Protégé Talent helps startups and SMEs hire ambitious sales, commercial, and GTM talent, without wasting time on unsuitable candidates. We send fewer CVs, better-matched people, and candidates worth interviewing.
No pressure to start. A real conversation about the role, your standards, and whether we can help.
A bad hire does not just cost salary. It costs time, momentum, team morale, and opportunities you cannot get back.
Founders do not need more CVs. They need better people in front of them: faster, cleaner, and with less wasted time.
We do not send candidates just because they match a few keywords.
Every candidate we introduce is screened for role fit, communication, motivation, and character before they reach your inbox.
You get a focused shortlist of people worth speaking to, not a pile of CVs to sort through.
You receive a focused shortlist of candidates who have been screened before introduction.
We focus on the roles that drive growth: sales, business development, account management, customer success, and revenue operations.
We look beyond the CV. Ambition, communication, reliability, and drive matter, especially in early-stage teams.
Clear communication, fast feedback, and no unnecessary complexity. You stay focused on building the business while we handle the search.
Most searches fail in the brief, not the search. Before we approach a single candidate, we sit down with you properly. This is not a ten-minute intake call. We build a precise picture of the role, your standard, and the person who will actually succeed in your team. That brief becomes the benchmark every candidate is measured against. It is the reason a shortlist of three is enough.
What this hire actually needs to achieve in their first year: the outcome, not the job title.
The bar a person has to clear to belong on your team. We calibrate to it before we search, not after.
Who thrives in your environment and who quietly won't: character, motivation, and the way someone works.
Your market, your sales motion, and the real pressure this person is being hired into.
Booking a call takes a minute. What follows is the disciplined part, and it's where the difference is made.
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You are not just filling seats. You are building the team that shapes your company's future.
We help you find people with the drive, character, and commercial ability to contribute from day one.
Commercial hires that help your business grow.
We work with startups, SMEs, SaaS, AI, and growth-focused businesses hiring commercial talent.
We are currently working with a small number of early clients so we can keep the process personal, focused, and high-standard.
If you are hiring for a role where quality matters more than volume, we would rather have a real conversation than send you a generic pitch.
We are taking on a small number of early client partnerships at a reduced placement fee while we build our first group of long-term relationships. For the next 10 clients, we are offering:
10% placement fee
Founder-led support
Focused shortlist of up to 3 screened candidates
Priority attention while we build our early client base
If you are hiring for a role where quality matters more than volume, this is the right time to speak to us.
Book a Discovery CallNo commitment to start. Real rigour once we do.
Tell us what role you are hiring for and we will let you know whether we can help.
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