Best 17 Salesforce-Focused Recruiters
Uncover the leading Salesforce recruitment professionals & headhunters, selected for their unparalleled expertise in identifying and placing top talent with tech companies. ↓
The Salesforce ecosystem is big enough to have its own dedicated recruiters, people who place nothing but admins, developers, architects, and consultants in the platform’s “Ohana.”
The 17 Salesforce recruiters below are the names that come up most across that world, from the founders of specialist agencies like Mason Frank and Steadman Brown to Salesforce’s own internal talent scouts. Here’s who they are and what each one does.
- Josh Matthews
- Jamie Worth
- Ben Duncombe
- Zoë Morris
- Khero Witey
- Megha Subramanian
- Rachel Saks
- Christopher Hopper
- Stephanie Herrera
- Rochelle Rawls
- Lewis Steadman
- Lee Durrant
- Ali Elhouli
- Susie Golden
- Adam Bose
- Nick Hamm
- Phillip Poynton
Josh Matthews
Salesforce Trailblazers We Love: Josh Matthews.
Nationality: American
Josh has branded himself, simply, “The Salesforce Recruiter,” and 20+ years in placed enough Salesforce experts to back it up. He founded Salesforce Staffing, LLC, and clients describe him as their first call for the platform.
He’s prolific on social media and hosts The Salesforce Career Show podcast, and works in a relationship-first way that treats each placement as an ongoing partnership.
- Linkedin: Josh Matthews
- X (Twitter): @thejoshforce
Jamie Worth
Nationality: British
Jamie recruits for Oscar Technology with a specific focus on getting entry-level and mid-career people into Salesforce roles.
On LinkedIn she’s the “Salesforce Entry-Level Careers Expert,” posting job-search advice and surfacing junior openings, and her read on a job market that’s swung hard between booms and slowdowns makes that advice genuinely useful. She’s shared hiring tips for newcomers on the Jerry-Rigged podcast.
- Linkedin: Jamie Worth
Ben Duncombe
Photo: talent-hub.com.au
Nationality: Australian
Ben is one of APAC’s leading Salesforce recruiters, with 16+ years in and 350+ placements across ANZ. He founded Talent Hub in Australia, covers every Salesforce domain from developers to architects, and runs the well-followed Talent Hub Talk podcast.
He’s a LinkedIn Top Voice in HR in Australia and a steady source of Salesforce job-market commentary.
- Linkedin: Ben Duncombe
- X (Twitter): @BenDuncombeSF
Zoë Morris
Nationality: British
Zoë built Mason Frank International into the global heavyweight of Salesforce recruitment and now runs it as President (it’s a division of FRG), overseeing 80+ recruiters across four continents. Under her the firm posted consistent double-digit growth and has connected 6,000+ organizations with Salesforce talent.
She’s a vocal advocate for developing recruiters and improving diversity, and speaks often on hiring trends, soft skills, and burnout in the ecosystem.
- Linkedin: Zoë Morris
Khero Witey
Photo: LinkedIn
Nationality: British (currently in the US)
Khero is an Associate VP at the tech-staffing firm Third Republic, placing talent across the Salesforce ecosystem and other engineering roles after an earlier stint at La Fosse Associates.
He’s deep in the community: he co-hosts The CRM Success Show, has appeared on Admins of Tomorrow, holds several Salesforce certs, and co-runs the Salesforce of North Dallas user group, the largest Salesforce meetup in Texas at 1,700+ members.
He’s placed hundreds of professionals and been a top-grossing biller at Third Republic for years.
- Linkedin: Khero Witey
Megha Subramanian
Nationality: Indian
Megha is an Associate Sourcing Recruiter at Salesforce in India, hiring software engineers and technical talent for the company’s engineering teams there, and she’s built a 10,000+ LinkedIn following by being genuinely useful, posting open roles, application tips, and encouragement for candidates from underrepresented backgrounds.
Her transparency and focus on candidate experience have made her a respected voice among Indian Salesforce hopefuls.
- Linkedin: Megha Subramanian
Rachel Saks
Photo: LinkedIn
Nationality: American
Rachel founded HireForce in 2014, a firm whose recruiters are themselves Salesforce-certified and who work exclusively in the ecosystem, filling everything from admin to technical-architect roles.
She’s known for playing the long game in the Salesforce “Ohana,” leaning on trust and transparency, and shows up regularly at Dreamforce and other community events.
- Linkedin: Rachel Saks
Christopher Hopper
Nationality: American
The key to landing a Salesforce role isn’t just about showcasing your skills—it’s about showing your passion for the platform and how you can contribute to a company’s growth.
Chris, “The CRM Recruiter” online, has been placing people in Salesforce roles since 2016, and as a former developer he brings real technical insight, often coaching candidates on how to present their Salesforce skills.
He publishes near-daily career tips on his blog and LinkedIn (Salesforce’s own blog has featured his advice) and speaks frequently at Salesforce events and user groups on job-search strategy.
- Linkedin: Chris Hopper
- X (Twitter): @TheCRMRecruiter
Stephanie Herrera
Photo: YouTube
Nationality: American
Stephanie is Global Vice President of the Salesforce Practice at Computer Futures (part of SThree), and a 5x Salesforce MVP whose ecosystem credibility came first, she co-founded community initiatives like Salesforce Saturdays and PepUp Tech before moving into recruiting leadership.
