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Executive Recruiters and Sales Recruiters in Minneapolis, MN | Deare Search Partners

The specialized sales executive search firm, with the top sales executive recruiters and sales recruiters in Minneapolis St. Paul, MN.

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Search Expertise

Our powerful Direct Recruiting capabilities are built on a foundation of deep functional expertise, industry experience, and specialized niche dominant search practices.

“Functional” Search Expertise
B2B Sales, Sales Leadership, and RevOps Roles

Salespeople, Sales Leaders, Revenue Drivers,
and Customer Keepers
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Who We Recruit
Salespeople (B2B)

Our primary focus is on the recruitment of “Mid” to “Senior” level business-to-business sales professionals working in fields involving complex services or intangibles.

We have deep expertise and experience in technology sales including IT solutions, IT professional services, business services, and many other areas of complex services and intangibles. Our expertise ranges beyond services into software, capital equipment, and much more.

New business development, strategic sales pursuit, account management, client relationship management, market development, sales process management, and more…

C-Suite Sales Executives

We have long-term, specific expertise in the recruitment of Chief Sales Officer and Chief Revenue Officer roles for companies ranging from $20M to $750M in sales.

Chief Sales Officer

Define CSO

Chief Revenue Officer

Define CRO

Sales Executives

Considered to be one of the toughest jobs in business today, Sales Leadership is also one of the most difficult roles to successfully interview, select and hire. You have a lot at stake when hiring a sales executive. We provide the right candidates, the critical information, and the guidance you need to make the right hiring decision.

Vice President of Sales

EVP, SVP, DVP, RVP, VP, all

Director of Sales

Define both VP Sales and Director of Sales

Sales Managers

Sales management roles take on many forms. Player/Coach roles are common in smaller organizations and in strategic business units of larger companies. In some cases, exceptional specific sales knowledge and skill is preferred to previous management experience. For the purposes of our recruiting practices, we separate sales management from sales leadership.

Service Delivery

Often titled: Practice Manager, Director of Delivery, etc.
In IT Solutions, other technology and complex services firms, service delivery requires a strong combination of technical/other subject matter expertise, client relationship and business development acumen.

Customer Success

The guardians and optimizers of customer experience and company performance during the entire customer lifecycle. Where product, technical, professional expertise, implementation and service delivery meet client communications, client relationship and continued revenue opportunities.

Rev Ops

Marketing Operations, Sales Operations and Customer Success Management

What is RevOps?

RevOps or Revenue Operations is an adaptive organizational model replacing the siloed and separated Marketing, Sales and Customer Success management frameworks. Rev Ops is one unified team that supports all revenue-generating business units and reports to one leader. Optimally, the Chief Sales Officer (CSO) or Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) is the apex leader of the RevOps unit. The result is greater alignment and greater speed of collaborative effort between Marketing, Sales and Customer success through the entire customer lifecycle.

RevOps Roles

Examples of “RevOps” roles include:
Revenue Operations Leadership
Sales Operations Leadership
Sales Enablement Leadership
Customer Operations Leadership
Marketing Operations Leadership

Award-Winning, Top-Listed, Minnesota Sales and Sales Executive Recruiters

Our Sales Recruiting and Sales Executive Search capabilities deliver the exceptional talent you need to maximize sales revenue and optimize full customer lifecycle performance.

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“Industry” Search Expertise
Industries, Sectors and Company Types

We’re Minnesota’s top sales headhunters for privately-owned technology and professional services companies.
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Who We Serve
Business Technology / IT

Our clients are the leaders, innovators and disrupters positioned at the epicenter of the rapidly shifting business technology landscape. Our “Business Technology” clients include:

Sofware, SaaS
Big Data. Analytics
Emerging technologies, IOT, AI, Machine Learning, Advanced Robotics, Quantum Computing, Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, Block Chain
IT Solutions
IT Consulting
Management Consulting
IT Professional Services
IT Staffing
Cloud
Cybersecurity
ITSM
Fintech
Application Development
Digital Transformation
Managed Services
Computer / Network Hardware

High-Tech

Our “High-Tech” clients include leading companies in:
Artificial Intelligence
Internet of Things (IoT)
Advanced Robotics
Virtual/Augmented Reality
Bioengineering
Medical Device
Healthcare Technologies
Energy
Environment / Green Tech

