Best Software Sales Recruiting Agency

Activated Scale helps B2B SaaS founders hire vetted US-based software sales talent without the risk of traditional recruiting. From contract-to-hire SDRs and Account Executives to fractional sales leaders, you can validate performance before making a full-time offer, save founder interview time, and start building pipeline with experienced sellers in 7 days or less.

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Our Software Sales Recruiting Services

Flexible software sales recruiting for startups that need vetted sellers, leaders, and revenue operators fast.

Contract-to-Hire

Hire vetted US-based sales candidates on contract first, then convert proven performers to full-time employees when the fit is validated against your buyer, product, and revenue goals.

SDR/BDR Hiring

Add experienced SDRs or BDRs for outbound prospecting across email, phone, video, and social channels to book qualified meetings and build early pipeline momentum.

AE Hiring

Bring in fractional Account Executives who can manage full-cycle selling, including prospecting, demos, proposals, contract negotiation, and closing new revenue for B2B SaaS companies.

Sales Leadership

Access fractional VPs of Sales, Heads of Sales, CROs, and Sales Directors who can install playbooks, refine strategy, coach teams, and build GTM foundations.

VP Sales

Recruit fractional VP-level sales operators to optimize your go-to-market strategy, improve sales process, assess hiring needs, and support training before a full-time executive hire.

Sales Operations

Strengthen your sales infrastructure with experienced operations leaders who can build repeatable processes, support reporting, improve workflows, and create structure for high-growth sales teams.

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Our Contract-to-Hire Recruiting Process

Define Your Sales Hiring Need

Start with a qualification call to clarify your sales motion, target buyer, average contract value, current pipeline goals, and whether you need SDR, AE, sales leadership, or contract-to-hire support.

Match With Vetted Candidates

Start With Lower-Risk Contract Work

Measure Performance and Fit

Convert Proven Performers Full-Time

Trusted By Startups

Customer Growth Stories

See how B2B SaaS teams grow pipeline, meetings, and revenue with vetted sales talent.

"You brought on a great hire, super fast!"

Matteo Carroll

"On-boarding was simple, and the terms are founder-friendly."

Michael Sitarzewski

"Activated Scale has been a sales talent partner for over a year. Activated Scale has helped us hire fractional and full time contract enterprise sales talent. This model has been a good fit for our current stage as we expand our sales team."

Nanda Kishore
Nanda Kishore

"Activated Scale got us access to a PLG-focused sales expert that helped us set a strategy and foundation for growth. The ease and speed with which we got started was awesome. And it was a great fit. Would highly recommend other founders give this a try."

Dan Giovacchini

"Like Toptal for Sales pros, Activated Scale's try-before-you-buy model makes building a sales team affordable and low risk. Exercising the FTE option is quick, easy and affordable."

Quimby Melton

"Your fractional sales talent outperformed my full-time sales employee!"

Traven Watase

"You brought on a great hire, super fast!"

Matteo Carroll

"On-boarding was simple, and the terms are founder-friendly."

Michael Sitarzewski

"Activated Scale has been a sales talent partner for over a year. Activated Scale has helped us hire fractional and full time contract enterprise sales talent. This model has been a good fit for our current stage as we expand our sales team."

Nanda Kishore
Nanda Kishore

"Activated Scale got us access to a PLG-focused sales expert that helped us set a strategy and foundation for growth. The ease and speed with which we got started was awesome. And it was a great fit. Would highly recommend other founders give this a try."

Dan Giovacchini

"Like Toptal for Sales pros, Activated Scale's try-before-you-buy model makes building a sales team affordable and low risk. Exercising the FTE option is quick, easy and affordable."

Quimby Melton

"Your fractional sales talent outperformed my full-time sales employee!"

Traven Watase

"You brought on a great hire, super fast!"

Matteo Carroll

"On-boarding was simple, and the terms are founder-friendly."

Michael Sitarzewski

"Activated Scale has been a sales talent partner for over a year. Activated Scale has helped us hire fractional and full time contract enterprise sales talent. This model has been a good fit for our current stage as we expand our sales team."

Nanda Kishore
Nanda Kishore

"Activated Scale got us access to a PLG-focused sales expert that helped us set a strategy and foundation for growth. The ease and speed with which we got started was awesome. And it was a great fit. Would highly recommend other founders give this a try."

Dan Giovacchini

"Like Toptal for Sales pros, Activated Scale's try-before-you-buy model makes building a sales team affordable and low risk. Exercising the FTE option is quick, easy and affordable."

Quimby Melton

"Your fractional sales talent outperformed my full-time sales employee!"

Traven Watase
The Activated Scale Difference

Why Choose Activated Scale?

Activated Scale helps startups hire sales talent faster, smarter, and with less risk.

Lower Risk

Start on contract, validate performance, then convert proven sellers to full-time employees.

Fast Matching

Connect with vetted US-based sales talent in 7 days or less.

Proven Talent

Access sellers from Salesforce, Oracle, MongoDB, Datadog, Zendesk, and other SaaS leaders.

Founder Focus

Save 20+ hours of founder interview time per salesperson hired.

Meet Activated Scale

Meet the team behind lower-risk SaaS sales hiring.

Activated Scale is built for B2B SaaS founders who need revenue traction before making expensive full-time sales hires. The company connects startups with vetted US-based fractional and contract-to-hire sales professionals, including SDRs, Account Executives, sales leaders, and operations experts. Its model is designed to reduce hiring risk, save founder interview time, and help teams test sales talent directly against their market, buyer, and product. With customers such as Roboflow, Dresma.ai, Tango, Confection, Kognitos, Windsor, and Althub, Activated Scale focuses on practical, performance-based sales hiring for companies moving from founder-led selling toward a repeatable GTM engine.

200+Happy customers have trusted Activated Scale for sales hiring support.
7 DaysTalent can be connected in 7 days or less, sometimes faster.
80%Activated Scale sales talent is used by clients for 5+ months.

Frequently Asked Questions

What does a software sales recruiting agency do?

A software sales recruiting agency specializes in finding sellers who understand SaaS buyers, subscription revenue, pipeline generation, demos, renewals, and complex B2B sales cycles. Activated Scale focuses on US-based SDRs, BDRs, Account Executives, and sales leaders who have worked with leading technology companies and can support early-stage or scaling SaaS teams.

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