Salient Group is a specialist sales recruitment agency helping Australian and APAC employers hire elite go-to-market talent across SaaS, startups, FinTech and high-growth technology markets. Our sales recruiters connect companies with candidates who understand complex sales motions, recurring revenue, technical products and regional expansion.
Salient’s expertise spans the technology landscape, providing Australian and APAC employers with access to the top 5% of sales talent. Unlike a generalist sales employment agency, we operate exclusively within high-growth verticals, ensuring our clients receive candidates with specific domain expertise.
From entry-level hunters to C-suite revenue leaders, our sales recruiters cover the full spectrum of GTM functions.
SDRs, BDRs, Inside Sales Representatives and Lead Generation Specialists.
Account Executives (SMB, Mid-Market, and Enterprise), Business Development Managers, and Channel/Partner Sales Managers.
Sales Managers, Heads of Sales, VPs of Sales, CROs, and Regional Sales Directors. We understand the specific competencies a start-up VP must have to lead successfully.
Pre-Sales Consultants, Solution Engineers, and specialists in Sales Operations, RevOps, and Sales Enablement.
Customer Success Managers, Implementation Specialists, and Technical Account Managers.
Partnering with Salient Group leverages over 15 years of dedicated tech and SaaS
sales recruitment expertise. Our track record is built on results.
We take a rigorous, data-driven approach to ensure you only interview candidates verified for your specific sales motion. We measure quality and volume metrics to ensure your interview hours aren’t wasted.
Understanding your sales motion, team structure, and growth stage.
Proactive headhunting through our specialist network with dedicated pipeline specialists assigned to every role.
Assessing candidates against sales-specific competencies, track record, and cultural alignment. Our sales recruiters are able to answer these 5 questions when engaging talent for you.
Managing the end-to-end process with real-time market feedback on candidate expectations.
Supporting negotiation and onboarding to ensure successful starts.
Our team features some of APAC’s top recruiters with deep roots in the regional tech community.
Having spent 10 years talking to clients about how to battle the gender imbalance in their teams, we felt it was time to do something meaningful about the problem. What started as an initiative to support, connect, and elevate women in commercial tech has evolved into a 5000+ strong community spanning APJ—bringing together ambitious talent and forward-thinking employers dedicated to building high-performing, diverse go-to-market teams.
Getting the right competencies in sales when recruiting a VP of Sales for your startup has a big impact on the success of that individual (and how much cash and time you burn in getting it right). Nearly 35% of startups fail due to insufficient sales, making effective sales leadership
Choosing a sales recruitment agency is a high-stakes call: a sales engine is only as good as the reps inside it, and the agency you work with makes or breaks that pipeline. It mostly boils down to ‘what kind of reps can they deliver to you consistently?’. Many sales reps
What is a Sales Candidate Profile? A sales candidate profile is a blueprint of a top candidate for a specific position. In this case, it’s for a sales representative. It highlights ideal qualifications, like years of sales experience, work ethic, as well as hard and soft skills. It serves as
Salient Group, Sydney NSW
Level 17, International Tower 3
300 Barangaroo Ave.
Sydney NSW 2000
Australia
Salient Group, Melbourne VIC
Level 5, 447 Collins Street
Melbourne VIC 3000
Australia
Salient Group, Singapore
68 Circular Road #0201
Singapore 049422
Salient Group, Tokyo
11th Floor, GranTokyo South Tower
1-9-2 Marunouchi
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-6611
Japan
Yes, Salient Group provides a replacement guarantee for our placements. While specifics vary based on the engagement type, we discuss all guarantee periods transparently during the initial role briefing.
A typical search takes 2-6 weeks depending on seniority and location. To accelerate this, we assign dedicated pipeline specialists to every search to ensure a consistent flow of qualified candidates.
Our sales recruiters rely on proactive headhunting through our private network rather than job boards. Each candidate undergoes rigorous competency mapping to verify their sales motion fit and track record.
Fees are typically structured as a percentage of the candidate’s first-year base salary or OTE. We offer flexible engagement models tailored to your hiring volume and the seniority of the role.
Most sales recruitment agencies operate as generalists. We focus exclusively on tech and SaaS, giving us access to a passive talent pool of specialists that traditional firms often miss.
Absolutely. With offices in Singapore and Tokyo, we provide genuine APAC-wide reach, supporting GTM expansions across the entire region.
