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Hire an SDR, BDR or SDR Manager

TalentStack recruits SDRs, BDRs and SDR Managers who build and qualify pipeline for SaaS sales teams across the UK, Europe and the US, from a founding SDR hire to the manager who leads a scaled outbound team.

An individual contributor SDR and an SDR Manager are assessed very differently, one on personal activity and conversion, the other on coaching and team-level output.

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17 days
Average time to fill
90%
CV to interview ratio
85%
Offer acceptance rate
40%
Candidate response rate

SDR / BDR

Individual contributor pipeline generation, whether outbound, inbound, or both, feeding a quota through to your AE team.

  • Comfortable with high call, email and social touch volume
  • Resilient and coachable, most SDRs are early in their sales career and improving fast
  • A track record hitting activity and pipeline targets, not just call volume
  • Clear communicator who can qualify and hand off a lead cleanly to an AE

SDR Manager / BDR Manager

First-line management of an SDR or BDR team: coaching, ramp, and owning a team-level pipeline number rather than an individual quota.

  • Track record coaching a team of SDRs to hit a collective pipeline target, not just their own past number
  • Experience ramping and onboarding new SDRs quickly
  • Comfortable owning team-level metrics: activity, conversion rate and pipeline generated
  • Often a promoted senior SDR or an early sales management hire, rather than an external generalist

Founding SDR

The first outbound or inbound hire, brought in to build the pipeline motion from scratch rather than execute an existing one.

  • Comfortable defining messaging and sequences without an established playbook
  • Self-directed, since there's rarely a manager dedicated solely to this hire yet
  • Often reports directly to a founder or Head of Sales rather than an SDR Manager
  • A track record of building process, not just following one

Why TalentStack

Why TalentStack for SDR and BDR hiring.

Volume without noise

We know the difference between an SDR who can generate activity and one who can generate qualified pipeline.

Fast, active network

SDR searches are some of our fastest, our active network produces a shortlist in days.

Career-stage fit

We understand what makes an SDR promotable, which matters whether you're hiring a pipeline into AE or a future SDR Manager.

Proof in the market

Placed two SDR Leaders, including Jack Comer, and multiple SDRs into Interact Software as part of a wider commercial build-out.

What clients and candidates say

Real feedback from real searches.

★★★★★

"I've worked with TalentStack both as a candidate and as a hiring manager, and they've been fantastic every time. It's always felt like a genuine partnership."

Alex Leslie
Senior Enterprise Sales Manager, Infinity

Real outcomes

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Real searches, real hires, across SaaS GTM teams from Seed through PE-backed scale-ups.

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What's the difference between a Founding SDR and an SDR Manager?
A Founding SDR is an individual contributor building the outbound or inbound motion from nothing, usually alone. An SDR Manager runs an existing team and is measured on the team's collective pipeline number, not their own call volume.
Is a top-performing SDR automatically ready to become an SDR Manager?
Not always. Being a strong individual rep and being able to coach other people to hit their numbers are different skills, we assess candidates for evidence of the second, not just a strong personal track record in the first.
At what team size does it make sense to hire a dedicated SDR Manager?
There's no fixed number, but many SaaS teams find a founder or AE managing SDRs directly starts to strain once the team passes around 4 to 6 reps, at which point coaching and ramp need a dedicated owner.
Do you place both SDRs and BDRs?
Yes, whichever term your business uses for outbound or inbound pipeline generation, the hiring process and profile are the same to us.

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