300
+
SaaS teams built
Discover the heart and soul behind Bluebird Recruitment
Bluebird Recruitment is a leading recruitment agency specialized in connecting talented professionals with thriving SaaS companies in Sales, Marketing, Customer Success, IT & Development.
A recruitment agency without recruiters? Yes! Our unique selling point is that everyone that works at Bluebird has worked at software companies themselves. Bluebird’s consultants have firsthand experience in the roles they recruit for. Our customers benefit from receiving high calibre people for their open positions within just a few working days. We raise the bar for the recruitment industry.
2020
The beginning of Bluebird – Bluebird was founded by Machiel Kunst. Machiel spent 9 years at SolarWinds MSP playing a pivotal role in their growth from $6mio to $250mio ARR. He hired, trained and groomed the EMEA sales team consisting of 45 people. At FastSpring he hired a sales team of 15 people within a year and built the region from $0 to $3mio.
He couldn’t consistently rely on recruitment agencies to deliver high caliber people fast enough and realized that it would require someone from the SaaS industry to set up a recruitment agency and run it in a modern fashion, together with other SaaS professionals. Bluebird initially focused on sales positions, from junior up to executive positions.
2021
Bluebird growth journey – The unique selling point of former SaaS professionals filling roles they have firsthand experience in proved to work incredibly well. In 2021 the Bluebird team grew to 7 FTE and expanded with former Customer Success & Marketing professionals, expanding the value proposition from sales to any commercial position.
2022
Market leader in Europe & US expansion – Two years in, Bluebird becomes the market leader for SaaS hiring in Europe and established a strong presence in East Coast US. Especially in key markets for SaaS, Germany, the UK & the Netherlands, Bluebird built a talent pool that’s second to none.
2023
Expansion into IT & Dev – Bluebird attracts Dennis van Valderen, a top developer, to build out the IT & Dev department for Bluebird. Bluebird can now assist with any commercial or technical role.
2024
Expansion into APAC – In line with Bluebird’s vision to help SaaS companies with all commercial and technical hiring across the world, Bluebird opens up an office in Sydney under leadership of James Bergl, a tenured VP Sales in the SaaS space.
“At Bluebird, our mission is
to deliver
the best recruitment experience
by building an agency
without recruiters”
Our services
Sales
Bluebird employs former SaaS sales professionals who can advise on structuring your sales teams and ensuring the hired candidate possesses the right skill set. Whether you’re looking to hire an Account Executive, a Sales Development Representative, or a Sales Leader, we’ve got you covered.
Marketing
We have former marketing leaders from SaaS scale-ups who can help you find your ideal marketing hire. Whether you need a Digital Marketing Manager, Content Marketing Specialist, or Demand Generation Expert, we offer tailored advice to enhance your marketing efforts and drive growth.
Customer Success
Bluebird has great expertise in Customer Success and has several former CSMs working as recruitment consultants and even former CSM leaders. Whether you’re looking for a CSM or CSM leadership, we’re here to help.
