Engineering & Technical Sales Recruitment in France
Building a sustainable technical sales & engineering team in France?
With deep market knowledge, local candidate networks, and a proven track record across Europe, Mase Consulting makes it simple to attract and hire high-performing professionals in France.
Whether you’re expanding into new French territories or strengthening your existing presence, we provide the specialist recruitment support you need to grow your team with confidence.
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Providing a bespoke technical sales & engineering recruitment strategy.
If you’re expanding into France and need to grow your commercial or engineering team, you might be considering outsourcing to an agent. But there’s another way: partnering with a specialist technical sales and engineering recruiter with expertise in the French market to build a high-performing, in-house team.
At Mase Consulting, we help you identify, attract and retain local professionals who understand the French market, speak your customers’ language, and align with your long-term business goals.
As well as a dedicated recruiter, you will also have access to our other services such as Candidate Behavioural Assessments and Salary Benchmarking.
SUCCESSFULHIRES
2000+
talented individuals
placed in UK, Europe, Middle East, North America & Asia.
CUSTOMER SATISFACTION
5 star
rating on Google, attesting to our commitment to excellence.
ASSIGNMENTS DELIVERED
92%
of assignments we’ve received have been successfully placed.
MARKETEXPERTS
15 Years +
of experience as trusted industry specialists.
QUALITYCANDIDATES
91%
of CVs we send to clients secure interviews.
Why Hire Local Talent in France?
Building Trust
Over 60% of French companies prefer to work with businesses that have a localised presence. A local team builds credibility, removes language barriers, and shows long-term commitment to the market.
Growing Revenue
Hiring professionals with local knowledge allows you to tap into established networks, navigate complex buying processes, and spot new opportunities ahead of your competitors.
Retaining Relationships
With in-country support and service engineers, you can respond quickly to issues, build trust through aftercare, and create strong customer relationships that drive repeat business.
Our Recruitment Models
Every company’s hiring needs are different, so we’ve designed three flexible recruitment models — all built on the same collaborative approach. Whether you need support with a single vacancy, a retained search for a critical hire, or a dedicated talent acquisition partner, each model gives you the expertise, transparency, and results Mase Consulting is known for.
Retingency Recruitment
- Consultative and collaborative approach
- Proactive sourcing of active and passive candidates
- Market mapping and headhunting services
- Dedicated account manager
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This is a flexible, non-committal way to work with us. It combines the consultative approach and headhunting of a retained partnership, but with the pay-on-success model of contingency recruitment, meaning you only pay when a placement has been made.
Ideal for employers who want to fill a role, but aren’t ready to commit to a full retained partnership. Whilst this does not include some of the added features and benefits of our other recruitment models, it still provides you with access to our expertise, extensive network and tailored approach.
Retained Recruitment
Everything in our Retingency Model, plus:
- Candidate Behavioural Assessments for final-stage candidates
- Salary Benchmarking
- Discounts on recruitment fees applied
- Personally led by our Recruitment Director, who has over 24 years of success delivering niche and challenging hiring assignments.
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A staged payment model, led by our recruitment director, that secures dedicated support for your role. The total fee is split into three equal instalments, one-third to initiate our services, one-third on CV shortlist, and the final one-third upon offer acceptance. Should the chosen candidate fail to start the final one-third would be refunded.
Ready-to-go Talent Acquisition Team
Everything in our Retingency Model, plus:
- Candidate Behavioural Assessments for final-stage candidates
- Salary Benchmarking
- Higher discounts on recruitment fees applied
- Personally led by our Recruitment Director, who has over 24 years of success delivering niche and challenging hiring assignments.
- Dedicated recruiter(s) working exclusively and solely on your hiring projects
- Weekly activity reports and progress updates
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We act as an extension of your internal talent acquisition team, supporting you through periods of planned or unexpected recruitment demand.
Our time is booked and paid for in six-week increments, during which we allocate dedicated internal resources, including team members who work solely and exclusively on your hiring needs.
Recruitment fees are paid in addition on any successful hires; however these are heavily discounted compared with our standard terms, and you’ll receive detailed weekly activity reports showing the number of CVs reviewed, candidates contacted, interviewed, and submitted. This partnership can be extended, allowing us to continue covering multiple roles in line with your priorities.
