Customer Support Specialist

Because you belong at Twilio

The Who, What, Why and Where

At Twilio, our mission is to power the future of communications. We believe that a reliable and secure communication platform should be at the heart of every product and customer experience. Our growing customer-base ranges from individual developers to enterprises organizations who collectively demonstrate our communications platform to interact with millions of consumers daily.

Twilio is growing rapidly and seeking a rockstar to join our Consumer Trust Customer Support team, responsible for the products used to protect Twilio and its customers. Excellent customer service is one of the core values of our company and what our customers have come to expect and love about Twilio. You will function as the voice of Twilio to our customers and partners, employing empathy and technical expertise to guide customers through compliance actions, including investigations, suspensions, bans, and audits taken to protect the Twilio platform and our users.

Twilio operates a 24/7 support model so the ability to work weekends and holidays (as needed) is required.

Who?

We’re looking for a customer-obsessed support specialist with a demonstrated track record of going above and beyond to own urgent and high-profile issues and drive them to resolution. As a candidate for this role:

• You have experience working in customers interaction via telephone, email, online chat to provide support and information on an assigned product or service.

• A demonstrated history of customer focus and compassion, including the ability to communicate sophisticated issues to both technical and non-technical audiences.

• Proven time management skills, with the ability to work well under pressure, and are proficient at developing workflows to remain efficient at tasks while still following standard processes and procedures.

• Demonstrated ability to identify process and team improvements, and demonstrable experience to create and curate internal and external documentation.

• Experience handling critical issues effectively and efficiently.

• Experience in compliance, fraud, or abuse tooling or other rules engines and understand how to interpret reports is a plus.

• Experience in common enterprise OS’s (Window, Linux), basic scripting knowledge and markup languages (HTML, XML) is a plus.

• Experience with using industry tools to search databases, create custom queries, and generate reports - Splunk, DataDog, SQL-tools is a plus.

What?

As the Customer Support Specialist, you will:

• WEAR THE CUSTOMER’S SHOES: Demonstrate technical competency, situational awareness, and empathy to protect Twilio, our customers, and consumers through audits, investigations, and enforcement actions.

• BE AN OWNER & DON’T SETTLE: Handle ticket queues efficiently and effectively, help with triaging of P1 issues, and act as the primary owner of high visibility/impacting issues.

• WRITE IT DOWN: Provide regular summaries of major live issues, incidents, escalated cases, and process challenges. Keep customers updated and provide guidance on next steps.

• DRAW THE OWL & RUTHLESSLY PRIORITIZE: Identify ways to improve existing processes and procedures. Ensure Support SLAs and CSAT goals are consistently met and ticket queues are well managed.

• BE INCLUSIVE & NO SHENANIGANS: Play a pivotal role in urgent customer communications as a frontline member of our on-call team. Interact, collaborate and network with other teams in Twilio in your search for solutions that our customers need.

Why?

The Consumer Trust Support Team is central to Twilio's continued growth. Our mission is to prevent consumer harm by offering products and services that protect our customers and help them authenticate their users. We also ensure that every call, email and message that is made using our service is wanted, safe and legal.

Twilio is a company that is empowering the world’s developers with modern communication in order to build better applications. Twilio is truly unique; we are a company committed to your growth, your learning, your development and your entire employee experience. We only win when our employees succeed, and we're dedicated to helping you develop your strengths. We invest in weeks dedicated to tackling hard problems and creating your own ideas. We have a cultural foundation built on diversity, inclusion and innovation, and we want you and your ideas to thrive at Twilio.

Where?

This position will be located in our Australia or Singapore office. Around the world, Twilio offers great benefits and perks to support the physical, financial, and emotional well being of you and your loved ones. No matter where you are based, you will experience 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 that empowers everyone to do their best work 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.

Important COVID-19 Guidance (For candidates applying to roles in the United States):

To comply with Executive Order 14042, all Twilio employees working in the U.S. are required to submit proof of vaccination for COVID-19 unless they qualify for a medical or religious accommodation / exemption. Employees onboarded after January 4, 2022 must submit proof of vaccination or receive approval for an exemption prior to their Twilio start date.