Head of Sales Recruitment Agency
Since its early days, Licorne Society has built deep expertise in recruiting C-level executives for startups, particularly for Head of Sales (Sales Director) and Chief Sales Officer roles.
5/5 · 206 Google reviews More than 200 startups, scale-ups and digital companies have hired their sales leadership with Licorne Society.
Testimonials
They trusted the Licorne Society team with their Head of Sales hiring
As part of the hands-on HR support we provide to our clients, we work with Licorne on a large number of hires across a wide range of roles (Sales Manager, Head of Sales, Head of Operations...). Licorne's ability to analyse and really understand a brief, together with their knowledge of many different sectors, means our clients get feedback quickly. In three words, Licorne means responsiveness, quality of service and genuine care!
Our typical Head of Sales profiles to meet your company's challenges
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Sales Manager / Junior Head of Sales
- Strong Sales experience with similar sales cycles and products
- Experience managing small teams
- Able to build Sales processes from scratch
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Experienced Chief Sales Officer
- Head of Sales experience at startups or scale-ups and at large corporates
- Has managed large sales teams
- Go-To-Market strategy
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Head of Sales specialising in one sector
- Strong sales experience
- Has managed Sales teams in a specific sector
- Strong sector expertise and network (SaaS Software, AdTech, Real Estate...)
Our Head of Sales recruitment expert
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André Farah
- COO and co-founder of Licorne Society. 🦄
- Expert in recruiting C-level executives for startups. 🚀
- Expert in structuring Sales and Business teams at startups. 🧑
Recruiting a Sales Director
Recruiting a Head of Sales (in French) is a real challenge for startups
For a growing company, the challenge is to structure a sales team, define the Go-To-Market strategy, and win and retain new customers.
What we do
quickly find the best candidates on the market for your Head of Sales role
Why us?
- A clear grasp of Sales challenges in each startup sector. The skills and experience you need vary with the product being sold (SaaS Software, Physical Product, Short / long cycle, Complex sale).
- Experience of what startups and scale-ups expect at each stage of maturity of their sales function (closing deals, building sales teams from scratch, defining and building scalable processes, managing large sales teams...).
- A powerful network of potential candidates for Sales roles: Sales Managers, Sales Team Leads, Heads of Sales, VPs of Sales and even Chief Sales Officers (in French) currently at startups and scale-ups.
All of which makes Licorne Society the go-to partner for hiring Heads of Sales and Sales Directors (in French) on permanent and freelance contracts, in France and abroad ⭐
We also help companies hire junior talent for their sales teams through our Sales and Business Developer recruitment service.
A 3.0 recruitment agency specialising in Head of Sales searches
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A community of Head of Sales profiles
Licorne Society has more than 4,500 active job seekers registered on its platform.
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Deep expertise in the Head of Sales role
For every brief, our team finds, approaches and screens the right candidates from among the best talent in the ecosystem.
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A unique sourcing technology
100% tailored to each role and to your target, combining artificial intelligence and automation.
How our Head of Sales recruitment service works
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Scoping your needs
We (really) take the time to understand.
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Targeted sourcing
We quickly tap into our network of more than 50,000 professionals, and approach directly the candidates who are not in it yet.
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Screening the best candidates
We take the time to call every relevant candidate to understand their background and aspirations.
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Shortlist within a few days
You receive a list of qualified candidates who are available and interested.
Resources & related pages
Further reading on Head of Sales recruitment
Hiring salespeople? Read our comparison of the best sales recruitment agencies (in French).
For junior Sales hires, see our pages: Sales Recruitment Agency / Salespeople Recruitment Agency (in French).
Hiring a leader whose remit goes beyond sales to cover marketing and customer success as well? See our CRO & Chief Revenue Officer recruitment agency page.
For more on pay in sales leadership and for the salesperson role (in French), see our article: Salesperson salaries (in French).
Ready to hire your Head of Sales?
Our specialities
A specialist recruiter for every need
Executive Search
We help companies find and hire senior executives and C-level leaders.
Learn more Tech & DataTech recruitment
Hire people with strong technical expertise in software development and data, in a highly competitive market.
Learn more Sales & MarketingSales & Marketing recruitment
We help companies structure their Marketing and Sales teams so they can drive the growth of the business.
Learn more OperationsOperations & Finance recruitment
Hire the people who will run and optimise your operations and processes.
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Other roles covered by our services
Our locations
We recruit across the major French tech and digital ecosystems, and support your growth across Europe.