Revenue Operations @ DealHub.io | CPQ, CLM & Digital DealRooms

I've learned from my experience in outbound SDR roles many techniques and mindsets that help me effectively reach out to cold leads at the executive level and create high-quality pipeline. 

My specialty is in Enterprise/Strategic segments and speaking with senior executives, especially via cold call. 

My thesis: today's outbound leads are tomorrow's inbound leads. 
Catch them early and you might influence the requirements, buying criteria, and which alternatives get evaluated. 
Wait and you might miss the train altogether.

Shalhevet Engelson

Program Director - Transformation | Remote Work Coach 👩🏽‍💻 | Scaling companies remotely & helping people land remote & flexible roles

I help organisations lead digital transformation and complex programmes.

Over the past decade, I've directed transformation portfolios worth over £500M, delivering end-to-end change programmes across IT, Supply Chain, Customer Experience, eCommerce, and Loyalty. 

My work spans software delivery, operating model design, PMO setup, platform migrations, and automation for global brands in FMCG, retail, automotive, technology, healthcare & beyond.

Alongside this, I've built a fractional, remote-first career of my own - consulting at senior level while travelling solo to 25+ countries. 

Today, I also share this expertise by coaching digital and tech professionals who want the same: senior careers with flexibility and growth.

🔵 Highlights
- Led a CX transformation, improving efficiency by 20% through Op model design.
- Delivered loyalty platforms driving 20% incremental revenue for major retailers.
- Directed a Salesforce + CMS migration, increasing customer conversion by 30%.
- Built a remote-first portfolio career while scaling partnerships and coaching.

🔵 What I Do
- For organisations: Fractional Programme Management for digital transformation.
- For professionals: Career Coach, helping you transition and succeed in remote roles.

🔵 Let's Talk
- Companies → Book a consultation on your transformation initiative.
- Professionals → Explore coaching to build your remote career.

Rita Batalha

Good news: Countless companies are still hiring remotely. So if you’re looking for a remote role, this post is for you 👋🏽

I've curated a list of remote companies, marketplaces, and job boards for freelancers and permanent jobs. It covers both the US and global markets, so there's something for everyone, regardless of where you're located in the world 🌏 ✨


✅ Marketplaces for Freelancers & Consultants

1. Business Talent Group - businesstalentgroup.com
2. High5 Talmix - high5hire.com
3. Kolabtree - kolabtree.com
4. Communo - communo.com
5. Truelancer.com - truelancer.com (South Asia/ Global)
6. HireLATAM - hirelatam.com (LATAM)
7. Workana - workana.com (LATAM)
8.Talenteum.com - talenteum.com (Africa)
9. AfriBlocks - afriblocks.com (Africa)
10.Ureed Recruitment - ureed.com (MENA)
11. Sribu - sribu.com (Indonesia/Asia)


✅ Remote/Flexible Job Boards:

12. RemoteOK- remoteok.com
13. Remote Week - https://www.remoteweek.io/ 
14. We Are Distributed - https://lnkd.in/er2rAfQm 
15. RemoteJobs.Ninja - https://remotejobs.ninja/
16. Remote Rocketship - remoterocketship.com
17. JustRemote - justremote.co
18. RemoteWoman - remotewoman.com
19. Himalayas - himalayas.app
20. Jobspresso - jobspresso.co
21. Dynamite Jobs - dynamitejobs.com
22. Remote POC - remotepoc.com
23. InclusivelyRemote - inclusivelyremote.com
24. Get on Board - https://www.getonbrd.com
25. DailyRemote - https://dailyremote.com


✅ Fully Remote Companies / Remote Search Filters:

