Specialist recruitment for tech-centered companies across APAC.
Salient Group is a specialist recruitment agency helping technology, SaaS, startup and high-growth companies build stronger teams across Australia, APAC and Japan. From seed stage to scale, we support employers and candidates across sales, product, go-to-market, technical and post-sales functions.
Salient was founded in Sydney, Australia
years in tech & GTM recruitment
average experience of our recruiters
GTM professionals placed
clients served across APAC
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Our Story
Built for the companies shaping the future of work.
Salient Group was built to serve the companies changing the way people buy, build, work and scale. From the beginning, our focus has been on specialist recruitment for technology-centred businesses, particularly SaaS, sales, product and go-to-market teams.
Over the years, we have supported companies across Australia, APAC and Japan as they launched into new markets, built commercial teams, hired technical talent and scaled from early growth to regional expansion. Our work is grounded in long-term relationships with both employers and candidates, giving clients access to talent communities that go far beyond a traditional applicant database.
helping companies build the teams that move them forward
Build Great Digital and Tech Products
Data, engineering, UX, design, solution architecture and tech leadership.
Take Them to
Market
Sales, marketing, presales, sales leadership and go-to-market hiring.
Support Growth
After the Sale
Customer success, consulting, implementation, technical support and post-sales teams.
our difference
Talent Community First
Salient Group was built to serve the companies changing the way people buy, build, work and scale. From the beginning, our focus has been on specialist recruitment for technology-centred businesses, particularly SaaS, sales, product and go-to-market teams.
Over the years, we have supported companies across Australia, APAC and Japan as they launched into new markets, built commercial teams, hired technical talent and scaled from early growth to regional expansion. Our work is grounded in long-term relationships with both employers and candidates, giving clients access to talent communities that go far beyond a traditional applicant database.
Community-Led Talent Access
Specialist Market Knowledge
Better Candidate Fit
Human, High-Touch Recruitment
Meet Our Team
Our team features some of APAC’s top recruiters with deep roots in the regional tech community.
Yvette Midwinter
Director, Sydney
Mark Ellis
Chief of Staff, Sydney
Francis Bandong
Associate Director, Melbourne
Danny Butterfied
Director, Sydney
Elijah
Chief of Staff, Sydney
Tahir Shah
Associate Director, Melbourne
Specialist recruitment for tech-centered companies across APAC.
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Salient Group is a specialist recruitment agency helping technology, SaaS, startup and high-growth companies build stronger teams across Australia, APAC and Japan. From seed stage to scale, we support employers and candidates across sales, product, go-to-market, technical and post-sales functions.
Women in Tech Sales APAC
Having spent 10 years talking to clients about how to battle the gender imbalance in their teams, we felt it was time to do something meaningful about the problem. What started as an initiative to support, connect, and elevate women in commercial tech has evolved into a 5000+ strong community spanning APJ—bringing together ambitious talent and forward-thinking employers dedicated to building high-performing, diverse go-to-market teams.
- Networking Events
- Mentoring Programs
- Career Development
- Team Diversification
Women in Tech Sales APAC
We built APAC Women in Tech Sales to address a gap we saw in the market. It’s a community designed to support, connect, and progress women in commercial tech roles across APAC.
It’s now a recognised network spanning APJ, bringing together individuals and employers who want to build more balanced, high-performing teams.
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Tell us about your business priorities and we’ll help you design the role or team to help you achieve your growth objectives. An experienced Salient recruiter will get back to you to discuss the brief and next steps.
