Company name
Twilio Inc
Location
Remote, OR, United States
Employment Type
Full-Time
Industry
Manager, It
Posted on
Feb 09, 2021
Profile
Because you belong at Twilio
The Who, What, Why and Where
Twilio is growing rapidly and seeking a Technical Program Manager (TPM) for Consumer Trust who is passionate about program management, technical operations and protecting users. Consumer Trust builds trust by building products, services and tools that help authenticate users and prevent fraud and abuse for Twilio and our customers. We require a fast-thinking team-player able to wrangle complexity across both multiple teams and systems. This role will lead our Account Security team’s technical program management supporting our global engineering and product teams.
Who?
Twilio is looking for a TPM who lives
the Twilio Magic
and has a demonstrated track record of leading technical projects or operations. They also have:
Background in technical program management, preferably in a fast paced, eCommerce/ technical company.
Excellent Problem Solving and Troubleshooting skills
Knowledge of Agile methodologies, especially for cross-team and projects with a high degree of complexity
Ability to handle multiple competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Ability to effectively communicate across all levels of the organization from engineers to executives
Ability to create logical views of project sequence and dependency to orchestrate work across multiple teams and track global view of program risks/ issues/ dependencies
Skill in delivering verbal and written communications to customers that demonstrate an ability to accurately convey information and a sensitivity to the customer’s experience
5-8 years experience in a technical development or operations role with 3 years managing technical operations or supporting an enterprise level platform
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related degree, or equivalent work experience
What?
As a Technical Program Manager, you will live the Twilio Magic values:
WEAR THE CUSTOMER’S SHOES:
Close partnership with Product teams to properly understand BPMs and Epic-level objectives and decompose/ groom them into workable stories and tickets for the Engineering team
Ability to drive resolution processes for urgent customer-impacting issues, including leading development of RFO (Reason For Outage) and related customer communications. On call support for critical incidents.
Passionate about building products, can work directly with internal and external stakeholders to give shape to the products getting developed under consumer trust
WRITE IT DOWN:
Translate Product Manager-led epics into workable stories, spikes and tasks for the team to make epics ready to work
Document program/ project plans for complex cross-team initiatives and work with multiple teams both inside and outside of Consumer Trust to drive results on-schedule
DRAW THE OWL:
Collaborate with, run sprint planning and scrum related activities for our engineering teams
Contribute to the definition, development and tracking of effective metrics and R&D improvements that drive improved BU operating performance against SLAs/SLOs
Consolidate technical operating metrics and represent Engineering teams at Product and the corporate level monthly metrics review
Drive quality in the products we build and ensure that we consider measuring SLO/ SLI/ metric based views of quality early in the development cycle
RUTHLESSLY PRIORITIZE:
Prioritize and define ROI of engineering/ operability improvements in a way that is compelling and understandable to Product
Why?
Twilio's mission is to fuel the future of communications. We do that by focusing relentlessly on building the most robust, programmable, customer-centric communications platform on the planet. Twilio daily reaches more than 5 million developers globally and every month, billions of voice and video calls are made and billions of messages are exchanged using our platform. We are in the middle of an incredible transformation of communications. Both consumers and businesses are changing how they communicate using new methods that are at the same time more delightful and much more powerful. We believe communications are at the heart of trustworthy interactions between people. In a more privacy and security focused world, Twilio is committed to ensuring that we have trustworthy customers on our platform and we’re able to propagate that trust into the ecosystem. This way Twilio’s customers remain compliant and have the most engaged and relevant communications on the planet. This is a unique opportunity for a program leader to take ownership of an essential part of our strategy and help take Twilio to the next level.
Where?
This position is a remote position (work from home) with at least 15% travel expected both domestically and internationally. When visiting our offices, you will enjoy our office perks: catered meals, snacks, game room, ergonomic desks, massages, Wednesday dinners, bi-weekly All Hands and more. What you will also get to experience is a company that believes in small teams for maximum impact; seeks well-rounded talent to ensure a full perspective on our customers’ experience, understands that this is a marathon, not a sprint; that continuously and purposefully builds an inclusive culture where everyone is able to do and be the best version of themselves.
About us:
Millions of developers around the world have used Twilio to unlock the magic of communications to improve any human experience. Twilio has democratized communications channels like voice, text, chat, video and email by virtualizing the world’s communications infrastructure through APIs that are simple enough for any developer to use, yet robust enough to power the world’s most demanding applications. By making communications a part of every software developer’s toolkit, Twilio is enabling innovators across every industry — from emerging leaders to the world’s largest organizations — to reinvent how companies engage with their customers.
In accordance with applicable law, the following represents Twilio's reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation for this role if hired in Colorado.
Please note that this information is provided for those hired in Colorado only, and this role is open to candidates outside of Colorado as well.
Salary:
Denver/Boulder Metro:
Base salary range: $120,832 - $166,144
Rest of Colorado:
Base Salary Range: $105,728 - $145,376
Additionally, this role is eligible to participate in Twilio's equity plan.
An overview of Twilio’s benefits offered is listed below:
Twilio is committed to delivering a comprehensive benefits program that provides support needed for you and your loved ones. It’s likely that you don’t think about benefits every day; however, they are an important component of your total compensation, and we want you to understand the options available to you so that you can make the most of your benefit dollars. At the time of this posting, this role is eligible to participate in the following benefits, which Twilio reserves the right to modify at any time for any reason in accordance with applicable law:
Healthcare Insurance and Leave
Prescription Drug
Dental
Vision
Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts
Leave programs for all of life’s moments: maternity, parental/bonding, as well medical leave to care for yourself or a loved one
Financial Benefits
Short and Long Term Disability Insurance
Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance
401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with a match
Reimbursement Programs & Stipends
$65 per month work-from-home stipend
Up to $50 per month for wellness expenses and activities
Up to $30 per month to use towards books/eBooks
Company info
Twilio Inc
Website : https://www.twilio.com