Strategic Account Executive 4 - Regverts

SendGrid, Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 132,000 - 184,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

401(k)

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Twilio is seeking a Strategic Account Executive for our Regulated Verticals team. You will lead relationships and complex solution selling across Twilio’s Customer Engagement Platform to drive revenue growth with top enterprise financial services and FinTech organizations.

You’ll navigate domain-specific use cases like fraud prevention and personalized engagement while collaborating with product, compliance, finance, and engineering.

Qualifications

• Total of 8 years of sales experience, with at least 3 years dedicated to major or strategic sales.
• Proven ability to manage or lead quantitative, analytical products and solutions for customers.
• Accountable for relationship management, cross-sells, upsells and solutions consulting.
• Comfortable working with business and technical leaders to influence and build partnerships.
• Analytical development strategy based on data to find opportunities and prove value.
• Track record of managing forecasts and financial models.

Responsibilities

• Manage and expand key Regulated Verticals customer accounts.
• Develop and drive account strategy to deliver revenue, gross margin and gross profit.
• Collaborate with Twilio teams to identify new revenue opportunities within the account portfolio.
• Serve on a cross-functional team with product, finance, support, and services.
• Run disciplined forecasts, meet goals, and provide guidance to executives.
• Lead highly consultative sales cycles with large customers focusing on deep discovery and customer needs.
• Maintain accurate sales pipeline and forecast using Salesforce.

Skills

Strategic account management

Data-driven selling

Executive communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Forecasting & financial modeling

Education

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent years of experience

Tools

Salesforce

CRM

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.

Hiring and how we work

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

Also, while we are a remote-first company, you may be asked to report in person on an ad-hoc basis for team gatherings, functional off-sites or customer meetings.

See yourself at Twilio

Join the team as Twilio’s next Strategic Account Executive on our Regulated Verticals team.

About the job

This position is needed to lead relationships and complex solution selling across Twilio’s Customer Engagement Platform, including Messaging, Voice, Email, Segment CDP, Trust & Identity (Verify, Lookup), and Flex. You will drive revenue growth and build strategic, executive-level partnerships with top enterprise financial services and FinTech organizations. As a trusted advisor, you will navigate domain-specific use cases like fraud prevention and personalized engagement while collaborating across Product, Compliance, Finance, and Engineering.

Responsibilities

In this role, you’ll:

• Manage and expand some of our most important Regulated Verticals customer accounts.
• 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 Regulated Verticals 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.
• Generate and maintain an accurate sales pipeline and forecast utilizing our CRM, SalesforceStay current with industry changes and collaborate with your team and peers to learn and share best practices

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

• Possess a total of 8 years of sales experience, with a minimum of 3 years dedicated to major account or strategic sales.
• Demonstrate expertise in 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 process and build programs.
• Record of delivering revenue and gross profit results, especially for large-scale and enterprise customers.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent years of experience.

Desired

• Deep experience working with telecom companies, including CPAAS, SMS aggregators, carriers, or global communications platforms.
• Domain expertise from a highly quantitative industry such as DevOps, Fintech, advertising optimization, investment banking, security or commodity trading especially in non-standard segments.
• Software, SaaS, CPaas or PaaS selling experience

Location

This role will be remote, but is not eligible to be hired in CT, NJ, NY, WA, PA or the surrounding areas of San Francisco, CA, Oakland, CA, or San Jose, CA.

Travel

We prioritize connection and opportunities to build relationships with our customers and each other. For this role, approximately 20% 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.

Compensation

*Please note this role is open to candidates outside of California, Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Vermont, Washington D.C., and Washington State. The information below is provided for candidates hired in those locations only.

The estimated pay ranges for this role are as follows:

• Based in Colorado, Hawaii, Minnesota or Vermont : $132,192.00 - $165,240.00.
• Based in Washington D.C., Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts or California (outside of the San Francisco Bay Area): $139,536.00 - $174,420.00.
• Based in New York, New Jersey, Washington State, or the San Francisco Bay area, California: $146,880.00 - $183,600.00.
• This role may be eligible to participate in Twilio’s equity plan. All roles are generally eligible for the following benefits: health care insurance, 401(k) retirement account, paid sick time, paid personal time off, paid parental leave.
• This role is eligible to earn commissions.

The successful candidate’s starting salary will be determined based on permissible, non-discriminatory factors such as skills, experience, and geographic location.

Applications for this role are intended to be accepted until October 20th, 2026, but may change based on business needs.

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