Hi, I'm Sajira Hafejee โ a results-driven Cold Calling & Lead Generation Specialist with over 15 years of experience in Sales, Telemarketing, Customer Service, and Data Research.
I help businessesโespecially real estate professionals, agencies, and B2B service providersโboost their pipeline, close more deals, and deliver exceptional customer experiences. Iโve supported dozens of U.S.-based companies by leading sales initiatives, generating high-quality leads, and managing customer support operations.
๐ผ What I Offer:
๐น Sales & Telemarketing
โข Real Estate Cold Calling (FSBO, Expireds, Absentee Owners)
โข Lead Generation & Appointment Setting
โข Outbound Sales & Client Acquisition
โข Product Marketing & Upselling
โข B2B & B2C Phone Outreach
โข CRM Data Entry and Call Notes (Podio, REsimpli, Zoho, Salesforce)
๐น Customer Support & CX Management
โข Inbound & Outbound Support
โข Customer Care & Help Desk Solutions
โข Issue Resolution & Ticket Management
โข Customer Retention & Loyalty Building
โข Live Chat & Email Support
๐น Lead Generation & Data Research
โข Targeted List Building (Industry + Location)
โข LinkedIn Lead Prospecting & Sourcing
โข Email List Creation & Validation
โข Business Directory Scraping (Yelp, YellowPages, Crunchbase)
โข Market Research & Data Entry
๐น Call Center & CRM Operations
โข BPO Call Center Team Building
โข Managing Sales & Customer Service Teams
โข Talent Hiring for Call Center Roles
โข CRM Setup, Management & Reporting (HubSpot, Go High Level, Zoho)
โ Why Clients Choose Me:
โ 15+ Years of Experience in Sales & Support
โ Strong U.S. Real Estate Market Knowledge
โ Fluent English with Clear Communication
โ Goal-Oriented, Organized & Reliable
โ Trusted by Companies in Real Estate, SaaS, Marketing & More
Whether you need someone to make 100+ cold calls/day, build a qualified lead list, or run your support desk efficiently, I'm the professional who gets results.
๐ฉ Letโs connect today and discuss how I can help you grow your business!
B2B Marketing
Telemarketing
Communications
Cold Calling
Scheduling
B2B Lead Generation
Outbound Sales
Inbound Marketing
Digital Marketing Management
Customer Satisfaction Research
Customer Onboarding
Real Estate Acquisition
Data Entry
Lead Generation
Data Scraping
Inna K.
Mount Albert, Canada
$35/hr
5.0
29 jobs
Helping North American startups close the 82% "AI Value Gap." I don't just manage tickets; I audit the "Verification Tax" and re-architect AI operations to ensure they deliver measurable Net Liquid ROI.
Most teams arenโt slowโtheir overhead is. I am a Senior Product & Delivery Lead with 9+ years in PM/Product roles and 20+ years in Business Operations. I bridge the gap between high-level vision and technical execution, focusing ruthlessly on prioritizing value and removing friction.
Recent Hands-on Innovation:
To stay at the cutting edge, I build. I recently developed a functional AI Readiness Assessment MVP from scratch (Next.js + Gemini API + Supabase) to prove that complex product hypotheses can be validated in hours, not weeks. I bring this "bias toward shipping" to every team I lead.
What I bring to your project:
Operational Audit & ROI: I identify the "Verification Tax"โthe hidden 40% of productivity lost to manual rework of AI outputsโand implement governance layers to reclaim that margin.
Product Ownership Mindset: I map the productโs current state and identify high-impact roadmap items using RICE/MoSCoW frameworks, ensuring every feature serves the P&L.
Execution Discipline: I lead structured delivery across distributed teams (5โ25 FTE) in EST and CET, ensuring zero ambiguity in decision-making.
Revenue Operations: I identify leakage in onboarding flows and CRM pipelines. One such intervention saved a prior client $320,000 in annual revenue.
Core Competencies
โข AI Product Strategy & Roadmap Ownership
โข Operational Architecture (Closing the Value Gap)
โข Agile Delivery (Scrum, Kanban)
โข Rapid AI Prototyping & MVP Validation (Next.js/Python)
โข Revenue Operations (Salesforce/HubSpot Optimization)
โข Stakeholder & Executive Communication (Board-ready reporting)
Selected Achievements
โข Revenue Recovery: Saved $320,000/year by leading a 10-day recovery of a failed SaaS product migration.