26. ServiceNow - https://lnkd.in/eY9YMp-V
350+ remote roles; Hiring strongly from the US, Canada & Germany

27. Atlassian - https://lnkd.in/ekNRxAVb
250+ remote roles; Hiring from the US, India, Japan & Turkey

28. Coinbase - https://lnkd.in/eeYErAfK
250+ remote roles; Hiring from Canada, India & Singapore

29. Airbnb - careers.airbnb.com
200+ live & work anywhere roles (check restrictions)

30. Autodesk - https://lnkd.in/eDB6smQ7
200+ remote roles; Hiring from Canada, Colombia & Costa Rica

31. Circle - https://lnkd.in/eqTVg4Fn
100+ remote jobs; Hiring from Singapore, Taiwan & Ireland

32. Shopify - shopify.com/careers
50+ remote jobs available; Hiring from in APAC & EMEA

33. Pinterest - pinterestcareers.com/jobs
40+ remote roles; Hiring from US & Mexico

34. Bending Spoons - jobs.bendingspoons.com
40+ fully remote roles; Hiring from Italy, Spain & Poland

35. Storyblok - storyblok.com/jobs
35+ remote jobs; Hiring from UK, Australia & Germany

36. Lumenalta - https://lnkd.in/eBJq7brs
30+ remote jobs; Hiring from PT, CT or ET U.S. time zones

37. Nearform - https://lnkd.in/ed6Vs4cN
25+ remote jobs; Hiring strongly from India, US & Poland

38. Coderio - https://lnkd.in/ehw7iaPQ
25+ remote roles; Hiring from LATAM

39. Publitas.com - https://lnkd.in/eHD2hwGZ
10+ remote jobs; Hiring from Germany, US, Spain & FR

40. OnTheGoSystems - https://lnkd.in/eVRNJYwe
3 remote jobs; Hiring from EU, Africa or Middle East

Get ready to update those credentials and start applying. 

Happy job hunting! 🥰 

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Program Director - Digital Transformation | Remote Work Coach - Helping tech talent build flexible and remote careers.

If you're looking for a remote role at a high-growth startup, this post is for you. 8,000+ remote roles are live right now. 🌍 👩🏽‍💻

Fun fact: I joined the startup space this year after a decade in corporate. Best decision I made. Different pace. And a genuinely strong remote-first mindset.

So if you’re exploring a similar move into startups, here are 3 investment firms whose portfolio companies are actively hiring across the globe. 

Roles span product, engineering, marketing, operations, finance - you name it! Hiring across Europe, North America, LATAM and Asian markets. 


✅ Index Ventures
Backed companies like Dropbox, Revolut, Anthropic and Figma 
↳ 1,700+ remote roles
↳ Heavily US-focused, with opportunities across Europe & LATAM
↳ Strong hiring across Sales, Business Development & Software Engineering
↳ Entry-level roles available

🔗 https://lnkd.in/eQB95Y_K 


✅ Sequoia Capital
Early backer of companies like Apple, Instacart and Airbnb
↳ 2,400+ remote roles
↳ Hiring across the UK, US & Canada
↳ Strong demand for AI talent, Python & AWS skills
↳ Heavy focus on Software Engineering

🔗 https://lnkd.in/eNGqmNk3


✅ Andreessen Horowitz 
Backed companies like Roblox, Slack and Wise
↳ 3,900+ remote roles
↳ Hiring across North America, Europe, LATAM & Asia
↳ Strong demand for AI, SQL & Finance skillsets
↳ Key roles: Software Engineering, Account Executives & Product Managers

🔗 https://lnkd.in/eGRKYSKk


If you’ve been waiting for a sign to explore startup opportunities - this might be it. 

Best of luck. And remember - you’ve got this. ✨

One of the main reasons I switched to remote work is because it significantly reduces the microaggressions and discrimination that are often prevalent in physical workplaces, especially for Black women and minority communities.

In virtual settings, people are far less likely to say things like:
– “Cool hair. Can I touch it?”
– “You speak really good English… for a foreigner.”
– “You look too young to work here.”
– “I’m not racist. I have Black friends.”

In five years of freelancing and contracting, I’ve only been physically present in an office once.

During that visit, while waiting in a meeting room, I was told: “Sorry, this meeting room is booked - you can’t be here.” 

