GLOBAL RECRUITING FOR LEAD GEN AGENCIES
Hire SDRs & Appointment Setters for Lead Gen Agencies
His first hire saved him about $60K a year. Pablo Milandu was running Vintascale, a sales and lead gen agency, when he hired an Executive Assistant from North Macedonia. He decided nine days after paying his deposit.
Pablo Milandu · Founder, Vintascale · Hired an Executive Assistant · Read Pablo’s full story →
1,100+Placements made
40+Countries we recruit from
40+Roles we fill
Lead Gen Client Results
Three More Outbound Teams.
$18K a year
Saved, after 7 contractors who didn’t work out
Alight Kinship
A business owner went through seven contractors before hiring a cold email Virtual Assistant through HireUA. He now saves $18K a year. In the owner’s words: “I was in the hamster wheel.”
$3,800 a month
Saved on an Inbox Manager
Andre Haykal Jr., Client Ascension
Andre hired Katarina as his cold email Inbox Manager. It took 11 days from kickoff to her start date, and he paid her a 50% bonus in her first month.
At least 70%
Lower cost than a local UK hire, on his developer
David Jacob, Maility / Axon Growth
David hired two roles through HireUA: an Inbox Manager and a junior front-end Developer, who costs at least 70% less than a local UK hire.
More Sales-Side Hires
Calls Booked. Hours Back.
HealthTech2Care
300+Sales calls booked
A health and wellness company hired Virtual Assistants for sales through HireUA and booked 300+ sales calls.
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Outbound Partners
Inbox ManagerHired after job boards didn’t work
The agency’s CEO came to HireUA for an Inbox Manager after LinkedIn and job boards didn’t work.
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The Problem
You Sell Pipeline. Yours Runs on You.
You write the sequences, watch the domains, answer the replies, chase the no-shows and still take the sales calls.
When a positive reply sits for a day, the lead goes cold. When a contractor quits, your playbook walks out with them. And when you finally land the big client, there’s nobody to deliver it.
Most lead gen agencies don’t have a lead problem. They have a seat problem. Nobody owns the inbox, the follow-up or the client reporting except the founder.
“Had I waited any longer, I would have drowned.” Pablo Milandu, Vintascale
You need people who own those seats. The right person, in the right seat, at the right cost.
On Camera
Outbound Founders, In Their Own Words.
Cold email, inbox management and client success hires, from founders who run outbound for a living.
Daniel Fazio
Virtual Assistant
“I’ve been using HireUA for two years now… it’s one of the best things I’ve ever done.”
David Sinclair Black
Inbox Manager
“The speed and efficiency with which they are able to bring new candidates—and particularly high-quality candidates—is outstanding.”
Nick Abraham
Customer Success Manager
“It’s definitely probably the best candidate I’ve ever hired.”
Teams Built Through HireUA
Two Companies That Stopped Being the Bottleneck.
$578K a year
Approx. payroll savings vs. comparable New York hiring
Elayne
Adria Ferrier’s startup tried three other international hiring companies first. Through HireUA it has made 5+ hires, including an Executive Assistant, a Developer and an Operations Manager.
$150K a year
Saved across up to 5 full-time hires
Creatively Disruptive
Founders Russell and Andy used to hire about 90% of their team in the US. HireUA filled their first 3 roles, including a Facebook Ads Manager, in about a week, then helped them hire across media buying, design, social and email, saving at least 40–50% on salaries.
Roles We Fill for Lead Gen Agencies
Hire the Team Behind the Pipeline
Each card opens the role page or our hiring guide for it.
Pipeline
SDR
Prospects, starts conversations and books meetings for your agency or your clients.
See the role →
Pipeline
Inbox Manager
Works the replies from your campaigns and turns interest into booked calls, fast.
Read the hiring guide →
Pipeline
Appointment Setter
Follows up with leads, qualifies prospects and fills calendars.
Read the hiring guide →
Pipeline
Copywriter
Cold email sequences, LinkedIn messages and landing pages that sound human.