SThree brought her in specifically to become “the number one Salesforce recruiter” globally, and she uses that deep platform knowledge and network to match companies with top talent while speaking widely on careers and diversity in tech.
- Linkedin: Stephanie Herrera
- X (Twitter): @steph_herrera_
Rochelle Rawls
Nationality: American
Rochelle is a Talent Attraction Partner at Salesforce and a LinkedIn Top Recruiting Voice, hiring for Solution Engineer roles while spending a lot of energy demystifying Salesforce career paths for newcomers.
Six-plus years into recruitment (four in tech), she’s described as a “dot connector” who opens doors for underrepresented talent, runs community events like Women in Tech Dallas, and turns up on podcasts sharing hiring insight.
- Linkedin: Rochelle Rawls
Lewis Steadman
Photo: steadmanbrown.com
Nationality: British
Lewis founded Steadman Brown, one of the UK’s leading Salesforce recruitment agencies, and has grown it fast since 2017 into a firm serving major Salesforce customers and partners across EMEA.
A decade-plus headhunter, he stays hands-on with key clients and executive searches while mentoring a team of certified recruiters, and the firm has picked up multiple industry awards along the way.
- Linkedin: Lewis Steadman
Lee Durrant
Nationality: British
Lee is often called the UK’s first dedicated Salesforce recruiter, having founded Resource On Demand (ROD) back in 2008 when cloud CRM was still new, the first agency in Europe to focus solely on Salesforce talent.
Across 13+ years he and his team have placed hundreds of professionals around Europe, and he hosts the “RODcast” podcast, interviewing Salesforce people about their careers.
- Linkedin: Lee Durrant
Ali Elhouli
Nationality: Australian
Ali is a top-performing recruiter at Mason Frank International, working from Australia, where he was named Top Biller APAC two years running, and once took a global top-biller title, meaning he placed more Salesforce talent than anyone else in the region.
He specializes in contracting roles and is known for filling them fast with quality candidates, drawing on a big community network and a sharp read on technical and cultural fit. He posts openings and market updates regularly.
- Linkedin: Ali Elhouli
Susie Golden
Photo: The Org
Nationality: American
Susie is an internal recruiter at Salesforce who’s broken company hiring records, she holds the mark for most hires in a single quarter and has won multiple Global Recruiting Impact Awards.
She mainly recruits for sales and go-to-market roles, but her prolific LinkedIn posts reach the whole ecosystem, and a prior stint at LinkedIn made her an expert in social recruiting and candidate experience.
She’s also a fitness instructor, and tends to champion work-life balance with candidates.
- Linkedin: Susie Golden
Adam Bose
Nationality: American
Adam heads Salesforce permanent placements at Third Republic out of New York, and the praise from people he’s placed is unusually specific: candidates describe a “a superb experience”, with Adam grasping what they actually wanted and coaching them through the process (in one case lining up two admin interviews in a week, which led to an offer).
His hands-on style and read on the US Salesforce market make him a trusted partner on both sides of a hire.
- Linkedin: Adam Bose
Nick Hamm
Nationality: American
Nick is a former Salesforce MVP (Hall of Fame) who turned entrepreneur, founding 10K Advisors (parent of FoundHQ) in 2016 to connect companies with top independent Salesforce experts.
He’s built a community of thousands of vetted professionals on a quality-over-quantity principle, publishes the annual #10KTalentReport on Salesforce job-market trends, and posts plenty of pointed takes on LinkedIn and X. 10K/FoundHQ has stood up Salesforce teams for Fortune 500s and startups alike.
Phillip Poynton
Nationality: British
Phillip recruits in the Salesforce space across Poland and the wider European market, and is Founder and CEO of the TeamCo & Friends Foundation.
Beyond placing talent, he publishes ecosystem and job-market analysis and speaks publicly on Salesforce hiring, which makes him a useful read for both candidates and hiring managers wanting context on compensation, demand, and what roles actually require.
- Linkedin: Phillip Poynton
Wrap Up
Between them, the recruiters above place a large share of the Salesforce talent moving through CRM-driven companies, from admins to architects. The catch is access: working with them directly can be slow or come with a premium price tag.
A faster alternative is working with EchoGlobal, where our Salesforce domain knowledge and global network can connect you with the right people to scale your team.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, they are valuable partners for companies and professionals in the Salesforce ecosystem. These recruiters specialize in roles that require platform expertise, from administrators and developers to architects and consultants. They help employers find certified candidates faster while guiding job seekers through career transitions in a highly competitive field.
Notable firms mentioned include Salesforce Staffing, Oscar Technology, Talent Hub, Mason Frank International, EchoGlobal Tech and HireForce.
Fees typically range from 20% to 30% of a candidate’s first-year salary for permanent roles. For contract positions, agencies apply a margin based on the contractor’s daily rate. The exact rate depends on the role’s specialization and the recruiter’s model (contingency or retained search).
Look for agencies that regularly work with certified Salesforce professionals and maintain strong ties to the Trailblazer community. Reviewing client feedback and recruiter profiles on LinkedIn can reveal their placement history and communication style. The best recruiters balance technical understanding with transparency and long-term relationship building.
They help businesses implement, customize, and optimize Salesforce to meet operational goals. Consultants often specialize in cloud modules like Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, or Marketing Cloud. Many also advise on integrations, process automation, and user adoption to ensure lasting platform success.