It was awkward, considering I was the new Programme Director. 🫠 

I’ve heard a lot in office environments. But I also know I’m not alone - and that others experience variations of this far more frequently and far more overtly.

These moments aren’t just uncomfortable - they are a form of gaslighting. Whether intentional or not, micro-aggressions reinforce systemic bias against historically marginalised groups.

This is why organisations cannot genuinely claim to be inclusive if flexible or remote working is not even an option.

Black people, women, and minority groups - in fact, everyone - deserve psychologically safe work environments, and remote and flexible work are fundamental to creating them.

Remote workers don't just want WFH - they want work-from-anywhere schemes.

There are plenty of reasons for location flexibility. Spending more time in your home country. Closing the distance in a long-distance relationship. Being there for family during a health scare. Reconnecting with old friends. Or simply working while travelling - and still delivering amazing work.

If that sounds like you, here are 5 companies hiring now with real WFA schemes or culture:

🟠 Social Discovery Group – Online comms platforms & investor
- Remote-first
- 35+ fully remote roles hiring from 9 countries, including Serbia, Argentina & Poland
- Fully remote with location flexibility (team of digital nomads)
- https://lnkd.in/eVrJ8yWS

🟠 CloudLinux – Hosting services
- Fully remote
- 15 fully remote roles hiring from Central and Eastern Europe & anywhere
- Work 100% remotely from anywhere in the world.
- https://lnkd.in/e2_ahAQf

🟠 Xapo Bank – Private bank for Bitcoin
- Fully remote
- 14 fully remote roles hiring from Asia, UK and anywhere
- work 100% remotely from anywhere in the world.
- https://lnkd.in/ekujRYUr

🟠 Appinio – Market research
- Remote-first
- 10 fully remote roles hiring from UK, Germany, Mexico and anywhere
- Work 30 days abroad if based in Americas or 180 days if based in Europe
- https://lnkd.in/epwUUkPc

🟠 Upsun (formerly Platform.sh) – Cloud app platforms
- Remote-friendly
- 2 fully remote roles hiring from Canada, Spain and Germany
- Work from anywhere up to 90 days & flexible PTO
- https://lnkd.in/enibuWkm

Explore these roles if location flexibility matters to you.

For work, for family & for yourself. ✨

So far in 2026, tech layoffs have impacted 52,955 people. If you’ve been affected, here are 30 free resources. 

The market has been tough. So over the years, I’ve collected a catalogue of resources - some helped me in my own career, others I saved in case I ever needed them.

Sharing them here in case someone needs them:

🤖 AI stack for Job searching & prep

1. Rezi - build structured CVs
https://www.rezi.ai/

2. Resume Worded - get instant feedback on your CV
https://www.rezi.ai/

3. Hunter io - find contacts
https://hunter.io/

4. Loom - send short intro videos
https://www.loom.com/ 

5. Oaki - find & match jobs faster
https://www.oaki.io/

6. InterviewsbyAI - prep interviews with confidence
https://interviewsby.ai/

7. Pitch - create slick slides for presentations
https://pitch.com/

8. hireborderless salary checker - get salary benchmarks
https://lnkd.in/ertQ7cwD


💬 Interview guides from remote-first & remote-friendly companies

9. GitLab -  Prep guides for customer support, infrastructure & more
https://lnkd.in/e4dVXBvw

10. Zapier - 
https://lnkd.in/eFm6wfCE

11. Buffer - 
https://lnkd.in/eEQvd2YP

12. Auttomattic - hire for developers
https://lnkd.in/ed9EssxH 

13. HubSpot -
 https://lnkd.in/eHFCwut3

14. Shopify -
 https://lnkd.in/eHW9qXZK

15. Coinbase - https://lnkd.in/ewp9Cu33

16. Atlassian - https://lnkd.in/eYCS8rDB

17. Semrush - https://lnkd.in/eRTqPBQe


📬 Newsletters for Remote Job Seekers:

