— SPECIALIST ROLE SEARCH
SDR and BDR Recruitment,
in Ireland.
Your SDRs and BDRs fill the calendar your Account Executives close from. We find and place sales development talent for VC-backed SaaS companies across Ireland and EMEA, from your first outbound hire at Seed to a full SDR team at Series C.
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— WHAT CLIENTS ASK US
Before you
brief us.
Three questions founders and sales leaders ask us before every SDR search.
Should we hire for experience or potential?
It depends on who will manage them. With a sales leader in place, a strong first-timer can ramp quickly and grow with you. If the SDR reports to a founder, we look for someone with a year or two of outbound who needs less day-to-day support.
Where do you find good SDRs?
Mostly in SDR teams at other SaaS companies, and in target-driven roles where people are ready for their first tech sales job. We approach them directly rather than relying on job ads, so you meet candidates who aren't applying elsewhere.
What if the hire doesn't work out?
Every placement is covered, with terms set by the model you choose: 12 months on Recruitment as a Service, active throughout an Embedded engagement, and 3 months on retained and contingent search. We'll set out which fits on the discovery call.
— THE PROFILE
What makes
a great SDR hire.
The SDRs and BDRs who succeed in VC-backed SaaS share a few consistent traits:
01.
Proven resilience.
Evidence they've handled rejection and kept their activity up, whether in a previous SDR role, a target-driven sales job or competitive sport. Outbound has a lot of noise, and the best SDRs keep going.
02.
Curious and good at research.
The best SDRs understand the buyer's problem before they pick up the phone. Generic messaging gets ignored. A sharp, relevant first line gets replies.
03.
Clear written and spoken communication.
Much of the job is cold email, LinkedIn and short calls. We assess how candidates write and how they handle a live conversation, not just how they interview.
04.
Ambition with a plan.
Most strong SDRs want to become AEs. That's a strength if you have a clear path to promotion. We match candidates whose goals fit what you can realistically offer in 12 to 18 months.
— THE MARKET RIGHT NOW
SDR talent
in Ireland and EMEA.
Dublin is one of the strongest SDR markets in Europe. Large tech companies train hundreds of new sales hires here every year, and the pool of multilingual talent for EMEA coverage is deep. The challenge isn't finding SDRs, it's finding the ones who will perform at a startup without big-company tooling, a known brand and an enablement team behind them.
10-15
Working days to shortlist
30
Days, target time to hire
— COMPENSATION RANGE
SDR and BDR packages in Irish SaaS companies typically range from €55,000 to €80,000 OTE, with base salaries of €45,000 to €55,000 in Dublin. Pay is weighted towards base, usually a 70/30 or 80/20 split. High performers at fast-growing companies with accelerators can earn €80,000 to €95,000 in a strong year.
— HOW WE RUN AN SDR SEARCH
From brief to
signed offer.
A structured process built around speed and quality. Not a CV pile, but a considered shortlist of people who will book meetings for you.
01.
Discovery briefing
We get into your ideal customer, inbound and outbound mix, targets, tooling, who manages the role and what success looks like at 3, 6 and 12 months.
02.
Market mapping
We map SDR and BDR talent across Ireland and EMEA, including language skills for regional coverage and strong performers who aren't actively looking.
03.
Outreach and assessment
Every candidate is approached directly and assessed on track record, communication skills and genuine interest in your opportunity.
04.
Shortlist delivery
3 to 5 interview-ready candidates, each with a written brief explaining why they fit your situation.
05.
Offer management
We handle scheduling, interview prep, debriefs, compensation benchmarking and counteroffers through to a signed offer.
— RELATED ROLES
Also placing
these roles.
We recruit across the full GTM function for SaaS companies across Ireland and EMEA.
Account Executive Recruitment
SaaS closers who turn pipeline into revenue, from founding AEs to enterprise.
VP Sales Recruitment
Sales leaders who build teams, process and pipeline from Series A to C.
Customer Success Recruitment
CSMs and CS leaders who protect and grow revenue.
— FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
SDR hiring
questions answered.
Everything you need to know before starting an SDR search.
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Usually once you have at least one AE with spare capacity and a clearly defined ideal customer. An SDR feeds a sales process that already works. Hired before there is someone to hand meetings to, or a clear target market, they have little to work with.
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Many companies use the titles interchangeably. Where they differ, SDRs usually qualify inbound leads and BDRs build outbound pipeline into target accounts. We help you define which one you need on the discovery call.
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We typically deliver a shortlist within 10 to 15 working days and aim to have your SDR hired within 30 days. Notice periods can add time after the offer is signed.
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It depends on the model you choose: contingent search, embedded recruitment or Recruitment as a Service. If you are hiring several SDRs or BDRs, embedded recruitment or Recruitment as a Service usually works out better than single searches. We recommend the right fit on the discovery call.
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Yes. We place SDRs and BDRs across the UK, EMEA and North America, including multilingual hires covering European markets.
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Yes. TechR Ltd trading as The Recruiter holds Employment Agency Licence EA 4551.
— START YOUR SEARCH
Ready to hire your
next SDR?
Book a 30-minute discovery call. We'll tell you what the market looks like for your stage, what a realistic brief looks like, and whether we're the right fit to run the search.