HireHawk is hiring a Lead Generation & Outreach Specialist to drive early-stage sales activities in the construction industry. This role focuses on filling the pipeline through strategic lead generation, automated outreach campaigns, and follow-up calls to support the founder by sourcing qualified prospects and booking meetings.
What You'll Do
- Generate and qualify high-potential prospects through strategic lead sourcing and research
- Build and manage automated cold outreach campaigns across email and LinkedIn platforms
- Execute targeted cold calling sequences to follow up on outreach and nurture prospects
- Schedule and coordinate qualified meetings for the founder to maximize conversion opportunities
- Maintain accurate CRM updates and track outreach performance metrics to optimize campaign effectiveness
- Research and identify potential leads through various channels
- Develop and execute outbound prospecting strategies
- Qualify inbound and outbound leads based on defined criteria
- Maintain and update CRM systems with accurate lead information
- Schedule meetings and hand off qualified leads to the sales team
- Collaborate with marketing and sales to align messaging and targeting strategies
- Track, analyze, and report on lead generation metrics and performance
- Continuously optimize outreach strategies to improve conversion rates
What We're Looking For
- 1–3+ years experience in Sales Development, Lead Generation, or Appointment Setting
- Experience with cold outreach including email, LinkedIn, and cold calling
- Experience running automation campaigns
- Proficient with CRM systems
- Familiar with outbound automation tools
- Ability to source leads using LinkedIn Sales Navigator, Apollo, ZoomInfo, and similar tools
- Basic data management and list-building skills
- Comfortable using dialers and cold-calling platforms
- Strong written communication skills for cold outreach
- Confident phone presence for engaging prospects directly
- Highly organized, process-driven, and results-oriented with a strong focus on metrics and performance
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
- Cost-conscious and efficiency-minded approach
Nice to Have
- Prior experience supporting founders or small ventures
Technical Stack
- Outreach Automation: Apollo, Instantly, Lemlist, Smartlead
- CRM: HubSpot, Salesforce, Pipedrive
- Lead Sourcing: LinkedIn Sales Navigator, ZoomInfo
Team & Environment
You will be supporting the founder directly in this role.
Benefits & Compensation
- Access to a $200K+ perk marketplace with discounts on 150+ global services
- Option to withdraw up to 50% of approved earnings before payday
- Compensation: $500 - $750/month
Work Mode
This is a remote position open to candidates in South Africa.
HireHawk is passionate about helping candidates grow their careers while supporting clients with reliable, remote-ready talent that makes an impact from day one.
