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100 of the Most Surprising Flexible Jobs, Past and Present
There are a lot of perceptions of what work from home jobs and other flexible jobs can be, and quite honestly, most of them are outdated. We compiled this list of 100 of the Most Surprising Flexible Jobs, Past and Present, in order to help showcase that flexible work - meaning remote, freelance, part-time, flexible, and alternative schedule jobs - offers far more viable professional options than most people tend to realize.
50 of the Most Surprising Flexible Jobs are current active job postings, and then you can also switch to see 50 of the Most Surprising Flexible Jobs ever found by our researchers (in our 10+ years of researching!).
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- Hybrid Remote Work
- Full-Time
- Employee
- Atlanta, GA
Develop new business leads and enhance existing relationships for a family fintech company. Strategize with team members to improve sales development process and conduct best practices with email, phone, and social drips to connect with new prospects.
- Hybrid Remote Work
- Full-Time
- Employee
- Okemos, MI
Participate in requirements and design sessions. Develop and implement new system components using business intelligence software. Track and document system defects. Recommend improvements to design and programming standards.
- Hybrid Remote Work
- Full-Time
- Employee
- Alexandria, VA
Work closely with Account Managers to handle customer requests for digital/CTV campaign planning and activation. Support customer strategy by preparing audience insights data. Prepare performance reports and monitor campaign performance with the Adve...
- 100% Remote Work
- Full-Time
- Employee
- Work from Anywhere
Monitor and analyze key metrics related to game performance, identify trends, and translate data into actionable ad monetization strategies. At least 5 years of experience in a role focused on ad monetization design and ad mediation optimization within...
- 100% Remote Work
- Full-Time
- Employee
- Work from Anywhere
We are hiring a Global IP Licensing Business Development Manager with gaming industry experience to close deals between top game studios and our expanding portfolio of IP holders. Must have 5+ years of experience in a sales, product or licensing role...
- Hybrid Remote Work
- Temporary
- Toronto, ON, Canada
Meeting clients, understanding business requirements, documenting and translating them into functional specs. Orchestrating backlog, prioritizing/updating requirements, writing user stories. Gathering and processing business info to clarify issues/re..
- 100% Remote Work
- Full-Time
- Employee
- Atlanta, GA
Research, identify, and develop new business opportunities. Build and maintain a pipeline of prospective clients, and manage the sales process from lead generation to close. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure customer success and satis..
- 100% Remote Work
- Full-Time
- Employee
- US National
Deliver services engagements, train customers on platform configuration, lead scoping of services, provide prescriptive recommendations, and work collaboratively with cross-functional teams to ensure successful delivery of onboarding services.
- Hybrid Remote Work
- Full-Time
- Employee
- A range of 195,000.00 - 235,000.00 USD Annually
- New York, NY
Design, maintain and improve databases for high performance and availability. Automate recurring tasks, troubleshoot errors, and recommend emerging technologies. Provide expert guidance and support to architecture teams.
- Full-Time
- Employee
- A range of 65,000.00 - 85,000.00 USD Annually
- New York, NY, or US National
Product Specialists field support calls, emails, and chats, locally resolving as much as possible. They will port tickets out to appropriate teams when needed and will retain their position as the customers point person through resolution. Customer...
- Hybrid Remote Work
- Full-Time
- Temporary
- Charlotte, NC
Develop, implement, and execute operational risk programs. Provide guidance and oversight on risk management. Promote risk awareness and maintain relationships with stakeholders. Stay updated on emerging risk management issues.
- Hybrid Remote Work
- Full-Time
- Employee
- A range of 71,000.00 - 130,000.00 USD Annually
- Dallas, TX
Handling and maintaining a diverse book of horizontal and vertical business, assessing client needs, negotiating with insurance carriers, developing client relationships, providing outstanding service and support, and analyzing quotes and binders to ..
- 100% Remote Work
- Full-Time
- Employee
- A range of 75.00 - 80.00 USD Hourly
- Pittsburgh, PA
Lead Azure deployment design and implementation for clients, ensuring seamless integration of products into PaaS cloud solution. Enhance cloud infrastructure monitoring systems to maximize client satisfaction.
- 100% Remote Work
- Full-Time
- Employee
- A range of 140,000.00 - 180,000.00 USD Annually
- Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela, Canada, Mexico
Lead projects with high technical complexity, mentor engineers, influence engineering strategy, uncover and eliminate architectural gaps, partner with product engineering, participate in on-call schedule.
- Hybrid Remote Work
- Full-Time
- Employee
- Alexandria, VA
Manage political accounts, guide customers on strategy, develop cross-channel plans, provide weekly reports, communicate customer needs to product team. Beginner-intermediate Excel skills required. Hybrid role.
