SDR for Hire with Fractional and Contract-to-Hire Options

A fractional SDR works part-time or on a flexible contract to handle outbound prospecting, lead qualification, and meeting booking. Activated Scale provides vetted US-based SDR/BDR talent for B2B SaaS teams, using channels like email, phone, video, and social outreach. This lets founders build pipeline without immediately committing to full-time salary, benefits, payroll, or long recruiting cycles.

Activated Scale lists fractional SDR/BDR engagements at $3,500 to $4,500 per month plus commission, with pricing also referenced as about $1,000 per week in the service catalog. There are no ongoing benefit or payroll costs, and the model includes free rematching and $0 termination fees. Final pricing depends on engagement structure and scope.

Activated Scale can connect companies with vetted fractional SDR talent in 7 days or less, and sometimes in under 48 hours. The process is designed to save founders 20+ hours of interview time per salesperson by presenting pre-vetted candidates who have already been screened for relevant SaaS sales experience and outbound execution ability.

Current customers typically book between 10 and 15 meetings per month with fractional SDR support. Broader fractional selling engagements have produced 11-14 new meetings monthly on average and 4X-5X increases in qualified pipeline for customers. Results depend on factors like market fit, targeting, offer clarity, buyer urgency, and available sales enablement.

Yes. Activated Scale offers a contract-to-hire path so you can start with an SDR on contract, evaluate performance, and convert the best fit into a full-time employee when ready. This try-before-you-buy model helps validate the salesperson against your ACV, buyer, product, messaging, and culture before making a permanent hiring commitment.

Activated Scale focuses on vetted, experienced, US-based sales professionals. Talent is screened through a case-study pitch and a 30-minute interview, with candidates sourced from companies such as Salesforce, Oracle, MongoDB, Datadog, Zendesk, ZoomInfo, Mixpanel, IBM, Square, and Indeed. The goal is to match startups with SDRs who understand B2B SaaS sales motions.

Fractional SDRs typically support cold outbound through email, phone, social media, and video outreach. They can help test messaging, refine prospecting lists, articulate value propositions, and book meetings with qualified prospects. Time tracking may be provided through Toggl Track, giving founders visibility into activity levels and how outbound execution is progressing.

This service is best suited for Seed to Series A funded companies, B2B SaaS startups, early-stage technology companies, founders without established sales teams, and teams that need pipeline but are not ready for a traditional full-time SDR hire. It is especially useful when you want to validate outbound before scaling headcount.