โข Product Delivery: Led the execution of a 3D VR learning environment (5.0 client rating).
โข SaaS Transformation: Coordinated the Agile migration of a 7-application ecosystem without service disruption.
โข Innovation: Top-10 Global Innovation Finalist among 1,000+ participants.
Tools & Tech Stack
Management: Jira, ClickUp, Asana, Notion, Confluence, Miro, Figma.
Hands-on Tech: Next.js, Gemini API, Supabase, SQL, Python.
RevOps: Salesforce, HubSpot.
Why Clients Work With Me
โ Top Rated Plus | 100% Job Success | 6,000+ hours delivered.
โ Product-First Approach: I prioritize ROI and user value over administrative ceremony.
โ Technical Fluency: I understand the full stack, helping me spot bottlenecks before they stall the project.
โ Canada Legally Work-Authorized: (Open Work Permit) | Comfortable with North American & European time zones.
If you need a partner who brings strategic clarity and a "get it done" mindset to your SaaS or AI productโletโs talk.
Project Management
Microsoft Power BI
Data Analysis
Scrum
Application Integration
Ecommerce
Agile Software Development
Digital Marketing
Jira
Waterfall
Python
Report
Data Integration
SQL
Data Modeling
Andrew T.
Montreal, Canada
$35/hr
5.0
97 jobs
Trusted by: Canon, Centrum, Cassey Ho, Stylophone, doTerra, Salus, and other world-known brands.
โก๏ธโก๏ธโก๏ธ Verified Top 3% Amazon Expert & SEO Copywriter on Upworkโก๏ธโก๏ธโก๏ธ
My name is Andrew - and I'm experienced in Amazon Brand Development, Product Descriptions, Marketing Strategy, Product Design, Copywriting, Editing, and Proofing.
In short, Iโm a professional in the art of developing and promoting your business.
โ๏ธ High-Conversion Amazon Listings
โ๏ธ Creative Writing - Make Your Products Wanted
โ๏ธ SEO-Oriented Content - Make Your Products #1 in the List
โ๏ธ In-Depth Competitors and Keywords Research & Analysis
โ๏ธ Content Creation: Title, Bullet Points, Product Description
โ๏ธ Design Creation: EBC/A+, Infographics, Logo, Storefront, and Brand Design
English
Product Description
Sales Copywriting
Copywriting
Branding & Marketing
Amazon Listing Optimization
Amazon Webstore
Amazon Listing
Food & Supplements
Amazon
Amazon Vendor Central
Amazon Private Label
Amazon SEO
Kindle Direct Publishing
Book Writing
Terrence B.
Calgary, Canada
$44/hr
4.5
256 jobs
Hey!
My name is Terrence, and I am a Marketing and Business Management university graduate.
I have over 16 years of experience and have been working digitally for the last 7 years handling many clients' accounts, from organic growth to content creation, copywriting, blog creation, SEO, and so forth. I specialize in brand awareness and new business development.
I have helped various companies transform their marketing efforts to the next level and demand the awareness and growth in ROI they deserve. I work very efficiently and love to contribute to projects creatively. I'm big on teamwork and communication, and I give everything I have into my projects, no matter the size.
WHAT I CAN CONTRIBUTE TO YOUR PROJECT :
1) SEO Optimization
2) Website Design
3) Email Blast Strategy and Build
4) Instagram DM Service
5) Instagram Growth, Engagement, and Maintenance
6) Facebook Maintenance & Growth
7) Strategic Planning
8) Sales Management
9) Marketing / Branding Design & Strategy
10) Logo Design
11) Account Management
12) New Business Development Strategy
13) Event Management
14) Advertising Video Commercial editing and Strategy
15) Market Research
16) Influencer Research & Outreach
17) Digital Ads Strategy
18) Engaging content with an effective call to actions
19) Teamwork ideologies
20) Sales funnels and Strategy
Why work with me?
โซ๏ธ I am professional, organized, and committed.
โซ๏ธ Constant communication - you will never be left wondering where your project is!
โซ๏ธ I can easily learn new things needed to do my job successfully.
I love working one-on-one with brands to build awareness through social media channels, growing a loyal audience that CARES about and SHARES your content, and honing in on your voice and mission. Once again, I value communication and effectiveness over everything else, so I am currently looking to take on 1 more social media client. If this sounds like a good fit, Let's connect and chat about your goals!