- 100% Remote Work
- Full-Time
- Employee
- A range of 110,000.00 - 135,000.00 USD Annually
- Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela, Canada, Mexico
Collaborate on projects, mentor junior engineers, understand and influence multiple systems, participate in on-call schedule. Requires 3+ years of software engineering experience, React and Python Web Frameworks knowledge, and Cloud Deployment using ..
- Hybrid Remote Work
- Full-Time
- Employee
- Lehi, UT
Develop and improve customer relationship management tools using technology to streamline interactions, enhance communication channels, and improve lead scoring. Collaborate with cross-functional teams, conduct market research, and monitor performanc..
- 100% Remote Work
- Full-Time
- Employee
- A range of 73,800.00 - 98,000.00 USD Annually
- CA
Lead, mentor, and coach online engineers. Review challenges, propose solutions, and collaborate with team members. Develop and maintain game server code, perform load testing, and produce clean, efficient code.
- Hybrid Remote Work
- Full-Time
- Employee
- Kaunas, Lithuania
Enhance and nurture learning culture by handling training requests, organizing language courses, and facilitating new hires onboarding. Administer the current LMS and propose timely learning solutions. Partner with the L&D team to support team growth.
- Hybrid Remote Work
- Full-Time
- Employee
- A range of 103,700.00 - 153,500.00 CAD Annually
- Vancouver, BC, Canada
Lead a team of Technical Artists to develop content for future sports interactive entertainment programs. Provide feedback, mentorship, and guidance to team members. Collaborate with Art and Engineering to drive research and identify new workflows...
- 100% Remote Work
- Full-Time
- Employee
- A range of 116,279.00 - 149,435.00 USD Annually
- CA
Own high-priority initiatives to deliver amazing new features to players. Work with a team to conceive and plan feature investments. Troubleshoot issues and build consensus across diverse teams. Provide management and feedback to engineers, artists, ..
- 100% Remote Work
- Full-Time
- Employee
- Canada, or US National
Develop and maintain backend services, APIs, and systems for a suite of business management tools. Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders, uphold best practices, and mentor team members. Work with Ruby, Kotlin, GRPC, and Postgres.
- Hybrid Remote Work
- Full-Time
- Employee
- A range of 60,000.00 - 60,000.00 GBP Annually
- Wales, United Kingdom
Support the Growth Officer in sales by landing new business leads, developing go-to-market propositions, enhancing Target's reputation, and building relationships with decision makers in the financial services sector.
- 100% Remote Work
- Full-Time
- Employee
- Ottawa, ON, Canada
Develop and implement ML models and algorithms to solve complex problems. Collaborate with Data and Engineering teams to build necessary ML infrastructure. Identify opportunities for AI/ML to solve problems for practitioners and patients.
- 100% Remote Work
- Full-Time
- Employee
- Sydney, Australia
Solutions Engineer will provide technical leadership throughout the inside sales process. You will be a trusted solution and technical advisor during the sales process and provide expertise that ensures successful Smartsheet deployment and adoption.
- 100% Remote Work
- Full-Time
- Employee
- A range of 248,500.00 - 306,100.00 USD Annually
- New York, NY
Lead the analysis of corporate loss and loss expense reserves on a quarterly basis. Communicate reserve analysis and direction to the Board of Directors and external parties. Prepare annual statements and reports. Collaborate with Claims leadership a..
- Full-Time
- Employee
- Nashville, TN
Completes ad hoc projects requiring data compilation and integrity. Ensures the accuracy, completeness, and reliability of calculations through data validation and reconciliation processes; Identifies and resolves data inconsistencies or variances.
- 100% Remote Work
- Full-Time
- Employee
- Ann Arbor, MI
Maintain trauma registry database, analyze data, produce reports, collaborate with internal and external stakeholders. RHIT certification and 2 years' experience as a Trauma Registrar required. Strong computer skills necessary. Full-time position.
- 100% Remote Work
- Full-Time
- Employee
- Tijuana, Mexico
Develop and improve manufacturing partners processes, establish control plans, resolve non-conformances, and collaborate with other team members to standardize best practices. Represent the voice of the customer and maintain contact with partners.
- Hybrid Remote Work
- Full-Time
- Employee
- A range of 85,000.00 - 105,000.00 USD Annually
- New York, NY
Generate revenue by landing new customers in the enterprise segment. Run the full sales cycle, build account plans, and identify top targets. Present and sell to Director-level and above, expanding Synthesia's footprint within existing enterprise cus..
- Hybrid Remote Work
- Full-Time
- Employee
- A range of 65,000.00 - 85,000.00 USD Annually
- New York, NY
Responsible for running the full sales cycle with mid-market customers, including cold outreach and closing deals. Build and manage own pipeline, qualify opportunities, present and sell to Director level and above, and collaborate with teams to...
- Hybrid Remote Work
- Full-Time
- Employee
- Mexico City, Mexico
Build and nurture relationships with partners, ensure partners' objectives are met, gain understanding of partners' business goals, advise on media strategies, present complex solutions, pitch new performance products.
