Industries we recruit for

The markets we hire into, and the seats we fill in each

ZaphyrRecruit recruits across six markets: SaaS and tech, IT and MSPs, recruiting agencies, construction and engineering, MEP and industrial services, and private equity portfolio companies. Go-to-market seats sit on one desk. Proposal, estimating and project delivery sit on the other.

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Jump to your market
  • Flat 15%Of first-year base on a successful go-to-market placement. No retainer and no upfront fee.
  • 10 working daysFrom a signed brief to a shortlist you can start interviewing.
  • 1 business dayOur reply time when a brief lands with us.
  • US and CanadaPrimary coverage, with global sourcing where a search calls for it.
Why market context matters

A strong seller in one market is an average one in the next

The job title stays the same. Everything behind it changes: how long a deal takes, who signs it, and what a candidate has to already understand on day one. We brief against your market rather than against a generic scorecard.

01

Cycle length sets the profile

A ninety day SaaS cycle and an eighteen month industrial bid reward opposite instincts. We screen for the pace your revenue actually moves at.

02

Vocabulary is the first filter

An estimator who cannot read a drawing set, or an account executive who has never sold to a platform team, spends the ramp learning what a better fit already knew.

03

The buying committee decides the brief

Selling to a CTO, a head of procurement and a project owner are three different jobs. We map the committee before we map the candidate.

The six markets we recruit for

Find your market, and the seats we fill in it

Every hire is role specific, market aware and ready to contribute. Each card below lists the seats we are asked for most often in that market.

SaaS & Tech

We support SaaS companies scaling revenue teams, whether you are building your first sales pod or expanding into new markets. We recruit talent fluent in product led, ABM and enterprise motions.

Roles we fill

IT & MSPs

For IT providers and managed service providers, we recruit frontline commercial talent that understands technical services, urgency and long term account value.

Roles we fill

Recruiting Agencies

We help staffing firms grow their own teams with proven client facing and delivery talent. From outreach through to proposal support, your hires are covered.

Roles we fill

Construction & Engineering

Proposal and estimation roles are critical to your bidding success. We help you hire professionals who understand scopes, pricing and project pipelines.

Roles we fill

MEP & Industrial Services

We specialise in technical hiring for MEP, insulation and industrial contractors. Our candidates are fluent in specs, bids and contractor workflows.

Roles we fill

Private Equity Portfolio Companies

We help PE backed firms install scalable go-to-market infrastructure, with talent that accelerates topline growth and improves acquisition efficiency.

Roles we fill
How we are organised

We run two desks, and they do not overlap

Plenty of agencies claim one specialism and quietly take whatever walks in. We would rather tell you which desk your role sits on before you brief us, because the sourcing, the screening and the shortlist all differ.

Go-to-market team discussing numbers around a laptop

Go-to-market desk

Revenue roles for SaaS and tech companies, IT providers and MSPs, recruiting agencies and private equity portfolio companies. Sales, revenue operations, marketing and sales enablement, mid to senior level.

Two engineers in hard hats reviewing construction drawings on site

Technical and project delivery desk

Proposal, estimating, pre-construction and project delivery roles for construction, MEP and industrial contractors. Our public job board is where the live mandates on this desk are listed.

Growth stage

Where you are decides who you hire first

The same company needs different people at different moments. These are the three stages we are most often called into, and the seats that carry the most weight in each.

01

Assess and stabilise

Identify where momentum was lost and fix the structural bottlenecks before adding headcount on top of them.

Seats that matter here
02

Rebuild and grow pipeline

With stability restored, the focus shifts to creating a steady stream of high quality opportunities.

Seats that matter here
03

Scale and sustain performance

Growth is held and revenue targets are met quarter after quarter rather than in one good month.

Seats that matter here
How a search runs

From signed brief to shortlist in ten working days

Four steps, run the same way on both desks. You meet the first candidate early, so the search can be corrected before the shortlist is built rather than after it lands.

Hiring manager and recruiter agreeing a brief over coffee
Step 01

Intake

We agree the scorecard with the hiring manager: the outcomes, the genuine must-haves, and what would make this hire fail.

Recruiter running a screening call over video on a laptop
Step 02

Source and screen

We work a targeted list rather than a job board, and screen for execution in your market instead of a CV that merely matches.

Candidate CV on a clipboard beside a laptop
Step 03

Calibrate, then shortlist

The first candidate goes into a live review session so we can correct early. The shortlist follows within ten working days of the signed brief.

Hiring manager and new hire shaking hands over a signed offer
Step 04

Offer and start

We support scheduling, negotiation and offer management through to close. The fee falls due when your hire starts, not before.

Before you brief us

Questions buyers ask first

If your question is not here, send it with your brief and we will answer it in the reply.

Six: SaaS and tech, IT and MSPs, recruiting agencies, construction and engineering, MEP and industrial services, and private equity portfolio companies. Go-to-market roles sit on one desk. Proposal, estimating and project delivery sit on the other.

A flat 15% of first-year base on a successful go-to-market placement, with no retainer and no upfront fee. The fee falls due once your hire starts. For technical and project delivery searches, terms are confirmed against the brief before we begin.

Ten working days from a signed brief to a shortlist you can start interviewing. We reply to a new brief within one business day, and you meet the first candidate early so the search can be calibrated before the shortlist is built.

Our primary coverage is the United States and Canada. We source globally where a search calls for it and where it aligns with your hiring needs.

Yes. We build scalable recruiting tracks that support a single strategic hire or a multi-role team build, including pods and departmental expansion.

A multi-layered process: behavioural fit assessment, role-based skill evaluation against the seat you are filling, industry and function alignment, and a check on how the person works with your team’s pace and decision making.

Brief us on a role

Tell us the market and the seat

Send us the role, the market you are hiring in, and what this person has to get done in their first six months. That is enough for us to come back with a view on the search. We reply within one business day.

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