18. No Desk Weekly -
nodesk.co/newsletter

19. Remote Jobs and You - https://lnkd.in/eU3xH_6c 

20. NoCommute - https://lnkd.in/ewaat93p 

21. LinkedIn - Radically Remote (stories, news & insights)


🌍 Remote Work Communities & Support:

22. Reddit - WFH culture & support
https://lnkd.in/e9wDYaBR

23. Slack Remotely Founders - Entrepreneurs & remote
https://lnkd.in/eKRyJAHt

24. Slack Rands Leadership Slack - Leadership & growth
https://lnkd.in/e2iisCC5

25. Nomads - Friends & WFA lifestyle
https://nomads.com/


👩🏽‍💻 Remote & Flexible Job Boards:

26. Remote Rocketship  remoterocketship.com

27. PowerToFly  
powertofly.com

28. JustRemote 
justremote.co

29. RemoteWoman  remotewoman.com

30. Himalayas 
himalayas.app


If you're navigating the remote job market right now, I hope some of these resources are helpful to you.

I know the search can feel overwhelming, but you've got this! ✨ 

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♻️ If this could help someone in your network, feel free to repost it.

➕ Follow me (Rita Batalha) for remote work & career growth insights.

I quit my job to get clarity. 5 years later and a fully remote career  - I think the pressure to “get clarity” is a scam.

The truth is, I thought I lacked clarity because my career was grounded in experimentation, fluidity and short-term bets.

I left a stable job. I moved industries. I worked remotely from Brazil to Jordan. I contracted and freelanced. I left again. I burned out. I launched a side hustle.

Some people thought I was directionless. Others thought I was brave.

The same person, same career - different interpretations of how “clear” I was. 

This is the problem with the concept of ‘getting clarity’: it’s vague and shaped by whatever definition of success we’ve absorbed.

So, instead of obsessing over whether I'm ✨clear enough ✨ about work & life, here's how I approach it now:

1️⃣ Practice pattern recognition.
↳ Looking backwards gives me evidence to build forward.

Instead of asking, "What's my big vision?", I look at the last 12 months and identify 2–3 patterns. When did I feel most like myself? What work & clients fired me up?


2️⃣ Define non-negotiables - then pressure-test the trade-offs.
↳ Short-term experiments to test my assumptions.

Most of us want the perfect overlap: high income, flexibility, no politics/stress. That rarely exists - all at once. So, I pick 2–3 non-negotiables for the season I'm in and test the rest. 


3️⃣ Let your metrics evolve.
↳ When the season shifts, my definition of progress shifts with it.

Some quarters are for growth. Others are for recovery, savings, relationships, or experimentation. Not every season is designed for scale or leads.


Clarity isn't something you achieve once and keep forever. It's contextual. It's seasonal. 

And it's completely yours - so move toward what feels aligned, even if it doesn’t translate into a neat LinkedIn headline.✨

Why I don’t want to return to the office full-time.

This isn’t avoiding work. It’s about reclaiming my life.

For the first time, I’ve experienced a life without compromise:

→ Work 5-8 hour days without burnout
→ Hit deadlines while working from 25+ countries
→ Finish at 5 PM sharp and pick up my niece by 5:30
→ Innovate from anywhere, free from fluorescent lights
→ Save €500+ monthly on commuting 
→ Grow my career without sacrificing health & happiness

For years, success meant sacrificing life: climbing the ladder, missing family, neglecting health, and accepting burnout as part of the deal.

But, remote work has shown me that productivity and flexibility can coexist. 

I can have a career and live intentionally. ✨ 

If companies can offer flexibility but don’t, it sends a clear message: work comes first, even when it doesn’t have to.

What are your thoughts? Can we reimagine work to prioritise both productivity and well-being?

5 years ago, I published my career pivot on LinkedIn. I had just quit my job, started freelancing and moved to Costa Rica for the Winter season.

Fast forward, I met people who became friends, built a community around remote work & got hired by clients I genuinely wanted to work with.

