Alex Young

Former SaaS operator and top performing AE that now helps SaaS/AI businesses hire top performing AEs (amongst other GTM roles ๐Ÿš€) via talent services.

London Area, United Kingdom

About

A former Account Executive at a UK scaleup whoโ€™s on a mission to improve the way that businesses attract, recruit & retain sales talent. GTM Search recruits talented salespeople for the fastest-growing SaaS, technology and service provider businesses across EMEA & the US. We aim to become your genuine partner, working closely with you but in a way that makes the whole recruitment process and hassle-free as it can be. After all, the best salespeople ask the key questions and then shut up. We look to apply a similar, drama-free approach. To talk all things sales recruitment or Ipswich Town you can reach me at [email protected] or on +447393 291523 New website is now live too, check it out www.gtm-search.com

Experience

  • Founder at GTM Search
    Apr 2023 - Present ยท 3 yrs 3 mos

    GTM Search recruits talented salespeople for the fastest-growing SaaS, technology and service provider businesses.

  • Senior Account Executive (promoted to Senior in June 22) at Sonovate
    Sep 2019 - Mar 2023 ยท 3 yrs 7 mos

    Sonovate is a UK based scale up Fintech business that is challenging the way the recruitment industry is funded and an alternative to traditional banks. My role as an AE was full 360 from outbound business development and lead generation through discovery, product demo, commercial negotiation and onboarding. 2022 - Top performer (net new logo & revenue) 2021 - Top performer (net new logo & revenue) 2020 - Nowhere near a top performer, trying to navigate the pandemic! 2019 - Whats a product demo?

  • Practice Manager at Henderson Scott
    Sep 2018 - Aug 2019 ยท 1 yr

    Henderson Scott is an international provider of award winning recruitment services, delivering outstanding results to clients and candidates within the following core technical markets: โ€ข Cyber & Information Security โ€ข IT Infrastructure & Data Centre โ€ข Cloud & Enterprise Software โ€ข Business Transformation โ€ข Agile Development In my 12 months with the business I built up the Cyber Security contract desk from ยฃ0 to ยฃ7,500 WGP (weekly gross profit).

  • Team Leader at LHi Group Ltd.
    Jul 2016 - Sep 2018 ยท 2 yrs 3 mos

    I initially joined SciPro, the groups Life Science business as a Principal Consultant, tasked with growing out the contract offering. In September 2017, I moved over to Lawrence Harvey to grow out a Cyber Security Team, again on contract.

  • Co Founder & Sales Director at iCredo Digital
    Dec 2014 - Jun 2016 ยท 1 yr 7 mos

    Are you on the lookout for top creative talent? Are you a skilled creative looking for new challenges and opportunities? At iCredo we match dynamic companies with star performers. I founded iCredo with a colleague at the time, placing top creative talent across London. We built a team, and a billing business from the ground up.