SEO Keyword Research
Graphic Design
Internet Marketing
Social Media Management
Content Strategy
Instagram
Social Media Marketing Plan
Content Management
Social Media Content Creation
Social Media Marketing
Brand Marketing
Vino Trevor S.
North York, Canada
$100/hr
4.1
27 jobs
I co-founded a deep-tech company as CEO and helped engineer its acquisition by Snap Inc. I now work with founders who are already building but stuck in misalignment they cannot see from inside the business.
Before anything else, three things are worth clarifying because trust is the product in this line of work.
First, my Upwork history looks different from my title. It spans hands-on sales execution: cold outreach, telesales, lead generation, and sales management. That was deliberate. I advise on revenue because I have done every seat in it, and I still take on select strategic sales and revenue leadership engagements where the fit is right. The execution years are not a past I am distancing myself from. They are the reason the advice holds up.
Second, my profile was inactive from February 2023 until April 2026. I was based in Asia, focused on post-transaction matters following the Snap acquisition, advisory roles, corporate innovation work, and startup opportunities outside of Upwork. I am now back in Toronto, and this profile reflects what the work has become: leading strategy, positioning, fundraising-readiness, revenue, and technology-scope projects for founders and operators.
Third, if you are making technology decisions, my role is not โdeveloper for hire.โ My experience comes from leading complex technical work from the business side. At the company Snap acquired, I owned the product vision and commercial direction while working alongside CTO-level technical leadership, translating deep computer-vision capability into a buyer-ready use case. That is the role I play in technology projects: defining the right problem, scope, commercial logic, and execution path before expensive build decisions get made.
Most execution problems are not really execution problems. They are wrong priorities, unclear positioning, a sales process that does not match the buyer, a technical roadmap disconnected from commercial reality, or a founder too deep in the business to see what is actually slowing growth. That is where I operate.
I am useful when a business has motion but not enough clarity. You may have leads, a product, a technical team, a pitch, or a list of projects, but something still feels off. The offer is not sharp enough. The sales conversation is inconsistent. The product vision is not translating into buyer demand. The founder is chasing too many priorities.
I help identify what to ignore, what to fix, and where to focus next.
I can help with:
โข Strategy and prioritization
โข Offer clarity and positioning
โข Sales process audits and restructuring
โข High-ticket sales strategy and consultative discovery
โข Strategic sales and revenue leadership
โข Founder and operator decision support
โข Fundraising readiness, raise narrative, and investor positioning
โข Technology project scoping and commercial validation
โข AI and automation project scoping and direction
โข Exit readiness and positioning for acquisition
A large part of my work is helping businesses communicate value more clearly. That can mean tightening the sales process, reframing the offer, clarifying the buyerโs desired outcome, or identifying where the customer journey is creating friction.
For high-ticket offers, I use identity-based framing ethically: not as pressure, but as a way to help buyers see whether a decision aligns with the direction they are already moving toward.
How I work: clear scope before we start, and named ownership on every piece of the work. If I am not the right person for something, I say so in the first conversation, because a wrong engagement costs us both more than a short call.
Relevant background:
โข Co-founder and CEO through the go-to-market phase of a deep-tech company acquired by Snap Inc.
โข Led product vision and commercial repositioning for complex computer-vision technology
โข Worked alongside CTO-level technical leadership through strategic acquisition
โข Founder of Soundboard.space, a principal-led strategic advisory and execution practice
โข 15+ years across sales, consulting, operations, and founder-led growth
โข IBM Global Services background in enterprise service operations, escalation paths, and structured client workflows
โข Experience with SMB, startup, service-based, enterprise, and technical founder environments
When an engagement needs technical build, AI integration, or infrastructure delivery, I bring it through my practice with named ownership and transparent rates. I lead the commercial and strategic direction. Technical delivery runs through a dedicated technical lead with a decade of production experience. You always know who is doing what.
Management Skills
Sales
Sales Strategy
Business Consulting
Financial Analysis & Valuation
Business Plan
Startup Consulting
Management Consulting
Business Strategy
Go-to-Market Strategy
Fundraising
Venture Capital
Pitch Deck
Mergers & Acquisitions
Competitive Analysis
Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence Ethics
Vasyl G.
Toronto, Canada
$40/hr
4.9
41 jobs
I'm an HR recruiter who turns hiring headaches into hiring wins. Need an IT recruiter who actually delivers? I've helped tech companies cut time-to-hire by 32-46% while improving candidate quality - not sacrificing it.
