A recruiting agency that understands your industry, in-office culture and the challenges it creates is one of your most valuable assets when building your sales team. Austin’s business boom in the past 5-10 years has made the city a thriving hub of technology startups, scaleups, and leading enterprises, creating a surge in demand for go-to-market (GTM) talent. Whether your company is preparing to launch a new product or pitch its first complex sale, your recruiting firm needs modern tools, deep industry expertise, and an expansive network to connect you with top revenue-generating candidates in a competitive city.
Below is a curated list of the top 10 sales recruiting agencies in Austin. These firms bring proven solutions and a wealth of experience to help your company scale. We’ve focused on firms with a deep understanding of Austin’s unique market, proven success hiring GTM roles for high-growth companies, and specialized tools and services that streamline and simplify the hiring process.
1. Betts Recruiting
Betts Recruiting is the go-to recruitment agency for connecting top sales, marketing, and customer success talent with the best tech and tech-enabled companies in Austin and across the United States. Betts’ expansive GTM network, specialized knowledge of the technology industry, and leverage of innovative tools and services has helped over 10,000 early- and growth-stage companies scale, including 75 unicorns reaching IPO. In Austin’s maturing business hub, Betts’ seasoned industry experience makes it the top trusted partner for hiring revenue-generating talent.
Betts’ connects top sales reps with innovative tools and services including:
- Betts Connect: A proprietary, AI-powered search platform offering access to tens of thousands of pre-vetted go-to-market candidates, including detailed KPIs.
- Recruitment as a Service (RaaS): An affordable, technology-streamlined subscription service simplifying the scalable hiring process with direct recruiter support
- Comp Engine: A free-to-use intelligence platform including valuable compensation insights
With unmatched success hiring high-impact sales talent for companies in the seed to IPO stages and modern, high-impact recruiting tools, Betts brings the solutions you need to scale in the competitive Silicon Hills.
2. Sales Talent, Inc
Sales Talent, Inc specializes in GTM recruiting for venture- and private equity-backed companies across North America, hiring for inside, outside, and leadership sales roles.
Founded in 1999, this firm’s expertise in tech and SaaS along with its focus on growth-minded organizations makes it a strong match for many Austin-based businesses.
Recruiters adopt a deeply focused and efficient headhunting approach. They dedicate an average of 62 hours to each search, compared to the industry standard of 23 hours, and typically place most candidates in just over a week. Sales Talent, Inc values culture fit and interviews each candidate twice to ensure that your new hire aligns with your company’s values.
3. HireWell
Founded in 2001, HireWell’s recruitment consultants pair deep domain expertise with innovative recruitment technology to provide hiring solutions for businesses across industries like SaaS, manufacturing, real estate, and healthcare. The firm adopts a high-touch approach and believes in hiring people that “add value” to a company’s culture rather than those that represent the best “fit.”
The firm streamlines its candidate sourcing by leveraging its recruitment technology Rainmakers, a self-serve talent marketplace giving access to a network of 350,000 specialized sales professionals from the tech industry. By utilizing this platform, your company can access the “insider” information collected by recruiters during each candidate’s screening process, providing you with invaluable insights at your fingertips.
4. Robert Walters
As a global recruitment agency with a presence in over 30 countries, Robert Walters is known for its consultative approach and deep expertise in the technology, banking, finance, and legal industries. Founded in 1985, the firm has a specialized, Austin-based team that partners with venture-backed startups and enterprises in the city’s booming technology sector, implementing a personalized, headhunting approach to source sales reps from its pool of international talent.
The agency assesses candidates by conducting in-depth interviews, skills assessments, and reference checks. The hiring process also includes behavior and situational interviews to gauge each candidates’ sales instincts, problem-solving skills, and communication styles.
In addition to the firm’s hyperfocus on Austin’s unique market, it also has a dedicated International Candidate Management team. If your company needs language or cultural expertise or is considering an overseas expansion, Robert Walters is a trusted partner to consider.
5. Captivate Talent
Captivate Talent has worked exclusively with early- to growth-stage SaaS startups to deliver a strategic, human-first approach since 2017. As startups continue to launch and scale in Austin, the firm’s extensive network of revenue-generating professionals and its specialized team of SaaS recruiters offer trusted, high-value resources for local entrepreneurs.
Captivate Talent works collaboratively with your company, beginning each hiring process with a one-on-one strategy call to assess your business’ culture, needs, and growth goals. Throughout the process the firm also provides valuable insights into hiring locations, compensation strategies, and brand leverage.