- Hybrid Remote Work
- Employee
- Dublin, Ireland
Drive business growth and expansion efforts in the Nordic market by cultivating strategic relationships with C-level executives, partners, and advertisers. Provide guidance on media strategies, campaign optimization, and product knowledge to achieve ..
- Hybrid Remote Work
- Full-Time
- Employee
- Mexico City, Mexico
Retain, grow, and diversify partner value. Orchestrate internal support for clients and agencies. Track, analyze, and communicate key metrics and trends. Present tailored digital media strategies to partners.
- Hybrid Remote Work
- Full-Time
- Employee
- A range of 222,480.00 - 267,000.00 USD Annually
- Morristown, NJ
Translate brand strategy into payer and patient services collateral. Develop patient services material and pull-through collateral. Align and share customer insights to strengthen value proposition and ensure optimal access.
- Hybrid Remote Work
- Full-Time
- Employee
- London, United Kingdom
Lead the development and execution of a full-funnel growth strategy, optimize marketing efforts through data analysis, and drive process development and account-based marketing to support company growth.
- Hybrid Remote Work
- Full-Time
- Employee
- London, United Kingdom
Independently investigate and prevent fraudulent financial transactions, review fraud trends, analyze customer transactions, provide recommendations for improvement, prepare reports, and stay updated on ongoing fraud trends.
- Hybrid Remote Work
- Full-Time
- Employee
- North Bethesda, MD, Lexington, KY
Lead UX strategy, coach and develop a team of UX professionals, advocate for user-centered practices, partner with CPO and CTO to transform product teams, prioritize cross-functional objectives, and guide quarterly planning process.
- Hybrid Remote Work
- Full-Time
- Employee
- Chicago, IL, Downers Grove, IL
Manage, develop, and maintain relationships with assigned providers. Assign responsibilities to team members and provide training and counseling.
- Hybrid Remote Work
- Full-Time
- Employee
- A range of 70,000.00 - 80,000.00 USD Annually
- Rocky Hill, CT
Maintain network and systems, update software and patching, provide technical support and troubleshoot for staff members. Bachelor's degree and 1+ years' hands-on IT Systems Administration experience required.
- 100% Remote Work
- Full-Time
- Employee
- Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Egypt, Israel, Kenya, Lebanon, Luxembourg, Malta, Nigeria, Oman, Qatar, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, South Africa, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom
Develop and execute go-to-market strategy for platform offering. Identify and establish relationships with key corporate representatives. Drive sales process from sourcing to contracting. Build industry knowledge and expand customer footprint.
- 100% Remote Work
- Full-Time
- Employee
- Charlotte, NC
Establish and deepen trusted advisor relationships with customers, strategically penetrate new lines of business, collaborate with internal teams and partners to generate revenue goals, stay ahead of industry trends.
- 100% Remote Work
- Full-Time
- Employee
- Boston, MA
Establish trusted advisor relationships with customers, penetrate new lines of business, work with senior stakeholders to create solutions and drive adoption. Need 15+ years of enterprise sales experience and domain expertise in financial services or..
- 100% Remote Work
- Full-Time
- Employee
- Jersey City, NJ
Establish and deepen trusted advisor relationships with customers, guide customers on maximizing usage, strategically penetrate new lines of business, collaborate with internal teams and partners to generate revenue goals.
- 100% Remote Work
- Full-Time
- Employee
- Spain
Lead and manage multiple tech teams, provide guidance and support to achieve project goals. Act as technical expert, ensuring adherence to best practices. Develop strategic plans to drive technological advancements and meet business objectives.
- Hybrid Remote Work
- Full-Time
- Employee
- Dresher, PA
Provide expert insight and product information to financial professionals, grow and manage territory profitability, utilize virtual technologies to cultivate relationships, and help individuals find tangible solutions to their financial needs.
- Hybrid Remote Work
- Full-Time
- Employee
- Rockford, IL
Lead assigned Value Stream(s) for production planning, supply chain, production, quality, and logistics. Manage direct reports, oversee Manufacturing Transition and Build Plan creation and maintenance. Formulate business plans and proposals based on ...
- Hybrid Remote Work
- Full-Time
- Employee
- port richey, FL
Manage global design proposal process, provide engineering design and qualification estimates, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and tailor technical proposals for regional content. Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering required.
- 100% Remote Work
- Full-Time
- Employee
- Ireland
Design, execute, and optimize data-driven demand generation & ABM campaigns. Lead cross-functional tactical planning and alignment between Go-to-Market teams. Collaborate with teams to ensure execution, measurement, reporting, and results of marketin..
- No Remote Work
- Full-Time
- Employee
- Ramsey, MN
Coordinate outside contractors and service providers for repair, maintenance, and improvement projects. Process claims related to property and damage. Manage facility contracts and statements of work. Maintain facilities department documentation and ..