About Quota Crushers Agency: Sales Headhunters for Canada and the U.S.

Quota Crushers Agency is a sales recruitment agency built and staffed entirely by former sales executives. We are not generalist recruiters who fill sales roles on the side. We are sales headhunters who carried a quota, sat through the pipeline reviews, and closed the deals we now hire people to close.

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Our team comes out of logistics, technology, food and beverage, advertising, finance, and telecom. That background is why we can tell the difference between a candidate who interviews well and a candidate who actually sells. Since 2021, we have placed sales talent across Canada and the United States, from SDRs through to VPs of Sales and Chief Revenue Officers.

Our mission

Sales recruitment built on data, not guesswork

Too many companies still hire sales talent off a strong resume and a confident interview, then wonder why that person misses quota six months later.

Our mission is to end that cycle. We replace gut-feel hiring with a structured, evidence-based process, so the sales hires our clients make stay in the seat and hit their number. We brought the European practice of data-centric candidate assessment to North America, and every shortlisted candidate is measured against the role rather than just interviewed about it.

Why it matters

1.7M

Openings projected each year in sales and related occupations across the U.S., driven largely by the need to replace people who leave. Sales is the highest-churn function in most businesses. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Our vision

Careers that last, teams that perform

We place sales professionals into roles that genuinely fit their skill set, their selling style, and the company culture, then support them as they ramp, grow, and maximize their commissions. Our process makes sure the match works in both directions. A placement is only a win if the company keeps the revenue and the candidate keeps the career.

Because our agency is led entirely by former sales executives, we understand both sides of that table. We know what a rep needs to succeed, and we know what a business actually needs from the person it hires. Companies come to us to find talent, and sales professionals come to us to find a job worth leaving their current one for.

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What sets us apart

Four reasons companies use us instead of a generalist agency

01

Recruiters who sold first

100% of our recruiters come from a sales background. We screen on discovery skill, deal complexity, and verified quota history, not on how polished a resume looks.

02

Headhunting, not job posting

Only 4% of the roles we work ever get posted online. The rest are filled through direct outreach to people producing right now who are not browsing job boards.

03

Assessments, not gut feel

Every shortlisted candidate goes through a compatibility assessment built around your specific role, your sales cycle, and your comp structure.

04

A 90 day guarantee

Every placement carries a 90 day guarantee. If the hire does not work out inside that window, we go back to work at no additional fee.

The track record

Quota Crushers Agency by the numbers

96%

Of our placements come from headhunting. Only 4% of our roles are ever posted online.

92%

Of roles entrusted to us are filled with the right candidate, 28% above the industry standard.

91%

Of the candidates we place are still in the role past the two year mark.

89%

Of clients ask us to recruit again within six months of their first placement.

How we work

The search process our sales headhunters run

The process is the same whether we are hiring one account executive or building a national sales team from zero.

01

Role and market intake

We map the product, the sales cycle, the comp plan, the territory, and the profile of reps already succeeding in your business. Then we tell you honestly what that hire costs in your market.

02

Market mapping

We identify the competitors, adjacent industries, and specific accounts where the right sellers are already producing. This is where a search is won or lost.

03

Direct outreach

We approach passive candidates ourselves. Most of the people we place were not applying anywhere when we first called them.

04

Assessment and vetting

Structured interviews plus role-specific compatibility assessments. We verify quota attainment, deal sizes, and sales cycle experience before anyone reaches your inbox.

05

Shortlist and offer

You see a short qualified list, not a stack of resumes. We manage offer negotiation, resignation risk, and the start date, and every hire gets a welcome package before day one.

Sector expertise

The industries our sales recruiters specialize in

Our consultants are specialists, not generalists. Each one recruits into a sector they personally sold in, which means they already know the buyers, the competitors, and the comp structures.

Who we place

Sales roles we recruit for

We hire across the full revenue org, from the first rep a founder brings on to the leadership team that scales the business.