6. HireBetter
Founded in 2004, HireBetter is a boutique, Austin-based recruiting agency that partners with growth-minded lower middle market companies to hire for long-term success. The firm’s expert recruiters make freelance, project, contract-to-hire, or full-time sales placements for businesses across the private equity, consumer packaged goods, real estate, and technology industries.
With a strong emphasis on relationship building, HireBetter also provides Strategic Talent Planning™, a collaborative process of reviewing your company’s goals and initiatives, conducting functional area gap analysis, assessing organizational structure, and creating a long-term talent roadmap.
HireBetter also provides retained search services to attract impactful leaders, as well as project consultancy to help your company overcome technology plateaus and stay up-to-date on the most innovative tools and services. As Austin’s businesses continue to evolve, HireBetter is committed to helping your company implement an ambitious yet achievable vision for your company, ensuring its long-term success.
7. Quota Crushers Agency
Quota Crushers Agency’s recruiters bring valuable insights from their prior roles as seasoned sales executives, offering your company a trusted perspective and specialized focus. Founded in 2021, this Austin-based firm exclusively hires tech sales professionals and adopts a headhunting and data-driven approach to actively search for talented candidates.
Quota Crushers Agency works with your hiring manager to create tailored assessments that collect 162 data points scoring each candidate’s competencies and skillsets, offering the insight you need to make informed hiring decisions in a high-stakes market.
8. Insight Global
With over 24 years of sales recruiting experience finding hires for companies of all sizes, Insight Global is a partner you can trust when building your sales team. As one of the largest recruitment firms in the world, this agency brings expertise in dozens of industries and offers a global talent network with over 5.2 million pre-screened candidates from more than 50 countries.
Insight Global specializes in confidential searches to target the talented sales reps currently working for your company’s competitors. In a developing business hub like Austin, Insight Global understands the stakes when building a high performing sales team.
9. Blueprint Expansion
Founded in 2019, Blueprint Expansion is a value-driven firm that sources remote go-to-market candidates for SaaS companies. The agency actively searches for talent beyond tech hubs that is often overlooked, promoting the expansion of talent strategy and bringing diverse perspectives to Austin’s businesses.
Blueprint Expansion masters the pitch of your business’ value proposition to attract a wider pool of candidates and also implements scalable hiring methodologies that can be applied to companies at various stages of growth.
10. Korn Ferry
As a global organizational consulting firm with deep industry insights and a rich talent network, Korn Ferry enlist specialized tech and software sales recruiters to work with a range of clients including high-growth businesses, mid-market leaders, and Fortune 500 companies.
Korn Ferry’s recruitment approach relies on assessments and Success Profiles, which provide benchmarks defining the characteristics that predict exceptional performance in specific roles. The agency also emphasizes talent personality as a predictor of revenue-generating success, and values demonstrated curiosity, passion, and drive above past performance.
SDR SALARY EXPECTATIONS IN AUSTIN FOR 2025
Austin offers competitive SDR compensation packages compared to those in other major tech hubs, though slightly below those in coastal cities. As tech companies continue to expand their presence in Austin, hiring managers are looking for sales representatives that can scale a business throughout its growth stages.
SDR (Entry-Level)
Base + OTE: $55K–$70K | $70K–$85K
SDR (6+ Months Experience)
Base + OTE: $60K–$75K | $80K–$100K
2025 TRENDS SHAPING SDR HIRING IN AUSTIN
Elimination of Entry-Level Roles
Entry-level SDR roles in tech are at particularly high risk as the industry continues to innovate at an incredibly fast pace. Employers often prefer candidates who have proven sales experience and do not need further training, making it harder for entry-level candidates to break into the field.
Greater emphasis on personality
While an SDR’s industry or product expertise made them a desirable candidate in the past, hiring managers are beginning to place less importance on these qualities as tech products are continuously developed and further improved. Instead, more value is being given to a candidate’s personality, especially traits like curiosity, drive, and leadership. Many hiring managers believe that with the right attitude, sales representatives can be successful closing deals with clients at various stages of growth.
Increased integration of AI in recruitment
Many recruiting agencies, including Betts, have integrated AI to streamline parts of the hiring process and connect you with better qualified candidates, faster. While some firms fear that implementing AI will devalue their “high-touch” and collaborative approach, we believe that pairing AI-powered solutions like our Betts Connect platform with trusted human insight ultimately improves efficiency and helps hiring managers make the right decisions.
Contact Betts Recruiting to access Austin’s top sales talent and navigate today’s evolving GTM demands. Our Austin presence remains unparalleled, and we bring several years of seasoned expertise to a rapidly developing hub.