We are looking for a dynamic and driven Sales Operations Specialist to be the frontline voice of a fast growing in-home services marketplace in key Los Angeles neighborhoods, including Central LA and Silicon Beach (Santa Monica to Playa Vista). This is a field based role focused on generating leads, delivering in-person sales pitches, and kicking off the onboarding process with local service providers. If you are scrappy, people focused, and energized by building something new in your own community, this role is for you.
What You'll Do- Identify and connect with potential service providers in person, sourcing through online research, cold calling, community engagement, and local networking.
- Deliver persuasive in-person conversations that showcase our services and offerings, converting interest into new provider sign-ups.
- Partner with cross-functional teams to facilitate the initial onboarding of new providers, making sure they are well informed and set up for success.
- Gather insights from prospective providers and the local community to inform sales strategies and improve our offerings.
- 3 to 5 years of experience in sales, partnerships, or community engagement.
- Exceptional interpersonal skills, with comfort cold calling and initiating conversations in a variety of formats.
- A curious and scrappy mindset, with an eagerness to proactively test new tactics and approaches to source and close leads.
- Highly organized, with the ability to manage multiple conversations and leads across various platforms.
- A clear and positive communicator, both verbally and in writing, with an authentic voice.
- Familiarity with social platforms such as Facebook Groups, Reddit, and Nextdoor for community engagement and lead generation.
- Experience working with or a strong understanding of small business owners, service providers, hosts, or side hustlers.
- Passion for creating economic opportunity and a sense of belonging within local communities.
Key Details
Start Date: June, 2026
Contract Duration: Approximately 3 months, running from June 30, 2026 through September 30, 2026, with the possibility of extension or conversion based on performance and business need.
Schedule: Full time, 40 hours per week across 5 days. Candidates should be available during standard business hours in the Pacific time zone.
Location: Los Angeles, California. This is a field based role covering Central LA and Silicon Beach (Santa Monica to Playa Vista). Candidates must be local to the LA area.
Compensation: $25 to $35 per hour, depending on experience.
Skills Required
- 3 to 5 years of experience in sales, partnerships, or community engagement.
- Comfort with cold calling and initiating conversations across formats; exceptional interpersonal skills.
- Proactive, scrappy mindset with willingness to test new tactics to source and close leads.
- Highly organized with ability to manage multiple conversations and leads across platforms.
- Clear and positive verbal and written communicator.
- Local to Los Angeles and able to work field-based across Central LA and Silicon Beach.
- Available full time during standard Pacific Time business hours.
- Familiarity with Facebook Groups, Reddit, Nextdoor for community engagement and lead gen.
- Experience working with or understanding small business owners, service providers, hosts, or side hustlers.
- Passion for creating economic opportunity and community belonging.
What We Do
Maleda Tech is a global contingent workforce solutions provider that offers Employer of Record (EOR) and Managed Service Provider (MSP) services. The company specializes in connecting highly skilled IT professionals from the US and Africa with clients, operating as a minority-owned business enterprise. They focus on building and fixing contingent workforce programs for companies across three continents, leveraging a diverse, global talent pool to meet technical staffing needs.
