Outbound Lead Generation & Appointment Setting Specialist - 21349

somewhere; United States; Remote; USD 50,000 - 73,000; Full time

Job summary

somewhere is seeking an Outbound Lead Generation & Appointment Setting Specialist to join our remote sales team in the United States. You will own the top of the funnel, researching prospects, generating warm and cold outreach, and booking qualified appointments for the local team.

You will work with the Business Development Manager to build a proactive pipeline, maintain CRM data, and report on outreach volumes and conversions.

Qualifications

• 2+ years in outbound lead generation or SDR roles.
• Experience with high-volume cold and warm outbound outreach.
• Excellent spoken and written English with a clear, neutral accent.
• Ability to independently research and build prospect lists.
• Proficiency with CRM systems and general sales tools.

Responsibilities

• Research and build targeted prospect lists across residential and commercial segments.
• Conduct high-volume outbound calls, emails, and follow-ups to prospects and past customers.
• Gauge interest across service lines and qualify leads against criteria.
• Book qualified estimate appointments for the Business Development Manager and team.

Skills

Outbound lead gen

Appointment setting

CRM proficiency

English skills

US-based customers

Prospect research

Tools

CRM systems

Sales tools

Job description

Outbound Lead Generation & Appointment Setting Specialist

Location & Employment Details

• Remote
• Full-time, Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM US Eastern Time
• Reports to: Business Development Manager
• Compensation: [monthly USD + variable compensation]

About the Company

We are a well-established, family-owned U.S.-based home and property services company serving the greater Boston area for more than 30 years. What began as a single service line has grown, through acquisition and a reputation for quality, into a full portfolio of residential and commercial offerings — including cleaning, landscaping, irrigation, exterior maintenance, repairs and handyman work, property management, and detailing. Our growth to date has come almost entirely through referrals and repeat business, a testament to the reliability our clients count on.

About the Role

This is the first dedicated outbound role in our company's history, and it exists to build something we have never had: a proactive lead pipeline. For three decades, new business has come to us. We now have a large base of past and current customers — and a wider local market — that has never been proactively contacted about the full range of services we offer.

You will own the top of our sales funnel: researching and building prospect lists, reaching out to homeowners and commercial clients, gauging interest across our service lines, and booking qualified estimate appointments for our local team to close on-site. You are not expected to close deals or be a technical expert in every service. Your job is to open doors, spark interest, and deliver warm, qualified opportunities to the right person on our team.

Key Responsibilities

Lead Generation & Market Research

• Research and build targeted prospect lists across residential and commercial segments
• Identify opportunities to introduce additional services to existing and past customers
• Proactively recommend data sources, tools, and outreach strategies to strengthen the pipeline

Outbound Outreach & Qualification

• Conduct high-volume outbound calls, emails, and follow-ups to prospects and past customers
• Gauge interest across multiple service lines and qualify leads against agreed criteria
• Run structured follow-up cadences to keep opportunities moving

Appointment Setting & Handoff

• Book qualified estimate appointments for the Business Development Manager and division leads
• Provide clean, complete context on each lead so the closing team is set up to win
• Confirm appointments to minimize no-shows

CRM & Pipeline Management

• Log all outreach and lead activity accurately and consistently
• Maintain data hygiene and keep pipeline status current
• Track and report on outreach volume, conversions, and appointments set

Required Qualifications

• 2+ years in outbound lead generation, appointment setting, SDR, or inside sales, ideally serving U.S.-based customers
• Demonstrated success with high-volume cold and warm outbound calling
• Excellent spoken and written English with a clear, neutral accent and strong phone presence
• Ability to independently research and build prospect lists
• Proficiency with CRM systems and general comfort with sales tools
• Reliable availability during U.S. Eastern business hours

Preferred Qualifications

• Background in home or local services (solar, roofing, HVAC, pest control, remodeling, moving) or real estate inside sales
• Experience selling or setting appointments across multiple products or services
• Experience building outreach lists from scratch and sourcing prospect data
• Familiarity with U.S. small-business or homeowner audiences

Ideal Candidate Profile

You are:

• A proactive hunter who takes initiative rather than waiting for direction
• Resilient and unfazed by rejection on the phone
• Highly organized and disciplined with follow-up and CRM data
• Comfortable operating in a build-it-as-you-go environment without a perfect playbook
• Resourceful — you find the list, the tool, or the angle rather than asking for it
• Personable and trustworthy on the phone, able to build rapport quickly

Why Join Us

• Ground-floor role: you will help build our outbound function from scratch and shape how it works
• Stability: a profitable, family-owned company with 30+ years of steady growth
• Impact: your work directly drives revenue, and your results will be visible to leadership
• Growth: as the function proves out, there is room to grow with it