Professional Services

Our Professional Services and Business Services clients include:
IT Consulting
Management Consulting
IT Professional Services
Marketing Services
Market Research/Analytics
Interactive Media Services
Digital Marketing
Web Development
Staffing/Recruiting
HR Consulting
Information Services
Business Process Outsourcing (BPO)
Financial Advisory
Operations Consulting
Mergers & Acquisitions
Private Equity Investment
Business Advisory
Franchise Consulting

Manufacturing

Our Manufacturing clients include:
Privately-Owned Manufacturing Companies
Family-Owned Manufacturing Companies
Portfolio Manufacturing Companies

Distribution

Our distribution clients include:
Wholesale, resale and retail
Electronic Component Distributors
Computer Component Distributors
Computer Hardware Distributors
Independent Software Vendors (ISV)
Value-Added Resellers (VAR)
Managed Services Providers (MSP)
Managed Security Solutions Providers (MSSP)
IT Solutions Providers (ITSP)

Healthcare

Our Healthcare clients include:
Healthcare Technology
Medical Equipment
Hospital Supplies
Healthcare Facilities
Healthcare Services
Medical Services
Managed Healthcare

Education

Our Education clients include:
Educational Institutions
Education Services
Online Education

Privately-Owned

Privately-Owned and Family-Owned Business
For more than 20 years, we have partnered closely with privately-owned and family-owned businesses. We do business the way you do business. Friendly, open, caring, dedicated and committed to your complete satisfaction and results.

Private Equity

As a private equity principal with a stake in the outcome of the search, you need to be kept informed and close to the search process when a critical role is in play. We partner closely with you to ensure that the quality and caliber of candidates not only meet your standards, but bring the capabilities and cultural alignment you need to grow and manage business growth.

Award-Winning, Top-Listed, Minnesota Sales and Sales Executive Recruiters

Our Sales Recruiting and Sales Executive Search capabilities deliver the exceptional talent you need to maximize sales revenue and optimize full customer lifecycle performance.

Get aN IMMediate Search Assessment and Quote

Our Top Recruiting “Practices”
by Marketplace Segment

Executive search, Sales Recruiting, and more
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IT Consulting / Management Consulting

We are the #1 Search Firm in the Twin Cities IT Consulting and Management Consulting arenas

Our clients include:
IT Consulting firms
IT Solutions firms
Management Consulting Firms
IT Staffing firms

Roles placed include:
Sales, Sales Leadership, Client Engagement, Service Delivery, Sales Support, Customer Success and Resource Management roles

Complex IT Solutions / IT Services

We are the #1 Search Firm in the Twin Cities IT Solutions and IT Services marketplace

Our clients include:
Specialized IT Solutions and Consulting firms
Specialized IT Services firms
Digital Transformation
Data/Analytics
Cyber Security Solutions
Cloud Solutions
Managed Technology Services
Customer Software Development

Roles placed include:
Sales, Sales Leadership, Client Engagement, Service Delivery, Sales Support, Customer Success and Resource Management roles

Business and Professional Services

We are the #1 Search Firm in the Twin Cities IT Solutions and IT Services marketplace

Our clients include:
IT Professional Services
Marketing / Market Research
Digital Marketing
Digital Agencies
Web Development
HR Consulting
Franchise Consulting

Roles placed include:
Sales, Sales Leadership, Client Engagement, Service Delivery, Sales Support, Customer Success and Resource Management roles

Software / SaaS

Our clients include:
All Software Applications and SaaS
ERP, CRM, APS…
Healthcare – EHR, EMR, HIS, CIS, CPR… HRIS/HRMS, HCM…

Roles placed include:
Sales, Sales Leadership, Sales Engineers / Pre-Sales, Sales Support and Customer Success

Emerging Technologies

Our clients include:
IOT
AI
Machine Learning
Advanced Robotics
Quantum Computing
Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality
More…

Roles placed include:
Sales, Sales Leadership, Sales Engineers / Pre-Sales, Sales Support and Customer Success

Privately-Owned Business

90% of our clients are privately-owned “small to medium-sized businesses ranging from $20M to $500M in revenue.

Our clients include:
Privately-Owned SMB
Family-Owned SMB
Portfolio Companies
Private Equity Firms
EOS

Roles placed include:
Sales, Sales Leadership, Sales Engineers / Pre-Sales, Sales Support and Customer Success

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