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Sales Account Executive

Somewhere

Fully Remote
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🇿🇦 SA Friendly: 1.0/1.0

🇿🇦 Hirezar Summary for South African Applicants

This fully remote full time position at Somewhere is open to applicants from South Africa. The estimated monthly salary is R25,900 – R29,600 ZAR. This role is suited for mid-level professionals. As a remote position, you can work from anywhere in South Africa — whether you're based in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban, or a smaller town.

Job Description

Account Executive

Location:Fully RemoteEmployment Type:Contractor or Full-TimeWork Schedule:Monday–Friday | 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM EST + breaks

About the Company

We are a fast-growing U.S.-basedtitle and escrow services companyserving real estate investors and professionals, primarily in the Michigan market.

Our mission is to modernize the title process by deliveringfaster closings, clearer communication, and a more transparent client experience. We operate with a lean, performance-driven mindset and are building scalable sales systems to support long-term growth.

This is an opportunity to join an entrepreneurial team whereresults, accountability, and ownershipare highly valued.

Role Overview

We are hiring astrong individual-contributor Account Executiveto support and scale our outbound sales efforts.

This role begins withhigh-volume outbound prospectingand quickly evolves into afull-cycle sales position, including discovery calls, presentations, follow-ups, and closing new business.

You will be thefirst point of contactfor many prospective clients and will play a direct role in driving monthly revenue growth.

This is not a passive inbound role.Success requires comfort with cold outreach, persistence, and strong written and verbal communication.

Key Responsibilities

Outbound Sales & Prospecting
* Execute daily outbound outreach viacold calls, emails, and LinkedIn
Execute daily outbound outreach viacold calls, emails, and LinkedIn
* Identify and engage decision-makers in the U.S. real estate industry
Identify and engage decision-makers in the U.S. real estate industry
* Research and target real estate investors, operators, and related professionals
Research and target real estate investors, operators, and related professionals
* Consistently hit daily and weekly activity KPIs
Consistently hit daily and weekly activity KPIs

Sales Execution
* Qualify prospects and book meetings
Qualify prospects and book meetings
* Conduct discovery calls and introductory sales meetings
Conduct discovery calls and introductory sales meetings
* Deliver clear presentations on company services and value proposition
Deliver clear presentations on company services and value proposition
* Manage follow-up sequences and progress deals through the pipeline
Manage follow-up sequences and progress deals through the pipeline
* Close new accounts and generate monthly order volume
Close new accounts and generate monthly order volume

CRM & Process Management
* Maintain accurate activity tracking within the CRM
Maintain accurate activity tracking within the CRM
* Log calls, emails, notes, and deal stages consistently
Log calls, emails, notes, and deal stages consistently
* Re-engage warm leads and previous contacts
Re-engage warm leads and previous contacts
* Collaborate with leadership to improve outreach messaging and sales workflows
Collaborate with leadership to improve outreach messaging and sales workflows

Success Metrics

Performance will be measured by:
* Daily outbound activity (calls, emails, touches)
Daily outbound activity (calls, emails, touches)
* Meetings booked
Meetings booked
* Show rate and conversion rate
Show rate and conversion rate
* Monthly orders received
Monthly orders received
* Revenue contribution toward OTE targets
Revenue contribution toward OTE targets

Ideal Candidate Profile

Required
* 3 - 6+ years of outbound sales or account executive experience
3 - 6+ years of outbound sales or account executive experience
* Prior experience selling into theU.S. market
Prior experience selling into theU.S. market
* Excellentwritten and spoken English(very important)
Excellentwritten and spoken English(very important)
* Strong phone presence and confidence with cold calling
Strong phone presence and confidence with cold calling
* Proven ability to handle rejection and maintain consistency
Proven ability to handle rejection and maintain consistency
* Experience using CRMs and sales tools (HubSpot, Apollo, or similar)
Experience using CRMs and sales tools (HubSpot, Apollo, or similar)
* Highly organized, self-motivated, and results-driven
Highly organized, self-motivated, and results-driven
* Comfortable working EST hours
Comfortable working EST hours

Strongly Preferred
* Experience inreal estate, title, escrow, mortgage, or adjacent industries
Experience inreal estate, title, escrow, mortgage, or adjacent industries
* Familiarity with U.S. business culture and sales communication standards
Familiarity with U.S. business culture and sales communication standards
* Background in high-activity outbound sales environments
Background in high-activity outbound sales environments
* Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply as part of team diversity goals
Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply as part of team diversity goals

Compensation & Incentives
* Base Salary:~$1,500 USD per month
Base Salary:~$1,500 USD per month
* On-Target Earnings (OTE):$3,000 – $4,000 USD per month
On-Target Ear

Tips for South African Applicants

Timezone Advantage

South Africa (SAST, UTC+2) overlaps well with European business hours and has a few hours of overlap with US East Coast. Mention your timezone flexibility in your application.

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Salary in Context

At R25,900/month, this role is on par with the average South African remote salary. The USD equivalent ($1,400/mo) benefits from the favourable exchange rate.

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Application Tips

Tailor your CV to international standards — use a clean format, highlight remote work experience, and include your English proficiency. Many SA applicants succeed by emphasising their strong work ethic and cultural adaptability.

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Load Shedding Preparedness

If you're applying for a remote role, having a backup power solution (UPS, inverter, or generator) and mobile data as a backup internet connection shows employers you're prepared for South Africa's infrastructure challenges.

About Somewhere

Somewhere is a company in the Recruitment & Staffing industry that hires remote workers from South Africa. They currently have 614 open positions on Hirezar. View all Somewhere jobs →