Junior Lead Generation Associate

Hey, you! Wanna become #OneOfUs? We are on the lookout 🕵🏻 for the next organized, research-savvy superstar to join our HKR team as a Junior Lead Generation Associate, working for a US-based luxury interior design client in identifying new prospects and supporting market expansion. 🇺🇸 Btw, HKR was remote before it was even cool! 😎 Remote Is Allowed, Encouraged, And The Norm. Now, And Forever. There’s Only One Catch, And It Comes From This Guy “Whatever you are, be a good one” – Abraham Lincoln. What you'll be doing?

• 🔸 Research and identify potential clients in the interior design world through social media, directories, and trade networks.
• 🔸 Send intro messages via email or text (using pre-approved templates) to pique curiosity and see who's ready to engage.
• 🔸 Qualify interest and flag hot opportunities for the sales team to follow up on.
• 🔸 Keep lead data clean, structured, and easy to work with inside the CRM.
• 🔸 Look into dormant or inactive accounts—see who’s still in the game and who’s moved on.
• 🔸 Collaborate with sales and marketing to fine-tune outreach strategies and align on the best targets.

About You

• 📬 You’ve got 1–2 years of experience in lead gen, research, admin, or inside sales.
• 📬 You’re a detective when it comes to online research—nothing gets past you.
• 📬 Your written communication is clear, friendly, and tailored to the audience.
• 📬 You live for structure—clean records, neat pipelines, and detailed tracking are your thing.
• 📬 You’re familiar with tools like CRMs, LinkedIn, and spreadsheets (or quick to learn them).
• 📬 Bonus if you’re into luxury, design, or interiors—you’ll fit right into the vibe.

Perks

• 💰 Fair market pay
• 🏋🏻 7card - national coverage for sport & wellness activities (Romania only)
• 🏥 A very inclusive medical insurance plan at Regina Maria (Romania only)
• 🏠 Remote, full-time job – work from the comfort of your own home!
• 🕐 2PM - 11PM schedule (with 1 hour of lunch break 🍕)
• 🥳 Start-up culture, young team, no egos, no BS

About Us ✨ At HKR, we're all about the start-up life—innovative and dynamic, not corporate and stuffy. We're on a mission to simplify global HR. ✨ Transparent culture, tech-savvy, and quick decision-making. ✨ Feedback fuels our growth, and we celebrate all wins. Meritocracy is our game; it's what you bring to the table that counts. ✨ Fantastic mix of US clients with more to come. ✨ We value ownership and getting things done. We ask, "How much did you care?" If you're passionate, you're nailing it. ✨ Ideal for creative minds who love contributing ideas and improving processes. ✨ Oh... and we don't waste time in useless meetings. Location 🧭 Based in Bucharest and Cluj, Romania, we're remote-first. Whether you work from home or pop into the office, we support what works best for you. Embracing change is who we are.