Charles Slater Recruitment (Charles Slater) is a specialist SaaS and tech recruitment agency based in Birmingham, operating across the UK's leading tech hubs of London, Birmingham, and Manchester. Founded through a unique strategic partnership between Craig Seager, an SVP Sales leader with more than 20 years of enterprise software experience, and Mat Gibson, MD of Chase Taylor Recruitment, which has 25+ years of professional recruitment expertise, Charles Slater combines authentic AI/SaaS industry knowledge with proven executive search methodology. “Our focus is exclusively on high-growth AI/SaaS and technology companies - from seed-stage startups through to Series C investments and established enterprise tech firms,” Craig tells us. “We strive to make a genuine, measurable difference to the growth trajectories of the companies we serve.” What this means at Charles Slater is finding not just a qualified candidate, but the right person - someone who understands recurring revenue models, who can articulate value in a complex sales cycle, and who will still be thriving in that business several years from now. “Quality over volume is the only metric we hold ourselves accountable to,” adds Craig. Charles Slater’s core values are founded on three pillars: integrity, specialism, and partnership. In the company’s long-term vision, these values translate into a single goal: to become the definitive SaaS recruitment specialist in the UK. Its unique selling point is straightforward: it is the only UK SaaS recruitment partner that combines authentic SaaS operational experience with professional employment specialist infrastructure. Whilst most agencies either understand SaaS or understand recruitment methodology at an institutional level, very few genuinely combine both. That combination - Craig's certified sales expertise and demonstrable growth results, alongside Chase Taylor's established recruitment processes - means Charles Slater evaluates candidates from both a commercial competency and a professional quality standard simultaneously, which consistently delivers better-fit hires. “Staying ahead in our industry requires being embedded in the world of our clients - not observing it from the outside,” elaborates Craig. “We understand the market from a practitioner's perspective, so our conversations with both clients and candidates are Currently, the SaaS talent market is at a pivotal inflexion point. In the UK specifically, the tech hiring rate is 32% - the highest across all European markets surveyed - and AI-related job postings are growing at more than three times the average rate, with 88% year-on-year growth in AI/ML hiring as a proportion of new tech hires. For SaaS companies, this creates an acute pressure to hire people who can operate at the intersection of commercial acumen and technical understanding. Several UK-specific trends are shaping how the team at Charles Slater works and Craig enlightens us. First, the rise of Revenue Operations, Customer Success, and PLG talent is accelerating - roles that barely existed a decade ago are now mission-critical for AI/SaaS companies trying to improve retention and Net Revenue Retention metrics, as investor expectations shift decisively from pure growth to efficient growth. Second, the "skills-first" hiring movement is gathering momentum, with forward-thinking companies moving away from traditional credentialled hiring and instead assessing demonstrated commercial competency - which aligns directly with the competencybased evaluation framework we have always applied. Third, the AI talent crunch means that clients building AI/ML SaaS or vertical AI platforms are now competing fiercely for a very limited pool of professionals with the right combination of product knowledge and commercial skills. “These trends reinforce everything Charles Slater was built to address,” he adds. “Generalist agencies cannot keep pace with role complexity in SaaS - roles like VP Revenue Operations, GTM leads, or Head of AINative Customer Success require a recruiter who genuinely understands what those people need to do, not just what their CV should contain. Our focus on exactly these hiring areas -from seed-stage startups through Series C and beyond - positions us directly at the centre of where UK SaaS talent demand is heading.” Recently, for its forward-thinking approach and methodology, the specialist agency was bestowed with not one, but two, prestigious accolades at the UK Enterprise Awards 2026, namely: Best Emerging SaaS Specialist Recruitment Company 2026, and the Excellence Award in Operator-Led Executive Search 2026. Now, the firm’s ambition is to become the definitive SaaS recruitment specialist in the UK. It intends to focus on deepening its presence in the UK's core tech hubs whilst extending its reach to serve the full spectrum of high-growth software companies, from AI and vertical SaaS businesses through to PLG and enterprise tech firms. “As the UK SaaS/AI sector continues to mature, the demand for highly qualified talent who truly understand AI and recurring revenue models will only grow,” Craig finalises. “We intend to be the partner companies turn to when those hires matter most.” Contact: Craig Seager Company: Charles Slater Recruitment Web Address: https://charlesslater.co.uk/ By combining deep industry expertise in SaaS operations with proven search methodologies, Charles Slater Recruitment focuses on placing talent in critical business functions. We learn more from Craig Seager. Best Emerging SaaS Specialist Recruitment Company 2026 & Excellence Award in Operator-Led Executive Search 2026 Charles Slater Recruitment
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