to our customers, potential customers, and any external partners who collaborate.

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

• 5+ years of combined experience in high-touch sales experience.
• 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
• Business-level proficiency in English (both spoken and written) is preferred to effectively collaborate with internal stakeholders.

Desired

• Deep experience working with telecom companies, including SMS aggregators, carriers, or global communications platforms
• Software, SaaS, CPaaS or CCaaS experience
• 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

Location

This role will be remote, and based in Japan

Travel

We prioritize connection and opportunities to build relationships with our customers and each other. For this role, approximately 25% 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.