Senior Program Manager, Disaster Recovery
Twilio
Job Description
Who we are
At Twilio, we’re shaping the future of communications, all from the comfort of our homes. We deliver innovative solutions to hundreds of thousands of businesses and empower millions of developers worldwide to craft personalized customer experiences.
Our dedication to remote-first work, and strong culture of connection and global inclusion means that no matter your location, you’re part of a vibrant team with diverse experiences making a global impact each day. As we continue to revolutionize how the world interacts, we’re acquiring new skills and experiences that make work feel truly rewarding. Your career at Twilio is in your hands.
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Hiring and how we work
We use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to help make our hiring process efficient. That said, every hiring decision is made by real Twilions!
Also, while we are a remote-first company, you may be asked to report in person on an ad-hoc basis for team gatherings, functional off-sites or customer meetings.
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See yourself at Twilio
Join the team as Twilio’s next Senior Program Manager, Disaster Recovery.
About the job
This position is needed to lead the disaster recovery (DR) program. This leader is responsible for communicating, developing, implementing, maintaining and managing the governance of the enterprise disaster recovery management (DRM) program. The objective of this program is to support product and IT systems' resilience and timely recovery, regardless of cause.
Responsibilities
In this role, you’ll:
- Lead the annual plan development, review, and executive sign-off lifecycle for critical product and non-product systems
- Actively integrate disaster recovery vulnerabilities, Service Readiness Framework (SRF) findings, and exercise gaps into existing risk frameworks to quantify, score, and systematically drive down operational risk across the company.
- Author clear program updates, annual compliance metrics, and formal responses to internal and external audit findings.
- Partner across the organization to support the execution of unified Gamedays and quarterly technical tests to ensure critical applications fail over predictably.
- Benchmark and audit actual technical execution against strict Recovery Time Objectives (RTO) and Recovery Point Objectives (RPO).
- Convert static, document-heavy continuity playbooks into clean, runnable-style procedures to optimize recovery coordination.
- Review and audit the independent business continuity and disaster recovery plans of high-exposure third-party SaaS vendors to proactively isolate and eliminate downstream single points of failure (SPOFs).
- Verify fallback processing environments, ensuring that automated remediation workflows are fully provisioned and mapped before disruptions occur.
- Serve as the technical disaster recovery authority during active live disruptions, seamlessly synchronizing recovery activities with existing tactical response teams.
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:
- Certification: Active Certified Business Continuity Professional (CBCP) designation required.
- Technical Domain Depth: Practical familiarity with cloud infrastructure platforms (AWS console operations), containerization ecosystems, database synchronization architectures, and centralized configuration directories.
- Crisis Competency: Proven experience leading technical response or recovery workflows during high-severity live outages alongside incident management teams.
- Communication: Exceptional verbal and written communications skills; ability to distill highly dense technical single points of failure (SPOFs) into clear, actionable financial and engineering risk metrics for senior security leadership.
Desired:
- Experience: 7+ years of dedicated technical Disaster Recovery program management experience in a highly scalable, cloud-native enterprise environment.
Location
This role will be remote, but is not eligible to be hired in CA, CT, NJ, NY, PA, WA.
Travel
We prioritize connection and opportunities to build relationships with our customers and each other. For this role, you may be required to travel occasionally to participate in project or team in-person meetings.
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.
Compensation
*Please note the salary range information provided applies only to candidates residing in California, Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Vermont, Washington D.C., and Washington State due to local requirements. Compensation for candidates in other locations will be discussed during the hiring process. Please note that hiring for this role is not restricted to the locations listed above.
The estimated pay ranges for this role are as follows:
- Based in Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Vermont or Washington D.C. : $116,960 - $146,200
- Based in New York, New Jersey, Washington State, or California (outside of the San Francisco Bay area): $123,760 - $154,700.
- Based in the San Francisco Bay area, California: $137,520 - $171,900.
- This role may be eligible to participate in Twilio’s equity plan and corporate bonus plan. All roles are generally eligible for the following benefits: health care insurance, 401(k) retirement account, paid sick time, paid personal time off, paid parental leave.
The successful candidate’s starting salary will be determined based on permissible, non-discriminatory factors such as skills, experience, and geographic location.
Applications for this role are intended to be accepted until September 20th, 2026 , but may change based on business needs.
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So, if you're ready to unleash your full potential, do your best work, and be the best version of yourself, apply now! If this role isn't what you're looking for, please consider other open positions.
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