What I do as a Recruiter๐ฏ
As your IT recruiting and talent sourcing partner, I handle everything from LinkedIn recruiting to executive search. I'm a headhunter and talent acquisition specialist who fills engineering, product, C-level, and go-to-market roles for Web3, SaaS, fintech, blockchain, and cybersecurity companies worldwide.
My recruiter approach combines aggressive candidate sourcing with a systematic process. I function as your virtual assistant for recruitment operations - managing sourcing, screening, interview coordination, offer negotiation, and onboarding. This recruiter doesn't just send resumes and vanish.
Services & Recruitment Expertise ๐ผ
๐IT Recruiting & Technical Talent Sourcing: As your dedicated Talent Sourcer, Recruiter, HR and Headhunter, I build industry-specific candidate pipelines through advanced LinkedIn recruiting, Boolean search mastery, competitor mapping, and community infiltration. My talent acquisition strategies reach passive candidates your competitors miss.
๐Full-Cycle Recruitment Management: Beyond candidate sourcing, I coordinate interviews, conduct video prescreens, align stakeholders, and maintain weekly pipeline monitoring. Think recruiter + virtual assistant + HR partner in one.
๐Executive Search & Leadership Hiring: When recruiting senior talent, I bring headhunter-level discretion and sophisticated compensation negotiation. My executive search methodology targets CTOs, VPs of Engineering, Chief Product Officers, and technical founders with proven scaling experience.
๐Interview Calibration & Hiring Process Optimization: This recruiter builds standardized assessment protocols, ensuring consistent evaluation criteria across your team. Better interview-to-offer ratios through systematic talent acquisition, not guesswork.
Real Recruiter Results ๐
My IT recruiting and talent sourcing track record:
โก 46% faster hiring velocity for precision equipment tech company (3 placements)
โก 33% time-to-hire improvement for data security software firm
โก 32% faster closes for advertising tech platform
โก 21-day average fill time across concurrent recruitment engagements
โก Built a sustainable hiring infrastructure enabling 10x growth scalability
These numbers come from disciplined recruiter execution - aggressive candidate sourcing, relentless LinkedIn recruiting, and headhunter persistence regardless of market difficulty.
Technical Recruiting Specializations ๐
Engineering Roles: As an IT recruiter specializing in technical talent sourcing, I fill full-stack developers, blockchain engineers, protocol architects, DevOps specialists, security researchers, and technical co-founders.
Product & Growth: My recruiting expertise covers product managers, growth marketers, agile coaches, business development leaders, and go-to-market executives.
Executive Search: When you need C-level talent acquisition, I, as a headhunter, deliver, targeting leadership with proven track records in competitive markets.
How I Work as Your Recruiter ๐ค
I integrate as your embedded talent sourcer and HR Recruiter, not a distant vendor. You get weekly pipeline reviews, proactive problem-solving, and transparent candidate sourcing metrics. My LinkedIn recruiting, interview coordination, and offer management run seamlessly alongside your internal recruitment team.
As both recruiter and virtual assistant for recruitment operations, I handle the administrative burden - job descriptions, ATS management, candidate experience, hiring analytics - so your leadership focuses on evaluation and selection.
Why Choose Me As An IT Recruiter? โจ
Specialized Headhunter Focus: I'm not a generalist recruiter dabbling in IT recruiting. I exclusively serve tech companies competing for scarce technical talent. My candidate sourcing channels reflect years of relationship-building in specific communities.
Complete Talent Acquisition Ownership: You're hiring a recruiter who owns the entire process -assessment design, interview calibration, reference checks, offer negotiation, closing support. Not just LinkedIn profiles dumped in your inbox.
Speed Meets Quality: My talent sourcing balances headhunter urgency with thorough evaluation. Aggressive recruitment timelines don't compromise candidate quality. Every engagement maintains the same standard of excellence.
Long-Term HR Partnership: Post-hire, I support onboarding and provide replacement guarantees. This recruiter relationship extends beyond signatures into an ongoing talent acquisition partnership.
Ready to Hire Smarter? ๐ช
If your hiring velocity lags expectations, if candidate sourcing produces generic applicants, or if you lack a dedicated recruiter, let's fix it.
Your competition already has its recruiter advantage. Time to build yours. ๐ฏ
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