We are looking for an Upwork Lead Generation Specialist responsible for sourcing opportunities, submitting bids, and creating initial lead records for the Upwork sales funnel.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Opportunity Sourcing & Bidding
- Search and identify relevant projects on Upwork
- Select opportunities aligned with ICP and target deal sizes
- Submit bids using approved templates and positioning
- Customize bids when required to improve relevance
- Maintain steady and consistent bidding volume
2. Upwork Profile Operation
- Work with assigned Upwork profiles
- Ensure all bids align with profile positioning and services
- Follow approved messaging frameworks
- Maintain consistency across all bids and profiles
3. Initial Lead Qualification
- Evaluate incoming job posts for: relevance, budget signals, scope realism;
- Avoid bidding on low-quality or unrealistic opportunities;
- Focus on leads that can realistically convert into deals;
4. CRM Lead Creation & Handoff
- Create initial lead records in CRM (Pipedrive) when a client replies;
- Capture key context from the job post and bid;
- Assign or hand off leads to Sales / SDR according to process;
- Ensure clean and accurate data at the start of the pipeline.
5. Collaboration & Feedback
- Work closely with Sales / SDR team;
- Share feedback on: lead quality, recurring client needs, objections seen in job posts;
- Adjust sourcing and bidding strategy based on results.
6. Process Adherence & Discipline
- Follow internal lead generation and qualification guidelines;
- Maintain bidding discipline and consistency;
- Track basic activity metrics (bids, replies);
- Continuously improve targeting and efficiency.
Requirements:
- Experience with Upwork lead generation;
- Understanding of Upwork job search and filtering;
- Ability to evaluate project relevance and deal with potential;
- Strong written English;
- Attention to detail and consistency;
- Experience with CRM systems (Pipedrive is a plus).
What we offer:
📈Professional Growth opportunities:
- Ambitious goals and interesting projects;
- Regular & transparent performance review and feedback process;
- Possibility for both vertical or horizontal growth (in case you want to try a different path).
😌Comfortable Working conditions
- Flexible working hours;
- Provision of required equipment;
- Remote working model.
🎁Benefits program
- 18 working days of fully paid vacation;
- Free tax reporting support by our Financial department;
- Help with individual entrepreneurs’ questions and accounting support;
- Financial support and additional days off for various occasions (e.g. marriage, childbirth, etc.);
- Speaking Club to practice and improve English;
- Online sports activities to stay active and healthy.