Why we exist
Hiring across professional and commercial roles is its own discipline. The shortlist matters more than the volume, and cultural fit decides whether someone is still in seat at six months. Generalist agencies firehose CVs and miss the signals.
Sales Talent Connect was set up to fix that. We are a UK-wide permanent recruitment partner with one belief at the centre of the desk: a hire only works if both sides feel cared for. The employer gets a brief taken seriously, a shortlist delivered on time, and a consultant who knows the team mix and the role's real shape. The candidate gets the truth about the role, the culture and the trajectory, not a sales pitch.
What we do, plainly
We place permanent staff for UK-wide employers across ten practices. Our desk is built around hires that stay - the brief, the vetting, the offer support, the day-7 / 30 / 90 follow-ups - every step geared toward six-month outcomes.
The roles we place most often:
- Account Executives: Mid-market and enterprise AEs with consistent quota attainment, ARR or net-new revenue track record.
- BDRs & SDRs: Outbound sales development reps with structured prospecting, multi-channel cadence and pipeline-build evidence.
- Account Managers: Renewals-focused and expansion-led AMs with documented retention, NRR and upsell numbers.
- Sales Managers: First-line managers with at least one cycle of hiring, ramping and retaining a pod of five-plus reps.
- Sales Directors: Multi-pod directors running full-funnel commercial teams with forecast accuracy and clean attainment data.
- Business Development Managers: Hunters with category-creation or partnership experience, comfortable building territory from a cold start.
- Customer Success Managers: CSMs with NRR, churn-reduction and renewal-rate evidence across SaaS, services or B2B subscription.
- Channel & Partnership Sales: Channel managers, partner-program leads and alliance directors with sourced-pipeline track records.
- Key Account Managers: Strategic KAMs holding multi-million-pound named accounts, with multi-stakeholder engagement experience.
- Inside Sales Leaders: Heads of inside sales running mid-market or SMB pods, with measurable activity and conversion improvements.
Who we work for
Our clients are UK professional services firms, mid-market commercial businesses, and the in-house functions of larger enterprises. Mostly small to mid-market, with hiring managers who want to spend less time on recruitment and more time on running their teams.
How we vet
Every candidate goes through:
- Right-to-work verification
- Reference contact (current and previous employer where possible)
- Qualification verification (relevant industry standards)
- A structured competency conversation, scenario-tested where the role calls for it
- Salary expectations, notice period, motivation captured in writing
How we think about a placement
A successful placement is not a CV submission. It is the moment six months later when the new hire is still in seat, still adding value and still happy. That is the only outcome that matters to us, and the only one we measure against.
Our values, the short version
- Do the brief properly. A 30-45 minute call up front saves a fortnight on the back end.
- Tell the truth. If the salary is below market, we will say so. If the candidate is not the right cultural fit, we will not pretend they are.
- One throat to choke. One consultant per client, end to end. Holiday cover briefed properly so nothing slips.
- Stand behind the work. Free replacement period on every placement. No small print.
- Fit-first vetting. Right-to-work, references, qualifications, motivation - all checked before introduction.
Want to talk?
Use the contact page and we will come back same business day. We are available Monday to Friday, 8am to 7pm UK time.