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Join the team as Twilio’s next Principal Presales Engineer.

About the job

The Twilio Solutions Engineer is both highly technical and a skilled executive relationship builder. They are comfortable showing an engaging communications experience to a CEO or sketching out a flow on a whiteboard with technical decision makers.
This position is needed to deliver the technical win and product fit to our customers across APJ and in particular focusing on Mandarin speaking customers across the region. A Twilio Communications Solutions Engineer is an experienced pre-sales engineer who builds customer trust in Twilio’s Customer Engagement Platform, resulting in customer success at our largest, most strategic accounts. The Solutions Engineer leads the technical pre-sales relationship, proposes technical architectures, demonstrates the product, anticipates concerns, and provides creative solutions to our customers' most complex communications and customer engagement challenges and needs.

Responsibilities

In this role, you’ll:

• • Work alongside Twilio Strategic and New business Account Executives, other Twilio Solutions Engineers, Professional Services and Twilio Partners as needed through the pre-sales process, to strategise and plan for deal success. 
  • Take part alongside Account Executives in qualification, discovery, demonstrations, Proof-of-Concept, RFP response, design documentation, technical presentations and enablement sessions during the sales cycle.
  • Develop subject matter expertise on the customer needs and requirements, and Twilio’s best in class communications technology. 
  • Lead technical discovery sessions with our customers to uncover their needs and challenges to articulate Twilio’s ability to enable their success and solve their challenges. 
  • Build and present powerful and complex presentations and product demos to help showcase the capabilities of Twilio Communications Products 
  • Support Key strategic Pilot and Proof-of-Concept implementations in our largest, most strategic Enterprise accounts across the APJ region

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:

• Native and business fluency in English & Japanese (speaking and writing) is desired to work with the English & Japanese speaking customers. 
• At least 3 years in a technical pre-sales role in CPaaS, SaaS or Telecom space
• Solid understanding and experience of the sales cycle and the role of a pre-sales engineer 
• Solid understanding of voice protocols (VoIP), SIP implementations or messaging APIs
• Creativity: you’ll need to be a problem solver, able to collaborate with others to drive success. 
• An engaging storyteller: you can gain audience confidence and communicate complex topics to multiple levels of technical and non-technical audience. 
• Ability to ask the right questions to build a deep understanding of a customer's needs and guide them to a technical solution using Twilio Communications products  
• Knowledge of public cloud platforms (Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure) and cloud application architectures
• Experience writing code in one or more of the following areas, multiple areas of experience would be advantageous:
  • Backend (Java, C#, Node.js, Python or PHP)
  • Web (JS, React)
  • Experience with designing and consuming REST APIs

Desired:

• Hands on experience with with backend development (Java, C#, Node.js, Python, PHP, etc)
• Familiarity with Mobile development, especially for iOS and Android.
• Previous experience in Telecommunications, SIP, WebRTC, or Contact Centre in a technical role
• Experience with automation, cloud-native development and skills with a major cloud platform. 
• Experience with sales methodologies

Location

This role will be remote, and based in Japan.

Travel 

We prioritise connection and opportunities to build relationships with our customers and each other. For this role, approximately 35% 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.

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As a member of AKQA Tokyo, you will join a dynamic, globally-minded team  surrounded by some of the brightest minds in their fields. You will create world-class  experiences for both Japanese and overseas markets with Team. 

ROLE REQUIREMENTS 

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• Understanding proposed customer experiences and interpreting and document  technical requirements. 
• Define technology requirements and propose solutions based on company best  practice. 
• Platform Evaluation and selection to meet client requirements 
• Research best practices and proactively getting help of local and global colleagues to shape technical solutions. 
• Support the design and implementation of frontend and backend architecture to  drive customer experiences. 
• Research and ensure best practices in accessibility, performance, and security. Evaluate existing client architectures and suggest appropriate improvements to  meet their goals. 
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QUALIFICATIONS & CHARACTERISTICS 

• Bachelorʼs degree in Computer Science, IT, or related field. 
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• Understanding of modern cloud infrastructure such as Vercel or Netlify, and major  cloud providers like GCP, AWS or Azure. 
• Having an interest in advanced technology solutions and being proactive in  acquiring new skills. 
• A person who can be an advocate for global standard framework and development  methodologies. 

Desired Qualifications 

• Ability to independently provide services to clients. 
• Experience in e-commerce and web architecture with headless architecture. Experience participating in global projects. 
• Business level English and native level Japanese. 

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Responsibilities:

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What You’ll Do

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• Collaboration: Partner with teams of developers and technologists.  
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What You’ll Need  

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• Experience in designing and implementing end-to-end solutions, from requirements gathering to deployment and maintenance.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills to effectively collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and communicate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.  JP and ENG preferred based on client and internal team communication.
• Have experience with any Tech stack/language/framework (JavaScript, TypeScript, ReactJS, Angular, VueJS, HTML5 / CSS 3, SASS/LESS), Mobile (iOS, Android, React Native, Flutter), Backend (NodeJS, Java, Go, PHP, Python, .Net Core), Database (MySQL, MSSQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Cassandra), Web Server (Nginx, Apache), Web (Drupal, AEM)
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Operational & delivery excellence:

• Optimize operational efficiency as a catalyst for business success, streamlining technical processes, maximizing resource technical efficiency & utilization, minimizing project delays, number of technical showstoppers, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.  
• Able to own and drive to solve technical escalations 
• Work with technical teams to implement and deploy solutions, ensuring quality and performance.
• Have experience working with distributed teams

Client consultation and pre- sales:

• Meet with clients to understand their business challenges and technical requirements.
• Translate client requirements into technical specifications and solution designs.
• Design and architect technical solutions that are scalable, reliable, and cost-effective.
• Participate in pre-sales conversations with clients and internal teams.

About Us

VML & Ogilvy Japan GK was established in April 2019 as a partnership between Geometry Global and The Ogilvy Group to enhance our offering to brands in Japan in support of their business ambitions and marketing objectives. We believe in the power of creativity to drive meaningful change that delivers positive business outcomes. Now more than ever the ability for an agency to flex and adapt to clients changing needs is vital in the application of communications, brand experience, commerce and technology. Our blend of global and local expertise and marketing capability is designed to meet the challenges of today while setting our clients up for success from tomorrow and beyond. VML & Ogilvy Japan GK is a WPP company (NASDAQ: WWPGY)

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