Ideal for businesses in periods of high growth, but without the time or budget to increase their own internal hiring team.
Why Hire Local Talent in France?
We support companies across Frances’s key commercial and engineering regions, from major cities to specialised industrial hubs. Whether you’re hiring in a well-known business centre or a niche manufacturing location, we have the experience and reach to help. Our recruitment services cover locations including:
- Paris
- Marseille
- Lyon
- Toulouse
- Nice
- Nantes
- Strasbourg
- Lille
How we approach addresses recruitment challenges:
Upfront Costs
We offer three flexible recruitment models to suit how your business prefers to work. Our Retained Search gives you a focused, priority-led approach for business-critical roles. Retingency gives you access to some of the benefits of retained without upfront fees, giving you quality with no financial risk. And our Ready-to-Go Talent Acquisition Team is a 6-week dedicated project service, where we work solely on your vacancies. However you prefer to partner, we adapt the model around your needs, not the other way around.
Lack of Candidate Insights
Relying on gut instinct alone can increase the risk of a mis-hire. That’s why our Retained Search and Ready-to-Go Talent Acquisition Team models include behavioural assessments at no additional cost. These insights give you a deeper understanding of each candidate’s natural behaviours, helping you make confident, data-led hiring decisions.
Continuity
We understand the frustration of inconsistent service levels from recruiters, especially from those operating a contingency model. We work with you as a strategic partner, providing a dedicated account manager and resource team. This approach ensures that we understand your unique needs and deliver industry-leading candidates who align with your organisation’s culture and values.
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If you’re seeking a technical sales and engineering recruitment partner or looking for insights into salary and compensation packages in France, we suggest scheduling a chat with one of our specialists.
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Frequently Asked Questions About Recruitment in France
Discover insights into the French technical sales and engineering market. Our FAQs cover everything from hiring challenges to candidate expectations, helping you understand how Mase Consulting supports employers and professionals across France.
We recruit mid to senior professionals across technical sales, service and engineering positions including Sales Engineers, Area Sales Managers, Service Engineers, Product Managers, Applications Engineers and Technical Directors.
France faces a shortage of professionals who combine strong technical expertise with commercial skills. Many engineers prefer R&D or technical service roles, which means there are fewer candidates available for client facing or revenue generating positions.
It is very competitive. Skilled engineers and sales specialists are in high demand, particularly in industries such as automation, flow control and scientific instrumentation. Companies must act quickly and present clear career development to secure the best candidates.
We normally present a shortlist of qualified candidates within 7 to 14 days. Most assignments in France are completed within 6 to 10 weeks, although notice periods of one to three months are common and can extend start dates.
English is widely understood within international businesses, but French is the preferred language for day to day communication. For customer focused roles, fluency in French is almost always required.
French engineers and sales professionals value job stability, career progression and fair pay. Flexible working options are increasingly popular, and companies that promote a healthy work life balance are often more attractive to top candidates.
Our Salary Benchmarking tool provides accurate and current data on salary levels for technical sales and engineering roles in France. It helps employers remain competitive, make informed offers and avoid losing talent due to underestimating market rates.
We manage every stage of the recruitment process including market mapping, headhunting, interviews and offer management. Our knowledge of the French market ensures an efficient, compliant and results driven approach.
We focus exclusively on engineering and technical sales recruitment. This specialisation allows us to deliver fast, relevant shortlists and connect clients with professionals who meet both technical and cultural requirements.
Most of France’s technical and engineering talent is concentrated in a few key industrial and innovation hubs. Île-de-France (Paris region) leads in volume, with many global headquarters and R&D centres. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (Lyon and Grenoble) is another powerhouse, known for automation, electronics, and scientific equipment expertise.
Occitanie (Toulouse) is the heart of aerospace and defence engineering, while Hauts-de-France (Lille) offers strong industrial and manufacturing talent. Pays de la Loire and Brittany (Nantes, Rennes) are developing fast in energy, tech, and industrial design.
Hiring outside these major hubs can be slower because relocation rates are lower in France, but offering hybrid or regional flexibility helps widen your talent reach significantly.