Lead Nurture & Response Manager

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in South Africa.

📋 Description

• Respond to affirmative replies from email, LinkedIn, and referral partners.

• Compose personalized and inventive follow-up messages.

• Re-engage prospects who have ceased communication.

• Cultivate relationships with companies that show interest but are not yet ready to hire.

• Schedule qualified meetings for senior sales leaders.

• Follow up after meetings, proposals, candidate submissions, and interviews.

• Keep precise CRM records, including next steps and follow-up dates.

• Utilize phone calls when a direct conversation can advance an opportunity.

• Identify urgent or high-value opportunities and escalate them as needed.

⛳️ Requirements

• 2–5 years of experience in SDR, business development, account management, customer success, recruitment, staffing, or another client-facing commercial role.

• Exceptional proficiency in written and spoken English.

• Strong background in managing warm or partially qualified leads.

• Ability to write authentically without depending on generic templates.

• Excellent organizational skills, persistence, and commercial judgment.

• Familiarity with email, LinkedIn, CRM, and sales-engagement tools.

• Comfortable engaging with founders, executives, HR leaders, and hiring managers.

• Willingness to work afternoon and evening hours in South Africa to support US prospects.

• Preferred experience in B2B SaaS, recruitment, staffing, HR technology, outsourcing, or global hiring.

• Inbound or senior SDR experience is preferred.

• Experience in nurturing longer sales cycles and reactivating dormant leads is preferred.

• Experience communicating on behalf of senior executives is preferred.

🏝️ Benefits

• Simera Professional Key (SPK), a unique key designed to assist in connecting candidates with employers, helping them stand out and secure the right match.