Australia’s sales recruitment specialists

Sales recruitment solutions for sales hires you just can’t get wrong.

Specialist sales recruitment for growth-critical hires. Since 2004, we have helped Australian employers secure proven B2B salespeople and sales leaders by giving the market’s best performers a reason to move.

  • Sales-only search firm
  • Mid-to-senior appointments
  • Australia-wide search

Proof, not promises

9,000+ Sales appointments delivered across Australian B2B markets
15 days Median time to a qualified, evidence-backed shortlist
92% Of placed candidates retained beyond 12 months
Trusted on critical sales hires by
  • Optus
  • Nestlé
  • Boral
  • Aussie Broadband
  • Viva Energy
  • Medpro
  • Hunter Douglas
  • Mainfreight
  • Now Finance
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Roles & sectors

Sector-wide specialists in sales recruitment. Nothing else.

We recruit the roles responsible for revenue — and only those — led by sales recruiters who know your market’s buyers, channels and sales cycles.

  • 06Sales and commercial role families, from frontline talent to executive leadership
  • 08B2B sectors backed by deep market and talent expertise
  • 22 yrsSpecialist sales recruitment experience since 2004

If the role carries a revenue number, we recruit it.
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Frontline revenue generation

B2B Sales

Professionals responsible for winning new customers, growing strategic accounts and generating predictable commercial revenue.

Example Roles

  • Sales Representative
  • Business Development Manager
  • Account Executive
  • Enterprise Account Executive
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Commercial leadership

Sales Leadership

Commercial leaders who shape sales strategy, build high-performing teams and create the operating discipline required for sustainable growth.

Example Roles

  • National Sales Manager
  • Head of Sales
  • Sales Director
  • Chief Revenue Officer
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Indirect & ecosystem revenue

Channel & Partnerships

Partner and alliance specialists who develop productive ecosystems, generate indirect pipeline and expand access to new customers and markets.

Example Roles

  • Channel Account Manager
  • Channel Manager
  • Partnerships Manager
  • Alliances Director
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Retention & expansion

Customer Success

Customer leaders responsible for onboarding, adoption, retention, expansion and the long-term commercial value of strategic accounts.

Example Roles

  • Customer Success Manager
  • Strategic Account Manager
  • Head of Customer Success
  • Customer Success Director
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The engine behind the number

Sales & Revenue Operations

Specialists who improve commercial performance through stronger systems, forecasting, analytics, enablement and sales process discipline.

Example Roles

  • Sales Operations Manager
  • Revenue Operations Manager
  • Sales Enablement Manager
  • Head of Revenue Operations
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First-in-market & regional growth

APAC Expansion

First-in-market hires and regional commercial leaders capable of establishing local credibility, building pipeline and scaling revenue across APAC.

Example Roles

  • Market Development Manager
  • Country Manager
  • Regional Sales Director
  • Head of APAC Sales
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Tailored recruitment engagement

The right sales recruitment approach should align with the impact and risk of the sales hire.

A one size fits all approach does not work in today’s business environment. The more senior or commercially important the role, the greater the cost of getting the hire wrong. That is why we increase the reach of our search, the depth of our assessment and the level of protection provided throughout the hiring process.

01 · Success-based

Standard Search

Everyday contingency recruitment for established sales roles.

Engagement
Contingency — no placement, no fee
Search
Advertising plus proactive candidate approaches
Role marketing
Professional role advertising
Best for
Roles with an active, accessible candidate market
3-month replacement guaranteeIf the hire doesn’t work out, we replace them
Discuss a Standard search

02 · Where 80% of our work happens

Priority Search

Our primary model — for mission-critical sales functions where an empty seat costs revenue every month.

Engagement
Exclusive, priority commitment
Search
Full market map & direct approach to passive talent
Role marketing
Opportunity Prospectus + produced role video
Best for
Mission-critical sales & revenue functions
6-month placement assuranceTwice the protection of a standard search
Discuss a Priority search

03 · Retained

Executive Search

Executive sales leadership for high-growth mandates — confidential and exhaustive.

Engagement
Retained — strictly confidential
Search
Exhaustive coverage of the leadership market
Role marketing
NDA Opportunity Prospectus — protected approach
Best for
Sales leadership & super-growth situations
12-month placement assuranceA full year of protection on the appointment
Discuss an Executive search

Not sure which model fits? We’ll tell you if a Standard Search is all you need.

See how we work
Role marketing · Candidate engagement

We make your sales opportunity hard to ignore

The strongest salespeople and leaders are already succeeding and rarely looking. Reaching them is only the beginning; you need to give them a compelling reason to explore a move. Every Search includes a bespoke Opportunity Prospectus, combining a digital presentation and role explainer video to bring your EVP, leadership, mandate and opportunity to life.