See the role →
Pipeline
Media Buyer
Paid campaigns for clients who want leads from Meta, Google or LinkedIn.
See the role →
Delivery
Account Manager
Owns client relationships, reporting calls and the hard conversations.
See the role →
Delivery
Project Manager
Keeps campaigns, launches and client deliverables on schedule.
See the role →
Delivery
Client Success Manager
Onboarding, check-ins and keeping retainers renewing.
Read the hiring guide →
Founder support
Executive Assistant
Calendar, inbox and admin, like Pablo’s first hire.
See the role →
Founder support
Virtual Assistant
List building, CRM updates and the repeatable tasks behind every campaign.
Read the hiring guide →
Operations
Operations Manager
Builds the systems that let the agency run without you.
Read the hiring guide →
Why HireUA
Contractors Rotate. Hires Stay in the Seat.
Most agencies try a few ways to add capacity before they find one that holds.
Alternative
- Rotating contractors. Every new one needs your playbook, your tools and your patience. One agency owner went through seven.
- Freelance marketplaces. Plenty of applicants. Figuring out who can actually work a reply or a call is still your job.
- Hiring yourself. Job posts, applications and interviews, squeezed between sales calls.
- Local hiring. Sometimes the right call, but local salaries can eat the margin on every retainer.
HireUA
- Rotating contractors. A dedicated hire on your team, working your clients and your playbook only.
- Freelance marketplaces. We screen for the work itself: written English, follow-up discipline and the tools you run.
- Hiring yourself. We define the seat, search and screen. You interview the finalists and decide.
- Local hiring. We recruit from 40+ countries and pick the market that fits the role, without lowering the bar.
What It Costs
What Does a Lead Gen Hire Cost?
Typical monthly pay for the person you hire, plus how HireUA’s fee works.
| Role | Monthly pay | Guide |
|---|---|---|
| Lead Generation Specialist | $1,500 to $2,000 + commission | SDR guide → |
| Appointment Setter | $1,500 to $2,000 + commission | SDR guide → |
| Sales Representative / SDR | $2,000 to $2,500 + commission | SDR guide → |
| Account Executive | $2,500 to $3,000 + commission | Pricing Guide → |
| Copywriter | $2,000 to $2,500 | Copywriter guide → |
| Account Manager | $2,500 to $3,000 | Account Manager guide → |
| Client Success Manager | $2,500 to $3,000 | Account Manager guide → |
| Project Manager | $2,500 to $3,500 | Project Manager guide → |
| Executive Assistant | $1,500 to $3,500 | Executive Assistant guide → |
| Virtual Assistant | from $1,000/month | Virtual Assistant guide → |
Get the 2026 hiring guide
Roles, typical pay ranges and the best regions to hire from, all in one free PDF.
Where We Recruit
The Right Role. The Right Market.
HireUA recruits talent from 40+ countries. We don’t sell a country. We start with the role and search the market that fits it.
EUROPE
Eastern Europe
Where HireUA started, and a strong market for operations and work that needs independent judgment. Vintascale’s Executive Assistant was from North Macedonia.
LATAM
Latin America
Strong US time-zone overlap, which matters when your hire is answering replies and booking calls during your prospects’ day. Our Pricing Guide’s pick for sales roles.
ASIA
The Philippines and Southeast Asia
Our Pricing Guide’s pick for lead generation and appointment setting: deep remote-work experience and reliable, process-driven work.
There’s no best country to hire from. There’s a best market for the job: experience, communication, working hours and pay decide where we search.
Process
From Open Seat to Qualified Candidates
01
Tell Us About the Seat
What the role owns, your tools, your offer, the hours you need and how you measure success. Not sure which role? We’ll help you figure it out.
02
We Define the Search
We write the requirements from the actual work, then choose the talent markets that fit the role.
03
Meet Qualified Candidates
We source and screen candidates and present qualified professionals within 5 days of kickoff.
