Founded in 2001 by Yuri Kostun, Ten West Recruiting is a contingency and contract recruiting firm with over two decades of global experience identifying and delivering top-performing sales talent to leading enterprise software, SaaS, and cloud vendors. From Austin to London to St. Thomas, Ten West Recruiting has remained a trusted partner to companies seeking revenue-impacting hires who thrive in competitive technology markets.
Yuri Kostun brings more than 25 years of hands-on talent acquisition expertise to Ten West Recruiting. He has built sales teams for Fortune 50 companies, mid-sized firms, and high-growth startups across diverse sectors such as customer experience management, data integration, pricing analytics, predictive modeling, cybersecurity, and more.
Notable client engagements include:
- Medallia – Supported global sales recruiting during a six-month consulting engagement with a customer experience leader trusted by Apple and other top global brands.
- Commvault – Led global sourcing for over two years, focusing on cloud data protection and recovery solutions.
- Informatica – Repeated success in data integration, lifecycle management, and MDM recruiting during two tenures totaling nearly eight years.
- Early-stage & niche vendors – Played a pivotal role in scaling sales organizations at Spredfast, BlackLocus, Civitas, Kazeon Systems, and Equallogic, among others.
Yuri is not only a recruiter but also a trained negotiator and a certified advocate for inclusive hiring. He holds a J.D. from St. Mary’s School of Law and certifications in Diversity & Inclusion and Negotiation from ESSEC Business School and the University of Pittsburgh. His approach to recruiting blends business development, candidate experience, and employer branding with a data-informed, strategic mindset shaped by his own background in sales.
Whether you need high-velocity hiring or high-touch consulting, Ten West Recruiting delivers candidates who close deals and fit the mission.
