Senior Principal, Technical Program Management (Research & Development)

Twilio

Remote

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Work type
Remote
Location
Remote
Salary
$199,280–$249,100 / yr
Posted
84 days ago
Closes
Sep 7, 2026

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Salary context

Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $193k
This role $224k
$130k most similar roles pay here $264k

This role pays more than 77% of similar roles. Most pay $165,000–$221,450 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $224k versus about $193k for comparable roles.

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About Twilio

Twilio is a cloud communications platform that provides APIs and software, allowing developers to embed voice, messaging, video, and email functionalities directly into their applications.

Twilio currently has 21 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $155,520–$175,245 across 20 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior Principal, Technical Program Management (Research & Development)

Join Twilio's Research & Development team as a Senior Principal Technical Program Manager, leading strategic and complex programs that drive significant business impact across engineering and product organizations. You will orchestrate technical strategies, manage systemic complexity, and serve as the primary technical point of contact for SVPs on mission-critical initiatives. Responsibilities include architecting end-to-end execution frameworks, ensuring alignment between interdependent product suites, and defining systems of accountability to elevate cross-functional team interactions. Ideal candidates have over 12 years of experience in high-growth environments, deep expertise in cloud-scale infrastructure, API-first design, and distributed systems, and the ability to influence technical direction at senior levels. Experience with global-scale communications or leading large-scale transformations is highly desired.

What you'll do

  • Orchestrate technical strategy and multi-year roadmap for high-impact programs.
  • Architect end-to-end execution framework with global sequencing logic and governance.
  • Identify and resolve structural misalignment between engineering roadmaps.
  • Evaluate technical approaches, integration patterns, and operational risks.
  • Define systems of accountability for cross-functional team interactions.
  • Proactively integrate ecosystem-wide impacts into core technical design.
  • Mentor Principal TPMs and Engineering Leads to elevate execution maturity.

What we're looking for

  • Over 12 years of experience leading large-scale technical programs in high-growth software engineering environments.
  • Proven ability to influence and steer complex technical programs at the VP/SVP level.
  • Expertise in defining execution strategies for programs involving hundreds of engineers, identifying integration risks.
  • Exceptional skill in framing technical challenges into strategic business narratives for senior executives.
  • Deep technical knowledge in cloud-scale infrastructure, API-first design, and distributed systems.
  • Demonstrated success in building operational readiness frameworks using self-service tools across large R&D teams.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.

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