Account Managers and Business Development Managers are crucial roles for any SaaS organisation looking to grow their market share and retain their existing clients. But many businesses underestimate the broad skillset required to perform this role effectively. Account management is a complex field that needs more than strong communication and organisational skills. As a SaaS business owner, you are entrusting them to lead your business and client retention strategy, juggle customer [more …]
Why Your SaaS Team Needs Revenue Operations (RevOps)
Head of Revenue Operations is one of the fastest growing job titles in the USA in 2023 and for good reason. According to a 2021 Forrester report, 41% of companies who adopted RevOps solutions reported ‘major quantifiable revenue benefits’, with 69% experiencing overall revenue benefits. But what is RevOps and how might it benefit your organisation? Here’s our take, covering the key roles and benefits of RevOps for SaaS vendors. What is RevOps? RevOps is a strategic, data-driven methodology [more …]
Candidates – Keep Talking
Candidates – Keep Talking It’s been a familiar and understandable scenario over the last couple of weeks, when speaking to experienced SaaS professionals about new opportunities – ‘I’m interested, but not now.’ The thought, for many in reasonably secure employment, of looking for a new role in the current climate, is not high on the agenda. However, for many ‘passive’ candidates, the situation potentially hasn’t changed, they would be interested in discussing what opportunities are out [more …]
Recruiting a Hunter?
If you want to successfully recruit top Software Sales talent, here are some useful pointers to ensure that you capture and hold their attention during the recruitment process: Be clear. Top sales candidates will only move if they feel confident in their future employer. So as a hiring manager you need to build confidence by clearly laying out why the position is open, what the hiring timeline is, and importantly, why the role is desirable. Detail what the position entails (i.e. territory, [more …]
Overcoming Hiring Challenges faced by International Software Vendors
We find that despite their growing success, international software vendors often face a serious struggle to find the right local talent for their business. This is not just in London, but across the UK and Europe. A complex, competitive marketplace… The sheer complexity of the UK and EMEA software talent marketplace can be confusing. It is a rapidly evolving, fragmented labour market where the pace of change is relentless. This can make connecting with the right candidates challenging. In [more …]
New Addition to the Harvey Thomas team
We are delighted to welcome Pam Matthews to the team here at Harvey Thomas. Pam will be responsible for supporting our clients with their business critical hires, focusing purely on assignments in Customer Success and Professional Services. Pam was born in South Africa and moved to the UK at the age of 17. After having spent some time in the Police force, Pam entered a career in Sales, working for a leading SaaS Software Vendor in the Finance space. After gaining extensive industry [more …]
Christmas Party in Budapest
The team at Harvey Thomas will be enjoying their Christmas party in beautiful Budapest this year. As a recognition of all their hard work this year, the management team have decided to take the entire business away for 2 nights to enjoy a Christmas Party with a difference. The exact schedule has been kept tightly under wraps but it is understood there will be a number of fantastic activities planned as well as enjoying the fantastic nightlife the city has to offer. It promises to be a [more …]
Harvey Thomas is on the UP, New office is Well Received
Software recruitment specialists, Harvey Thomas, is going from strength to strength and we have just moved into our new offices in Milton Keynes City Centre in East Midlands. We are now located In Ashton House, just metres from the shopping centre and close to all the bars, shops and restaurants that Milton Keynes has to offer. The move has been really well received by everyone in the business and our after work drinks in All Bar One are becoming a regular event. Lunchtimes are a much more [more …]