Hire a Sales Director for Your Technology Business
Hiring a Sales Director is one of the highest-stakes decisions a technology business makes. Get it wrong and it costs you 18 months and £500,000. Get it right and it transforms your trajectory.
Selective Search specialises exclusively in finding Sales Directors for technology businesses. We have been doing this for over 25 years — placing Sales Directors, Commercial Directors and heads of sales at every stage from pre-Series A to global enterprise. If you need to hire a Sales Director for your technology business, we are the firm to call.
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Call: 07748 967500 | Email: info@selectivesearch.co.uk
What Does a Technology Sales Director Search Look Like?
A retained Sales Director search with Selective Search typically works as follows:
- Discovery call — We spend time understanding your business, your product, your culture, and exactly what success looks like in this role. This is not a form-filling exercise.
- Market mapping — We map every credible Sales Director in your target market. We know who is performing, who is available, and who could be moved.
- Direct approach — We approach candidates directly and confidentially. The best Sales Directors are not on job boards.
- Shortlist presentation — We present three to five exceptional candidates, typically within ten business days, each with a detailed brief on their suitability.
- Interview management and offer negotiation — We manage the process end to end, including reference checks and offer negotiation.
Sales Director Profiles We Place
- Sales Director for early-stage SaaS (Seed to Series B)
- Sales Director for scale-up technology businesses (Series B to IPO)
- Regional Sales Director (UK, EMEA, APAC)
- Sales Director transitioning from individual contributor to team leadership
- Sales Director with vertical expertise (Financial Services, Healthcare, Public Sector, Manufacturing)
- First sales leadership hire for a founder-led technology business
What Makes a Technology Sales Director Search Different?
Technology sales leadership is a specialist market. The best Sales Directors in tech are not looking for a new role — they are being courted, often by multiple businesses simultaneously. Reaching them requires a trusted network, a compelling story, and the credibility that comes from operating at this level for decades. A generalist recruiter or a LinkedIn search will not find them. Selective Search will.
The Cost of Getting This Hire Wrong
A failed Sales Director hire in a technology business typically costs between 12 and 24 months of lost revenue growth, plus the direct cost of salary, package, recruitment, and on-boarding. Our retained search process — which includes detailed candidate assessment, cultural fit evaluation, and reference checking — significantly reduces the risk of a bad hire.
Trusted by Technology Leaders
Selective Search is a preferred supplier to BAE Systems and has placed sales leadership talent at some of the world’s most recognised technology businesses. Our clients return to us because we deliver — and because we tell them the truth about the market, even when it is not what they want to hear.
Start Your Sales Director Search
Call us today for a confidential discussion. There is no obligation, and we will give you an honest assessment of the market, the available talent, and what a realistic search looks like.
Call: 07748 967500
Email: info@selectivesearch.co.uk
