Principal Presales Product Specialist
Twilio · Remote - US
Posted 8 days ago · $138,872.00- $173,590.00
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 8 days Twilio's roles stay open a median of 44 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- Yes 47% of Twilio's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Twilio
- high 77 stale, 14 reposted of 158 open
- Hiring momentum
- 277 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Twilio's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Twilio.
About this role
As a Principal Presales Product Specialist at Twilio, you will architect and validate complex, multi-product solutions tailored to customer ecosystems. Your role involves leading technical discovery, creating executive-ready presentations, and acting as a thought leader in trust, identity, and compliance. You will collaborate closely with various teams to influence product strategy and ensure stakeholder alignment.
- benefits
- 4/5
- freshness
- 5/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 5/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Twilio as an employer.
What you need
- Demonstrated ability to lead and win complex, multi-stakeholder solutions cycles (discovery → architecture → validation → proposal support)
- 7+ years progressive presales experience (solutions engineering, sales engineering, or specialist overlay), including complex solution architecture
- 4+ years depth in at least one trust-related domain (identity verification, authentication, security, fraud/abuse, compliance)
- Strong executive communication skills: ability to influence C-level and senior technical audiences with crisp architecture narratives and tradeoffs
- Proven ability to build durable cross-functional partnerships (Sales, SE leadership, Product, Engineering, Marketing) and drive outcomes through influence
- Experience capturing and communicating customer requirements and trends to influence product strategy/roadmap.
Nice to have
- Experience operating as a regional technical authority (standard-setting, coaching, asset creation) rather than only deal-by-deal support
- Track record building repeatable architectures/plays that scale across teams
- Experience partnering deeply with Product/PMM on positioning, roadmap feedback, and launch readiness
- Familiarity with adjacent trust capabilities such as encryption/key management concepts, audit logging, incident response, A2P/10DLC considerations, and data residency architectures
- Experience across multiple product areas within a platform/API company; comfort stitching together messaging/voice/contact center/data capabilities into unified solutions.
What you get
- Competitive pay
- Generous time off
- Ample parental and wellness leave
- Healthcare
- Retirement savings program
- Eligible to participate in Twilio’s equity plan
Worth weighing
- Remote-first work with occasional in-person requirements
- Approximately 25% travel anticipated
- No specific salary range provided for all locations, only estimates for certain states.
- Role involves influencing product strategy, which may require navigating complex internal dynamics.
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Listed by Twilio on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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