Cold Email Outreach Specialist (Remote)

About the role

A client of Pavago is hiring a Cold Email Outreach Specialist to generate qualified sales opportunities through strategic outbound email campaigns. This is a full-time, remote position based in the Middle East, with preferred working hours aligned to U.S. client business hours. The role covers the entire cold email process, from building prospect lists and writing personalized outreach to managing deliverability, optimizing campaigns and qualifying leads.

Key responsibilities

• Research and build targeted prospect lists using tools such as Apollo, ZoomInfo, LinkedIn Sales Navigator and Crunchbase, segment by industry, company size, job title and geography, and verify contacts with NeverBounce, ZeroBounce and Clearout.
• Write personalized cold email copy, subject lines and calls to action, and run multi-step sequences of 4-8 touchpoints.
• Monitor campaigns daily and optimize them based on engagement and reply metrics.
• Manage inbox reputation and deliverability with tools such as Instantly, Lemlist, Smartlead and Mailwarm, rotating domains and inboxes and resolving issues proactively.
• Run A/B tests on subject lines, messaging and CTAs, track open rates, positive reply rates, bounce rates and conversion rates, and prepare performance reports.
• Review campaign replies, qualify prospects and route them to sales, keeping CRM records up to date in HubSpot, Salesforce or Zoho CRM.
• Keep campaigns compliant with CAN-SPAM, GDPR and CCPA, and maintain suppression and unsubscribe lists.

Required profile

• 1-2+ years of experience in cold email outreach, outbound lead generation, sales development or outbound marketing.
• Excellent writing skills, analytical mindset and strong attention to detail.
• Nice to have: experience with large-scale deliverability, understanding of DNS SPF/DKIM/DMARC, and experience supporting B2B SaaS, agencies or service businesses.

Required skills

• Hands-on experience with Apollo, Instantly, Lemlist, Smartlead and Woodpecker.
• Strong Excel or Google Sheets skills.
• Nice to have: familiarity with outbound automation workflows and CRM integrations.

The application process includes a phone screen, a short intro video, a recruiter interview, a practical assessment and a client interview. The role is performance-driven, with success measured by open rates, reply rates, low bounce rates and growth in the qualified outbound pipeline.