Built for one role Your business, leadership, mandate, market and earning opportunity, positioned specifically for a single search.
Designed to convert Created to engage proven performers who were not looking, rather than attract more active applicants.
Impossible at volume This level of role-specific positioning cannot be replicated through high-volume recruitment.
See how we market a role Included in Priority and Executive Search.
Built for one search
3C recruitment framework

A sales recruitment framework designed to secure top sales performers, not interview pretenders

Sales is one of the most challenging and riskiest functions to recruit for. Poor sales performers are often exceptional interviewers. Every search runs through the same three disciplines, so your decision rests on evidence, not audition.

01

Coverage

A shortlist that represents the market — not the inbox.

We map the relevant talent market and approach credible passive performers directly — so you choose from the market’s best, not whoever happened to apply.

02

Capability

Proven performance — not polished interviews.

We interrogate sales target history, revenue contribution and deal complexity before a candidate is recommended — the record, not the pitch.

03

Conversion

Passive talent secured — through offer, resignation and beyond.

We manage the candidate narrative, neutralise counter-offers and stay involved until the hire is safely made.

A placement is an event. A successful hire is an outcome — and we hold ourselves to the outcome.

Experience from your side of the table

We have carried the target, built the team and lived with every hiring decision.

Our sales recruiters and senior partners are former senior sales leaders. We have faced the same pressure to grow revenue, made hiring decisions in imperfect conditions and felt the commercial impact when those decisions were wrong.

Those experiences shaped the proven search strategies, assessment processes and safeguards we use today to reduce hiring risk and improve the return on every sales appointment.

John Lombard Managing Partner
John Lombard, Managing Partner at Sales Recruit Partners National reach. Senior accountability. Partners and specialist consultants
Client outcomes

What clients say when the hire matters.

Feedback from the organisations that engaged us on critical sales appointments, leadership search and the roles nobody else could fill.

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Re-engaged immediately

“Previously sceptical about using recruitment firms.”

Freight People came to us doubting the category. The first search delivered — so they re-engaged straight away, and we delivered again.

Matthew Marshall Matthew Marshall Director — Freight People Read the case
First hire in Australia

A market entry that started with one appointment.

Bird Control Group hired their first Australian employee through a search they describe as open, transparent, decisive and fast.

Juliaan Kleinloog Juliaan Kleinloog Commercial Director — Bird Control Group Read the case
They promptly and professionally solved critical sales hiring challenges our business was unable to overcome for some time.
Reece Watson Reece Watson VP Sales ANZ — Objective Corporation
They have solved a number of critical sales recruitment challenges for us over the past few years. Great talent partner.
David Norman David Norman Chief Operating Officer — Now Finance
Highly effective and professional — they have become an invaluable growth partner for our business.
Aaron O’Keeffe Aaron O’Keeffe Chief Growth Officer — Aussie Broadband
Before you engage us

The questions hiring leaders ask first.

Straight answers on timelines, assessment, fees and what happens if a hire doesn’t work out — before you commit to anything.

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Most searches deliver a validated shortlist of 3–5 candidates within 15–20 business days. The timeline is agreed upfront, with progress visible throughout — not a black box until presentation day.

Overwhelmingly from the passive market — proven performers who are employed, succeeding and not reading job ads. We map the relevant market and approach them directly, rather than shortlisting whoever happened to apply.

Because the opportunity is presented properly. Every Priority and Executive Search launches with a bespoke Opportunity Prospectus and produced video — the business, the mandate, the market and the earnings, built for one role and no other.

Sales is the most dangerous role to hire for, because weak performers are often excellent interviewers. We interrogate quota attainment, deal complexity, revenue contribution and how results were actually achieved — the record, not the pitch.

Fees reflect the difficulty of the search rather than a fixed percentage of salary — because the hardest roles to fill are rarely the highest paid. Scope, structure and timelines are confirmed in writing before any work begins.

Protection scales with the search: 3 months on Standard, 6 months on Priority and 12 months on Executive. Within that period we conduct a replacement search in line with the agreed terms.

Take the Search Diagnostic — eight questions on the role, the market and the cost of getting it wrong. If a Standard Search is all you need, that’s what it will tell you.

We own search, outreach and candidate validation; you keep control of selection and onboarding. Shared evaluation criteria and structured updates keep both sides working from the same picture.

Let’s talk

Connect with a senior partner

Tell us about the role, the market and what a mis-hire would cost. You’ll get a clear view of the search it needs — whether or not you engage us.

  • Book a hiring consultation30 minutes with a Senior Partner, at a time that suits you
  • Call 1300 774 900Speak to a specialist sales recruiter today
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