  • SDRs, BDRs and inside sales reps
  • Account executives and senior AEs
  • Enterprise and strategic account managers
  • Customer success managers
  • Sales managers and directors of sales
  • VPs of Sales and regional leaders
  • Chief Revenue and Chief Sales Officers
  • Marketing leaders supporting revenue teams

Leadership hiring is its own discipline. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects roughly 48,600 sales manager openings a year, which is a thin market for the people who can actually build a team. Not sure which role you need first? Our recruiters will tell you straight, including when the answer is that you are not ready to hire yet. Start on our find talent page or read the Quota Crushers blog for hiring benchmarks.

Proof

Hiring work we have done

Accelerating SaaS growth for Stormboard

Building a sales function for a digital collaboration SaaS company through targeted headhunting rather than inbound applications.

Pattyn’s expansion from the U.S. into Canada

Placing the first Canadian sales hire for an industrial automation manufacturer entering a new national market.

U.S. expansion for A&A Customs Brokers

Supporting a Canadian customs brokerage as it built out a sales presence south of the border.

Coverage

Where we recruit across Canada and the United States

Quota Crushers Agency runs searches nationally in both countries. We are headquartered in the Greater Toronto Area and recruit coast to coast, for companies expanding into new territories as well as those building at home.

Browse every market we cover on our sales recruitment locations page.

Expansion hiring

Cross-border hiring between Canada and the U.S.

A large share of our work involves companies crossing the border in one direction or the other. Canadian businesses opening a U.S. territory need a first American hire who can operate without a local office behind them. American companies entering Canada need someone who understands a smaller market with different buying cycles and different comp expectations.

If the first hire in a new country is wrong, the expansion stalls for a year. That is why we treat those searches differently.

We have run both. Our team has supported multinational expansions, built regional sales teams from a single hire, and placed Presidents, VPs and full leadership groups on both sides of the border. If that is the search you are facing, talk to us before you post the role anywhere.

Common questions

Frequently asked questions about Quota Crushers Agency

What kind of recruitment agency is Quota Crushers?

We are a specialist sales recruitment agency. We only recruit revenue-generating roles, which means sales, sales leadership, account management, customer success, and the marketing roles that support them. We do not recruit for finance, engineering or operations.

Where does Quota Crushers Agency recruit?

Across Canada and the United States. We are based in the Greater Toronto Area and run searches nationally in both countries, including remote and hybrid roles. Every market we cover is listed on our locations page.

What does it cost to work with Quota Crushers Agency?

Our standard fee is 18% of first year base salary on a non-exclusive search, and 16% on an exclusive search with 60 days of exclusivity. Volume hiring of six or more roles inside 60 days is quoted separately. Every placement includes a 90 day guarantee.

Do candidates pay a fee?

No. Candidates never pay us anything. Our fees are paid by the hiring company, which is standard practice for a legitimate recruitment agency. Any recruiter asking a candidate for money is a red flag. Sales professionals can browse our open sales jobs free of charge.

How long does a sales search usually take?

Most searches produce a qualified shortlist within two to three weeks, with an offer typically landing inside four to six weeks. Senior leadership searches and niche technical sales roles run longer because the candidate pool is smaller.

Why is headhunting better than posting the job?

The strongest sales performers are usually employed, well compensated, and not reading job boards. Posting a role reaches the people actively looking. Headhunting reaches the people actively producing. That is why 96% of our placements come from direct outreach.

Can you help if we have never hired a salesperson before?

Yes. We work with founders making their first sales hire regularly. We will help you decide whether you need a rep or a leader first, what to pay, and how to structure the comp plan before the search starts.

How are the candidates you send actually vetted?

Every candidate goes through a structured interview with a recruiter who sold in that sector, plus a compatibility assessment built for your role. We verify quota attainment, average deal size and sales cycle length before you see a profile.

Let’s talk

Build a sales team that actually hits quota

Tell us what you are selling, where, and to whom. We will tell you what that hire looks like in your market and what it takes to land them.

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