Appointment Setter (Remote)

simera-talent; San Francisco (CA); Remote; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Job summary

Simera-talent is seeking a proactive Appointment Setter to connect with prospects, qualify leads, and schedule qualified meetings for the sales team. You will initiate conversations, handle objections, and maintain consistent follow-up to generate qualified appointments.

The role requires excellent communication, strong organization, and the ability to work independently within a remote sales team. You will record activities in the CRM and strive to meet daily and weekly targets.

Qualifications

• Experience in appointment setting, telemarketing, or inside sales.
• Proven ability to qualify leads and schedule appointments consistently.
• Ability to work toward daily and monthly targets.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Remote work setup with reliable internet connection.

Responsibilities

• Contact potential customers through outbound calls, email, social media, and other channels.
• Introduce the company and services in a professional manner.
• Qualify leads and identify needs, requirements, and fit.
• Schedule qualified appointments for the sales team.
• Confirm appointments and follow up to reduce no-shows.
• Maintain active follow-up with not-yet-ready prospects.
• Handle questions and objections while staying positive.
• Record prospect information and activities in the CRM.
• Manage calendars and coordinate appointment times.
• Meet daily, weekly, and monthly appointment-setting targets.
• Collaborate with sales to transfer qualified leads.
• Provide feedback on objections and customer needs.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Active listening

Lead qualification

Objection handling

Calendar management

Tools

CRM software

Email platform

Video conferencing

Job description

We are seeking a proactive and results-driven Appointment Setter to connect with potential customers, qualify leads, and schedule appointments for the sales team. The ideal candidate is an excellent communicator who is comfortable initiating conversations, handling objections, and consistently following up with prospects to generate qualified meetings.

Responsibilities

• Contact potential customers through outbound calls, email, social media, and other communication channels.
• Introduce the company, products, or services to prospective customers in a professional and engaging manner.
• Qualify leads by identifying customer needs, requirements, interest, and potential fit.
• Schedule qualified appointments, meetings, consultations, or demonstrations for the sales team.
• Confirm scheduled appointments and follow up with prospects to reduce no-shows.
• Maintain consistent follow-up with prospects who are not immediately ready to schedule.
• Handle basic questions and objections while maintaining a positive and professional approach.
• Accurately record prospect information, conversations, appointments, and follow-up activities in the CRM.
• Manage calendars and coordinate appointment times between prospects and sales representatives.
• Meet daily, weekly, and monthly appointment-setting and activity targets.
• Collaborate with the sales team to ensure qualified leads are properly transferred and followed up.
• Provide feedback regarding prospect responses, objections, and common customer needs.

Required Skills

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills.
• Confident and professional phone presence.
• Strong active listening and lead qualification skills.
• Ability to engage prospects and create interest quickly.
• Strong objection-handling and persuasion skills.
• Excellent follow-up and organizational abilities.
• Strong time-management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple prospects and appointments simultaneously.
• Comfortable using CRM systems, calendars, email, phone systems, and other digital tools.
• Persistent and results-oriented approach.

Requirements

• Previous experience in appointment setting, telemarketing, inside sales, outbound sales, lead generation, or customer service.
• Experience making outbound calls and communicating with prospective customers.
• Ability to qualify leads and schedule appointments consistently.
• Ability to work toward daily and monthly performance targets.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a remote sales team.
• Reliable internet connection and a suitable setup for remote work.
• Professional, proactive, and target-oriented attitude.
• English proficiency is required if the position involves communicating with English-speaking prospects.

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