Day 1
Role definition call
We scope the role, comp range, must-haves, and what “good” looks like on your team. This is where ex-sales-leader recruiters earn their keep.
San Francisco Sales Recruiters, Run by Former Sales Leaders
RevPilots is a sales recruiting firm built by people who carried a quota. We help San Francisco and Bay Area companies hire SDRs, AEs, and sales leaders who can actually sell, with your first vetted candidates delivered within 2 to 5 business days.
- First qualified candidates in 2 to 5 business days
- 90-day replacement guarantee
- You only pay when you hire
Why so many Bay Area sales hires look great on paper and still miss
Silicon Valley runs on brand-name pedigree.
A resume full of household-name tech logos is easy to be impressed by, and easy to get burned by. A rep who crushed quota selling a category leader in a hot market, with inbound demand and a famous brand opening doors, often stalls at an earlier-stage company selling something no one has heard of yet. The logo and the market were doing part of the work.
We screen for skill and fit, for your open role.
We can tell the difference between someone who rode a good territory with a strong company brand and someone who built their territory brick by brick. Then we hand you the full screening Q&A for every candidate, so you see their answers, not just a polished write up.
Sales recruiters who know the San Francisco market
We recruit sales talent for San Francisco and Bay Area companies, and we know this market. Silicon Valley runs on pedigree, and we are built to see past it to the people who can actually sell for you. We tap networks of Bay Area and remote sales talent, including strong performers who aren’t actively looking, and we move at the pace SF hiring demands. Whether your team sits in SoMa, spans the Peninsula and South Bay, or is fully remote, we recruit in your market, on your timeline.
Sales recruiters who have
actually sold
Most recruiters have never carried a bag. They screen off keywords and a gut feel. Ours are ex-sales leaders with 10+ years of experience, so they interview candidates the way your best hiring manager would. Here is how that changes what you get.
Who screens your candidates
RevPilots
Ex-sales leaders, 10+ years
Typical NYC recruiting firm
Junior recruiters, no sales background
First candidate profiles
RevPilots
2 to 5 business days
Typical Bay Area recruiting firm
14 to 21 days
Typical time to hire
RevPilots
15 days and up
Typical Bay Area recruiting firm
45 days and up
Recruiters on your role
RevPilots
2 to 3 in parallel
Typical Bay Area recruiting firm
1
Availability
RevPilots
8AM–12AM, 7 days a week
Typical Bay Area recruiting firm
Business hours
Guarantee
RevPilots
90-day replacement
Other Recruiting firms
None, or 30 days
You see the screening Q&A
RevPilots
Yes
Other Recruiting firms
No
Long-term contract required
RevPilots
8AM–12AM, 7 days a week
Other Recruiting firms
Often
Sales recruiters who have actually sold
Most recruiters have never carried a bag. They screen off keywords and a gut feel. Ours are ex-sales leaders with 10+ years of experience, so they interview candidates the way your best hiring manager would. Here is how that changes what you get.
RevPilots
Typical Bay Area recruiting firm
Who screens your candidates
Ex-sales leaders, 10+ years
Junior recruiters, no sales background
First candidate profiles
2 to 5 business days
14 to 21 days
Typical time to hire
15 days and up
45 days and up
Recruiters on your role
2 to 3 in parallel
1
Availability
8AM–12AM, 7 days a week
Business hours
Guarantee
90-day replacement
None, or 30 days
You see the screening Q&A
Yes
No
Long-term contract required
No
Often
Who screens your candidates
RevPilots
Ex-sales leaders, 10+ years
Typical NYC recruiting firm
Junior recruiters, no sales background
First candidate profiles
RevPilots
2 to 5 business days
Typical Bay Area recruiting firm
14 to 21 days
Typical time to hire
RevPilots
15 days and up
Typical Bay Area recruiting firm
45 days and up
Recruiters on your role
RevPilots
2 to 3 in parallel
Typical Bay Area recruiting firm
1
Availability
RevPilots
8AM–12AM, 7 days a week
Typical Bay Area recruiting firm
Business hours
Guarantee
RevPilots
90-day replacement
Other Recruiting firms
None, or 30 days
You see the screening Q&A
RevPilots
Yes
Other Recruiting firms
No
Long-term contract required
RevPilots
No
Other Recruiting firms
Often
Sales and GTM roles we recruit in San Francisco
From your first sales hire to a Chief Revenue Officer, we recruit across the full go-to-market org for Bay Area companies.
