Deel, the payroll and compliance company, recently raised $425 million in series D at a valuation of $5.5 billion. Deel’s exponential growth comes as no surprise considering how remote work has boomed during the pandemic.

My guest on this episode of SaaS Open Mic is Liina Laas, the Head of Expansion at Deel. She focuses on expansion in the Central and Eastern European regions. In our conversation, Liina and I looked at trends in hiring. We also talked about best practices for hiring global talent.