And somewhere along the way, this platform became the thread running through all of it - So here’s how I do it and what I’ve been learning so far:

✅ Fully remote & learning new rhythms
Moving from a high-intensity remote lifestyle to settling in France felt like a step back. In reality, it gave me something better: stability at home and freedom to travel on my terms.

✅ I work fast - but not alone
I’m not an AI-for-everything person. But I’m also not pretending I do it all alone.
I do the strategic heavy lifting myself and automate the repeatable backend.
I audit the work, track timing, and build systems around what’s predictable.

✅ Mess up, learn, refine, repeat.
Plans will fall through the cracks. Experiments won't always land. Assumptions will be wrong. That's not failure - that's data. Instead of spiralling, I ask: what broke, and how do I adjust so it doesn't happen the same way twice? Not every decision needs to be the right one. It just needs to move you forward.

Five years ago, I had no idea what would happen when I started writing in public. I still don't, honestly. But I'm grateful this platform gave me space to share all of it - the wins, the pivots, the full plate.

That's what makes it worth it. 🫶🏽

Since I went fully remote, I stopped hating Mondays.

Not because work got easier - but because life got more integrated.

Now, instead of jumping straight into emails, 
I step outside first & just breathe. 

Then I show up present for my remote teams & projects.

Because when I'm not frantic, they're not either.

So, here's how I start each week, leading teams where Mondays feel like a fresh start, not a burden:

1/ 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘀, 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝘀𝗸𝘀

→ Quick check-ins: for updates and connection.
→ "How was your weekend?" = as important as work Qs.

2/ 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 - 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗵𝘆 & 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲

→ Short update: what’s moving, stuck, and next steps.
→ Plan a virtual huddle to reinforce, connect & build trust.

3/ 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘄𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 

→ Audit workflows: Is async working or blocking us?
→ Monitor how habits impact culture during change.

Monday used to be about speed, rush & stress.
Now it’s about self-care & connection first.

Q. How do you kick off your week with intention?

Before we head into the weekend, here are some positive remote work headlines I gathered this week :

↳ A couple from Texas is building CoPlay, a $1.5M co-working space with built-in childcare for kids under 6 - so parents don’t have to choose between career growth and early childhood moments.

↳ M-KOPA, a fintech providing smartphone and e-mobility financing in emerging markets, raised $166M - and is now hiring 10 fully remote roles across Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana, South Africa and select EU markets.

↳ Sri Lanka has launched a digital nomad visa for remote workers earning $2,000/month - with extension options, expanding global mobility.

↳ Harvard Business School is offering its “Remote Work Revolution” course free online (2–3 hrs/week, self-paced) - focused on building trust and relaunching distributed teams.

↳ Despite Nigel Farage calling WFH “nonsense,” 69% of Brits still want remote work options - prompting City AM to label the attack “vibes-based politics.”

↳ Automattic is backing a paid AI literacy program at the University of Illinois Chicago for 80 students - building GenAI projects on WordPress, earning $1,000 and gaining job placement eligibility.


There’s a lot of debate about whether remote work is “ending.” 

But while some argue about it, others are hiring, investing, building infrastructure, funding education, and expanding access. 

That’s the side of the story I’m following. 🥰

Pivoting your career is risky. So is staying in one that drains you.

Committing to a 9–5 can burn you out. So could going all-in on contracting and freelancing.

There's risk in every direction. That's not the issue. The problem is pretending that one path is automatically safer - or braver - than the others.

I've changed direction plenty of times. Media to consulting. Permanent employment to freelancing. FMCG to automotive to tech. Big consultancies to startups.

Not one of those moves was a dramatic leap. Each was a deliberate shift - building on what came before, testing what might come next.

Before any career pivot, I ask myself:

→ Am I building on skills I already have - or starting from zero by choice?
→ Is this move expanding my options or narrowing them?
→ Am I pivoting all at once - or testing it in stages?

Gradual career pivots aren’t the timid version of brave. They’re what make sense when you’ve got rent, car payments, and responsibilities to think about.

And sometimes it’s about testing the move before making it permanent.

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