CD Recruitment

AI is creating more time for sales teams, but the question is what businesses do with it. According to Gartner, sellers are saving almost five hours every week through AI. Yet nearly three-quarters of organisations aren't reinvesting those hours into activities that drive revenue. This is where the opportunity lies. For SDRs, AI should remove the repetitive admin, research and manual prospecting that slows them down. It shouldn't replace the conversations that build trust, uncover pain points and create pipeline. The best sales companies will measure AI by how much more effective their people become!

We're partnering with one of the world's fastest-growing AI infrastructure companies! AI is generating more code than ever before, but enterprises still need to ensure that code is secure, reliable and production-ready. This business has become the independent quality layer for AI-generated software, working across every major AI coding platform. The growth story speaks for itself: 900% YoY growth 8,000+ enterprise customers Targeting $100M ARR Backed by leading global investors, with further funding expected This is a rare opportunity to build the EMEA enterprise business from the ground up. You'll recruit, develop and lead a team of Enterprise Account Executives while shaping the go-to-market strategy alongside an experienced executive team. We're looking for a proven first-line sales leader with experience scaling enterprise software teams and selling into technical buyers. A background with companies such as Databricks, Snowflake, MongoDB, Confluent, HashiCorp, Harness, Wiz, Vercel or similar would be highly relevant. If you enjoy building high-performing teams and want to play a key role in the growth of a category-defining AI company, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today, or reach out to George Mann for more information. https://lnkd.in/gha89F6B

AI continues to reshape the startup landscape! According to Crunchbase, 34 companies joined the Unicorn Board in June, adding more than $110bn in value. AI dominated the list, with 10 frontier AI labs accounting for $65bn of that total. DeepSeek led the way with a $50bn valuation, becoming the highest-valued new unicorn of 2026. Beyond foundation models, investment is increasingly flowing into robotics, AI infrastructure, scientific research, defence and sovereign AI. The message for founders and GTM leaders is clear: investors are backing businesses solving complex, real-world problems with AI! https://lnkd.in/g665bnWj

We're hiring Recruitment Consultants in Manchester! 💼 Why join CD? - Work with some of the world's fastest-growing AI & SaaS companies. - Access an exceptional client base built over 28 years. - Earn industry-leading commission, with multiple £1m+ billers across the business. - Benefit from world-class training, clear progression and a high-performance culture. - Join a business that has featured in the Recruiter Top 100 for 10 consecutive years. We've helped scale companies including Snowflake, Databricks, MongoDB, Zscaler and Datadog. Today, we're partnering with the next generation of category-defining AI and SaaS businesses. FY25/26 was our strongest year yet, and FY26/27 is set to be even bigger! If you're ambitious, competitive and want to maximise your potential, we'd love to hear from you. Get in touch for a confidential conversation ✉️

What does effective hiring in APAC look like today? 👀 It is not about scaling teams quickly. It's about identifying individuals who can: Sell into complex, multi-market environments Build pipeline with ownership Operate across Australia and Singapore with credibility We’re seeing more hiring conversations centred on these requirements. For SaaS leaders, the priority is clear - hire fewer people, but hire those who can deliver measurable impact! If you’re planning hires in APAC, Sam Chestock is the person to speak with 😁

In Q2, Europe posted its strongest quarter in four years for venture funding! All told, Europe-based startups raised $24 billion in the just-ended quarter, up around a third quarter over quarter and two-thirds higher than the $14.4 billion raised in Q2 2025. https://lnkd.in/d2Sny4qU

We're partnering with a high-growth AI SaaS company to hire a VP of Sales, North America 🇺🇸 This is a genuine build opportunity. You'll own the North America P&L, lead the regional sales strategy, and scale the team across the US and Canada. The business has recently closed a nine-figure Series C, serves thousands of enterprise customers, and has delivered 100%+ ARR growth for ten consecutive quarters with 130%+ net revenue retention. The platform sits at the intersection of AI, sustainability and enterprise compliance, helping global organisations manage regulation, climate risk and supply chain intelligence. If you're looking for a role where you can shape the strategy, build the team and have a direct impact on the company's next phase of growth, we'd be happy to tell you more! Get in touch or apply here - https://lnkd.in/gXAsUH-Z

Startup exits valued at $1 billion or more are now more numerous than at any point since the 2021 market peak. The trend for the second quarter of 2026 includes both the largest venture-backed exit of all time and a plethora of other comparatively much smaller but still sizable startup exits through acquisition or IPO! https://lnkd.in/gFvFpNYV

The GTM Engineer did not exist as a job title five years ago. Now it is one of the most in-demand roles in enterprise technology and one of the hardest to hire for. The reason it is hard is not a shortage of people who can do parts of the job - it is a shortage of people who can do all of it. Combining CRM architecture, with outbound automation and data enrichment, plus AI-powered workflows... lead routing... revenue reporting... The people who can sit across all of that and actually build something that works are rare. CD works with high-growth SaaS and AI companies globally who are hiring this profile. We know where these people are, what they are looking for and what it takes to bring them into a business like yours. If you are trying to hire a GTM Engineer and finding it harder than expected, get in touch with Daniel S. to find out more ✉️

28 years ago, CD Recruitment placed its first GTM hire at a BI company called Cognos. Since then, the industry has changed beyond recognition. The titles have changed. The tech has changed. The markets have changed. What hasn't changed is the standard we hold ourselves to and our market leading reputation. We still work with the companies building the next generation of enterprise technology globally. And we have done it long enough to know that the hire that looks right on paper and the hire that actually works are not always the same thing. If you are building a GTM team and you want to speak to people who have the trophies in the cabinet and the best track record for three decades, get in touch. #GTM