Head of Sales Recruitment - Senior Sales Leadership Hiring

Head of Sales recruitment helps companies find leaders who can take responsibility for sales strategy, daily execution and team performance.

HEMES supports businesses that need to hire Head of Sales talent capable of building structure, improving accountability and turning revenue targets into practical sales activity.

Turning Sales Goals Into Team Execution

A strong Head of Sales creates the link between commercial ambition and what the sales team does every week. They help define priorities, manage performance and make sure sales activity is connected to revenue outcomes.

The right candidate understands both people and process. They can coach salespeople, improve forecasting, review pipeline quality and create a sales rhythm that keeps the team focused on the right opportunities.

When Founder-Led Sales Needs More Structure

You should hire head of sales talent when sales can no longer depend on founders, informal management or scattered individual effort.

This often happens when the company is growing, targets are increasing, the team needs clearer direction or leadership wants to step back from daily sales management. A Head of Sales brings dedicated ownership of execution, team rhythm and commercial discipline.

How HEMES Approaches Senior Sales Leadership Hiring

HEMES helps define whether your business needs a builder, operator, scaler or more strategic sales leader. The right profile depends on your company stage, team size, sales motion and growth priorities.

As a sales director recruitment agency focused only on sales roles, we evaluate candidates based on leadership track record, sales process experience, hiring ability and fit with your commercial reality.

Our head of sales headhunting process looks for practical evidence. We assess how candidates manage teams, improve execution, build accountability and turn commercial plans into consistent performance.

What We Evaluate in Head of Sales Candidates

  • Execution ownership: They can take responsibility for sales activity, pipeline quality and team outcomes.
  • Team rhythm: They know how to create regular routines around forecasting, coaching, reviews and priorities.
  • Hiring judgement: They understand what strong sales talent looks like and how to build the right team.
  • Process improvement: They can identify where the sales process is weak and make it more consistent.
  • Commercial focus: They connect targets, customer conversations and daily decisions to revenue performance.
  • Leadership style: They can manage people in a way that fits the company culture and stage of growth.

Where Head of Sales Recruitment Helps Most

Companies come to HEMES when they need senior sales leadership but cannot rely only on inbound applicants or general recruitment channels.

This may include hiring the first Head of Sales, replacing a sales leader, preparing for director of sales hiring, improving accountability, building a sales management layer or creating stronger ownership of the revenue function.

We help identify leaders who match the company’s sales model, growth stage, team maturity and leadership expectations.

Why Companies Choose HEMES for Head of Sales Recruitment

Sales Leadership Understanding
Hire a Head of Sales who can connect strategy, execution, process and team performance.
Founder Relief
Add dedicated sales leadership when founders or executives need to step back from daily sales management.
Better Operating Rhythm
Bring in a leader who can improve forecasting, accountability, coaching and commercial decision-making.
Focused Headhunting
Reach relevant senior sales leaders through a recruitment partner that specialises in sales roles.
Scalable Sales Structure
Build a stronger revenue function with clearer ownership, better routines and more consistent execution.
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I've worked with Edvin for 2 years and highly recommend him as a Sales Director. He's a team player who genuinely cares about his colleagues. Edvin is always ready to help, his colleagues respect his expertise and appreciate learning from him. At Favro, he fostered a culture of continuous learning, building trust with his team. He'd be a valuable addition to any company valuing work ethic, collaboration, and leadership learning.

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Kirsti Wennberg
VP People & Culture
Favro

I highly recommend Edvin as an HR specialist for sales-related positions. As he acquires undoubtable experience in sales himself he can recommend best suitable options both for business and the one who is looking for a job.

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Edgaras Liovinas
Sales Team Lead
AIESEC

HEMES helped the Letsinvest team to headhunt and recruit an investor acquisition manager. Not only did they assist us in the selection process, but they also provided us with advice on salary and bonus structures. A very valuable hiring partner! Edvinas himself is also a delight to work with - great communication, professional attitude when it came to understanding our company's needs and everything was done in a timely manner.

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Ieva Strelyte
IR Manager
Letsinvest
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