Opener (3-Month Contract)

🧘 Benefits:

  • Fully remote work environment – work from anywhere globally
  • A 3-month, full time contract role
  • Base pay plus commission 
  • Hands-on experience with SafetyWing's sales process and direct mentorship from the sales team

🚀 We look forward to hearing from you!
At SafetyWing (YC W18), we’re building a global social safety net for remote workers—simple health, insurance, and retirement products designed to replace national welfare systems. Our mission is to remove geographical borders as a barrier to equal opportunity and freedom for everyone. If we succeed, we believe this will be one of the most important tasks of our time.

🌎 About this Role:

We are seeking an engaging and energetic Opener to join our direct sales team for a 3-month contract and play a key part in driving Remote Health USA’s growth. In this role, you’ll work to bring in new accounts by connecting with HR leaders, leveraging your talents in research and outreach to help deliver top-tier benefits to remote teams across the United States.
💻 Your responsibilities will include:
  • Generating awareness and interest for Remote Health USA among companies with remote and distributed teams in the United States
  • Driving outbound prospecting through calls, emails and LinkedIn
  • Educating and developing leads to hand off to Account Executives (Closers)
  • Collaborating with the sales team to refine calling scripts and outreach approaches
  • Managing sales data with accuracy in our CRM and supporting marketing activities

🧪 We are looking for someone who:

  • Has experience in proactive outreach like outbound prospecting, sequences and cold calling
  • Is comfortable with a high volume of calls per day and doesn't get discouraged by rejection
  • Has excellent communication skills in English, both written and verbal
  • Is a continual learner, resourceful, detailed, and an autonomous worker
  • Is tech-savvy and comfortable using or learning CRM systems and calling tools
  • Is comfortable working hours that overlap with US business hours
  • Is available full time for a 3 month contract with an anticipated start date of August 24, 2026

😀 We like to work with people who:
  • Want to help build a global social safety net on the Internet.
  • Think for themselves instead of copying others.
  • Are willing to try new things, even with the risk of failure.
  • Are intellectually curious and open to new ideas.
  • Are creative and bold in the face of any problems.
  • Have strong integrity and do the right thing.
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