SMS Activations Specialist

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The SMS Activations team helps Klaviyo customers bring SMS programs to market quickly, compliantly, and seamlessly. We are the go-to experts for guiding customers through every step of the activations process from coordinating with carriers and vendors, to troubleshooting issues, to ensuring codes are fully live at launch.

By streamlining processes, driving cross-functional collaboration, and advocating for customers at every step, we make it possible for businesses to reach their audience with confidence and on time. If you enjoy solving complex problems, navigating technical requirements, and helping customers succeed, this is the team for you.

About the role

As an SMS Activations Specialist, you’ll act as the project manager for each customer’s SMS launch. You’ll guide customers through activations, coordinate with vendors and carriers, troubleshoot issues, and ensure compliance with messaging requirements. You’ll proactively drive the process forward by setting expectations, following up, and holding stakeholders accountable, all while partnering with internal teams to optimize workflows and provide thought leadership on best practices.

How you’ll make an impact

In this role, you’ll:

• Drive the SMS activations process end-to-end, acting as the project manager for each customer’s launch.
  
  
• Hold customers and internal stakeholders accountable for completing required actions in a timely manner, proactively following up to prevent delays.
  
  
• Track milestones and communicate activation statuses clearly to internal teams and customers.
  
  
• Coordinate with vendors to facilitate new codes, migrations, and port-away requests.
  
  
• Troubleshoot activations issues quickly, escalating as needed, and ensure codes are fully live across carriers at launch.
  
  
• Conduct post-activation audits and coordinate resolutions with customers and vendors.
  
  
• Partner with cross-functional teams to improve workflows, processes, and efficiency for future activations.
  
  

What we’re looking for

You have:

• 2–3 years of experience (or equivalent) in a customer-facing or project management role within a technical or messaging-focused environment.
  
  
• Experience managing projects end-to-end and driving deliverables with multiple stakeholders.
  
  
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence and align cross-functional teams.
  
  
• With a proactive, hands-on approach, you take ownership and ensure accuracy in your work.
  
  
• Comfort navigating complex technical processes and troubleshooting issues for customers.
  
  

Nice to have

You may also bring:

• Knowledge of SMS and MMS processes, including short code activations, alphanumeric sender IDs, toll-free verification, number porting, and industry/carrier guidelines.
  
  
• Experience coordinating with external vendors and carriers.
  
  
• Excel expertise (e.g., vlookup, sumifs, table formulas) for tracking and reporting activations.

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Our salary range reflects the cost of labor across various U.S. geographic markets. The range displayed below reflects the minimum and maximum target salaries for the position across all our US locations. The base salary offered for this position is determined by several factors, including the applicant’s job-related skills, relevant experience, education or training, and work location.

In addition to base salary, our total compensation package may include participation in the company’s annual cash bonus plan, variable compensation (OTE) for sales and customer success roles, equity, sign-on payments, and a comprehensive range of health, welfare, and wellbeing benefits based on eligibility. Please visit Klaviyo Rewards to find out more about our Total Rewards package.

Your recruiter can provide more details about the specific salary/OTE range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

Get to Know Klaviyo

We’re Klaviyo (pronounced clay-vee-oh). We empower creators to own their destiny by making first-party data accessible and actionable like never before. We see limitless potential for the technology we’re developing to nurture personalized experiences in ecommerce and beyond. To reach our goals, we need our own crew of remarkable creators—ambitious and collaborative teammates who stay focused on our north star: delighting our customers. If you’re ready to do the best work of your career, where you’ll be welcomed as your whole self from day one and supported with generous benefits, we hope you’ll join us.

Klaviyo is committed to a policy of equal opportunity and non-discrimination. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, citizenship, national origin, color, religion or religious creed, age, sex (including pregnancy), gender identity, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, veteran or active military status, marital status, criminal record, genetics, retaliation, sexual harassment or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.