BDR and SDR recruitment agency and headhunters
your next business development representative, in good hands.
We combine our data, our sector experts and our AI algorithms to identify the headhunter most relevant to your role, from your first BDR to the SDR qualifying your inbound leads.
- no setup fees, pay on hire
- guaranteed replacement
- hire signed in under 26 days
they hire their sales professionals with muzzo
how do you hire a business development representative through a recruitment agency?
A business development representative books meetings; they don't close deals. Muzzo gives your role to headhunters who place the most BDRs and SDRs, the entry point to B2B sales: they verify the call volume and meetings obtained. Fee of 5 to 30%, paid on hire. Leaves within 3 months: we restart the search free.
how it works
you only pay if you hire
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you describe the role
Using the form above: the role, your company, your prospecting target. The rest is scoped in your first conversation with the Muzzo team.
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our data chooses the headhunters
Our AI picks those who have hired the most BDRs and SDRs, from more than 2,500 selected headhunters.
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you meet the best profiles
Approached and qualified by headhunters who specialise in B2B sales. You choose who you meet.
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you hire, then you pay
Not before. If your new hire leaves within 3 months, we restart the search at no cost.
they hired with muzzo
Muzzo's strength is the diversity of its recruiters: there is always someone listening to our needs.
With Muzzo, I get the reactivity of a marketplace and the quality of a search firm.
let's talk about your role
Antoine and the Muzzo team help you scope your role and choose the right headhunters. Describe your role in the form: we'll call you back to discuss it.
Antoine GigomasCEO and co-founder of Muzzo
one last question?
With Muzzo, you set the fee, between 5 and 30%, and you only pay it on hire: no deposit, no fixed fees. A first BDR for a team starting up and an experienced SDR handling high inbound volume don't take the same search effort. The fee follows that difficulty, and the Muzzo team helps you set it.
You have a double guarantee. If the new hire leaves within 3 months, for example because the prospecting pace didn't match the brief, we restart the search at no cost. If we find no replacement within 4 months, we refund 50% of the fees. On average, 94% of Muzzo hires are still in post after 3 months.
sales headhunters are ready to start
A hire signed in under 26 days, paid only on hire.
the reality
a BDR is judged by their full calendar, not their pitch
the role burns out fast if unsupported
Prospecting all day takes energy and a framework: scripts, tools, clear targets. A BDR left to their own devices either stalls or leaves after a few months. The headhunter also checks the organisation you're offering.
BDRs and SDRs don't hunt the same way
The BDR cold-prospectsby phone and email. The SDR qualifies inbound requests. Both need discipline, but not the same temperament or script.
a bad hire means an empty calendar
A BDR who doesn't prospect hard enough means salespeople with no meetings to run. The headhunter asks for specific numbers: calls made, meetings booked, before introducing anyone.
the roles
the BDR and SDR profiles our headhunters go after for you
From a first prospecting role to qualifying inbound leads, each search goes to a headhunter who has already hired that profile.
business development representative (BDR)
They prospect cold by phone and email, filling the salespeople's calendar. The entry role in a sales team starting up.
sales development representative (SDR)
They qualify inbound requests and follow up on warm leads. Judged by the number of qualified meetings they pass to sales.
outbound BDR
Specialised in pure outbound prospecting: call and email sequences built to open new accounts on a defined market.
BDR team lead
They lead a small BDR or SDR team, set targets and coach new hires. Often a first step after 1 to 2 years of prospecting.
the method
a headhunter who hires to prospect, not to close
A BDR is judged by the volume and quality of meetings booked, not revenue closed. So the method starts from what the role has to deliver.
we define the target to prospect
Sector, main channel (phone, email, social), call volume expected, tools already in place: the brief describes the prospecting work, not just the job title.
a headhunter who places BDRs and SDRs
From more than 2,500 selected headhunters, your role goes to those who place the most in this entry-level sales job.
prospecting numbers verified
Calls made, response rates, meetings booked: the headhunter asks for these and cross-checks with references before introducing anyone.
hiring a business development representative: what you need to know
why use a headhunter to hire a BDR?
The BDR is often the first sales role hired after funding or a market launch. The profile is judged quickly on concrete numbers: calls made, meetings booked, conversion rate. A bad choice shows in weeks, not months.
A headhunter specialised in B2B sales knows where to find profiles who've already held a sustained prospecting pace, and how to verify those numbers rather than relying on the interview alone.
BDR or SDR: what's the difference for your hire?
The BDR (business development representative) cold-prospectsfrom nothing, finds contacts and opens the conversation. The SDR (sales development representative) qualifies inbound requests from marketing or the website. The first must be resilient to rejection; the second must be fast and rigorous in filtering.
Many companies use both titles for the same role. Be specific in the brief about the real source of your contacts: that decides the right profile, not the title.
BDR or business developer: which should you hire?
The BDR stops at the meeting booked and hands the file to a salesperson who runs the deal to close. The business developer does both: they prospect and close themselves, no hand-off. For a newborn sales team, the business developer saves a step, but costs more to hire.
The BDR fits better when you already have salespeople ready to take qualified meetings and you mainly need prospecting volume.
where should you hire a BDR in France?
There's no official statistic specific to the BDR, a role too new and too junior for Apec's manager families. The closest tracked by government is sales associates, which shows the trend: according to France Travail's 2026 BMO survey, this broad category represents 22,100 planned hires, with 39.9% considered difficult.
The areas concentrating these sales hires are also where most BDRs work: Paris, Lyon, Lille and large cities with structured B2B sales teams.
your questions about hiring a business development representative
The BDR cold-prospectsby phone and email, with no prior contact. The SDR qualifies inbound requests from marketing or your website. The same job sometimes goes by one name or the other: specify the real source of your contacts in the brief.
The BDR stops at the meeting booked and hands it to a salesperson. The business developer prospects and closes themselves, no handoff. If you already have salespeople ready to take qualified meetings, a BDR is enough.
The headhunter asks for hard numbers: calls and emails sent per week, response rate, meetings booked and converted. They cross-check with references. You meet profiles whose prospecting pace is verified, not just claimed.
Yes, that's the most common path: after 1 to 2 years of prospecting, a strong BDR knows their market and can learn a full sales cycle through close. Mention this growth path in your offer; it attracts better talent.