Individual contributors
SDR, BDR, Account Executive, Account Manager, Sales Engineer, Customer Success Manager
Sales leadership and executive search
Sales Manager, SDR Manager, Director of Sales, Head of Sales, VP of Sales, Chief Revenue Officer
GTM and revenue operations
RevOps and SalesOps, Sales Enablement, GTM Engineer
First sales hire and custom roles
Not sure what you need? We help you scope it.
Not sure which role you need?
More than sales: we staff your whole revenue team
Great sales hires don’t work in a vacuum. We recruit across the full go-to-market org, so you can build the whole revenue engine with one partner: sellers, the marketers who feed them pipeline, and the operators who make them productive.
- Sales: BDRs, SDRs, AEs, Enterprise AEs, Sales Managers, and VPs of Sales
- Revenue operations: RevOps, SalesOps, and sales enablement
- Customer success and post-sale expansion
- GTM engineering and technical sales
When you are building a revenue team in the Bay Area, we source the people who sell and the people who make selling work.
Bay Area industries we recruit for
We place sales talent across B2B, with the deepest benches in the sectors where we hire most:
SaaS / Technology
Financial Services / FinTech
Advertising / AdTech / Media
Professional Services / Consulting
Data / Analytics / Information Services
Recruiting / HR Tech / Staffing
Real Estate / PropTech
Healthcare / HealthTech
Marketing Services / Agencies
Legal Tech / Business Information
What RevPilots Clients Say
Gabe Bensimon
Principal, Seroda Equity Partners
RevPilots has been a key partner for filling our sales org with great talent. They helped us with multiple Account Executive roles and our VP of Sales, in record time, beating out a much larger recruiting firm.
Eric Brown
COO, LeadCoverage
Working with RevPilots has been a game changer. Their team understood our needs and delivered top-notch candidates who have already started making a significant impact.
Maria Manukyan
Trusaic
RevPilots exceeded our expectations by sourcing exceptional talent, even with our rigorous selection process. A relentless, indispensable partner on our most challenging roles.
Chris Pope
VP of Sales, Govly
We needed an SDR who could deliver. RevPilots found one who is now our top producer.
Simple, performance-based pricing
You only pay when you hire. Our fee is 20% of the hire’s first-year salary, and every placement includes our 90-day replacement guarantee. If a hire doesn’t work out in the first 90 days for any reason, we replace them free. No upfront cost, no long-term contract, no risk sitting on your side of the table.
Frequently asked questions
What does it cost?
Our fee is 20% of the hire’s annual salary. All fees include our 90-day replacement guarantee.
How do you send qualified candidates in 2 to 5 days?
We move quickly. We have an established network and database, plus we source nights and weekends.
Do you only recruit in San Francisco?
No. RevPilots is a national sales recruiting firm. We recruit for San Francisco and Bay Area companies, across the Peninsula and South Bay, and for teams hiring remote or across the US.
Do you recruit for executive sales roles?
Yes, we handle executive sales searches, VPs and CROs.
Do you only recruit for sales?
Sales and go-to-market are our focus, from SDRs and AEs through VP of Sales and CRO, plus adjacent GTM roles like RevOps, Sales Enablement, Account Managers, Customer Success Mangers, GTM Engineering, Sales Engineers, anything in the sales department. However, clients often ask us for marketing or other non technical hires after they’ve worked with us. We do those positions as well
How is the 90-day guarantee possible?
We are confident that we will bring the right talent to unlock your growth. This is why we are able to provide
a 90-day free replacement guarantee for all sales talent hired through RevPilots.
Ready to hire sales talent in San Francisco?
Book a call today. You’ll have qualified candidates within 2 to 5 business days, and you pay nothing until you make a hire.
- Industry-specific sales hires
- 90-day replacement guarantee
- First candidate profiles in 2 to 5 days
