If you are building or scaling a SaaS team in 2025, this episode is a must listen. I sit down with Mitchell Gilbey, the 2025 Stevie Awards Gold Winner for Talent Acquisition Professional of the Year, to explore what world class hiring really looks like in an industry that never sits still.
Mitchell has led talent acquisition across FinTech, RegTech, SaaS and emerging markets. His work spans the UK, Europe, the USA and the UAE, giving him a global view of how companies win with talent. In this conversation, he pulls back the curtain on what actually drives predictable hiring outcomes, how AI is reshaping recruitment, and what both hiring managers and job seekers need to understand in today’s market.
We unpack questions like:
• How do you build a scalable recruitment engine from day one instead of chasing reactive hires?
• What do most SaaS companies get wrong when hiring sales, marketing and customer success teams?
• How can early stage founders use AI to create clarity and speed without losing the human element?
• What separates great candidates from everyone else in competitive markets like SaaS, FinTech and RegTech?
• Why do global hiring mistakes repeat themselves, and how can businesses avoid them?
Mitchell also shares the most common red flags he sees in interviews, the traits that instantly signal a high quality hire, and the shifts in candidate expectations that every employer must adapt to in 2025. If you are a job seeker, you will hear exactly how to position your experience, communicate impact and show the curiosity that top tech companies now expect. If you are a hiring manager, you will come away with practical steps to align your team, define success and hire people who actually thrive at your stage.
We also explore how AI tools are changing recruitment in real time. Mitchell breaks down where AI delivers the most value and where human judgment still matters most. You will hear how he uses large language models, sourcing automation, interview transcription and real time analytics to reduce noise and increase accuracy in the hiring process.
His take is honest, realistic and grounded in hands on experience.
Whether you are a founder trying to make your first critical hires, a TA leader refining your playbook or a candidate trying to stand out, this episode gives you practical, actionable guidance you can apply immediately.
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