04
Choose Your Hire
You interview the finalists and decide who joins your team. Total hiring time depends on how fast you interview and decide.
What Clients Say
In Their Own Words.
Valentin Wallyn
Findymail · hired an Executive Assistant
“I think I saved something around more than $20K a year by choosing HireUA over finding similar talent in the US.”
Caolan
Founder, Optima Digital
“We gave you our brief, and you guys did your work. When we needed more candidates, you went back out and found them.”
Matias Pirelli
Founder, Email Engineers
“You got the job done that they couldn’t do in 4 months. You did it in 2 weeks.”
“Was looking for in inbox manager for a cold email agency. Handled every from A-Z and sourced really good talent. Would recommend”
“We used HireUA to find a marketing manager for our agency. It was hands-down the smoothest hiring process we have ever had. In a few days, we had a curated list of great-fit candidates. We’ve had zero issues with our hire. We will be using HireUA again for our future needs!”
“I run an SEO agency and in July 2023, needed to hire someone to manage client projects as we grew. I reached out to HireUA and within days had potential candidates booked on my calendar and in weeks was onboarding one of those candidates onto the team. That hire is still with us today (a year later) and has been an incredible support to the team.”
Ready when you are
Meet vetted outbound hires in 5 days.
Book a call, tell us the role, and we’ll show you vetted candidates within 5 days of kickoff.
Vetted candidates · Monthly Hire or Direct Hire
Questions
Lead Gen Agency Hiring FAQs
Do you recruit for lead generation agencies?
Yes. We’ve recruited for cold email and outbound teams including Vintascale, Alight Kinship, Client Ascension and Maility / Axon Growth. Roles range from Inbox Managers and SDRs to Account Managers and Executive Assistants.
What’s the difference between an Inbox Manager, an Appointment Setter and an SDR?
An Inbox Manager works the replies your campaigns already generate and turns interest into booked calls. An Appointment Setter does similar work, usually by phone: following up, qualifying and booking. An SDR prospects and starts the conversations in the first place. Plenty of agencies start with one person covering two of these. We help you decide which seat you actually need.
How much does an SDR or Appointment Setter cost?
Sales Representatives typically earn $2,000–$2,500 a month plus commission, and Appointment Setters and Lead Generation Specialists $1,500–$2,000 plus commission. That’s what the person earns, not HireUA’s fee.
Can we pay commission on top of base pay?
Yes. For sales roles, the Pricing Guide ranges are base pay plus commission. We set the structure with you when we define the role.
Can hires work US hours?
Yes. Working hours are part of the search. Latin America has strong US time-zone overlap, and candidates in other regions can work US hours when the role needs it.
How quickly can we meet candidates?
Qualified candidates are presented within 5 days of kickoff. Total time to hire depends on how quickly you interview and decide. Andre Haykal Jr. went from kickoff to his Inbox Manager’s start date in 11 days.
Can you hire for client delivery, not just our own pipeline?
Yes. Many agencies hire Account Managers, Project Managers and Client Success Managers to run client work, so the founder can focus on selling.
Can I hire someone part-time?
Yes. HireUA works with part-time and full-time positions. The right arrangement depends on the responsibilities and how much work there is.
Do you work with larger agencies?
Yes. We’ve worked with companies of up to 1,000 people. For bigger teams we can run recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) for a role or a whole department, take on ongoing searches on retainer, or work alongside your in-house recruiters.
Do you only recruit from Ukraine?
No. HireUA began in Ukraine and now recruits talent from 40+ countries.
What’s the difference between Monthly Hire and Direct Hire?
With Monthly Hire, you pay HireUA, and we pay and administer your hire, including payroll and compliance. With Direct Hire, you employ the person directly and pay a placement fee of 15% of annual salary, $3,000 minimum.
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Stop Being Your Agency’s Inbox
Tell us which seat is holding your pipeline back. We’ll recruit qualified candidates for it, from the market that fits the role.