Meet DeepL

DeepL is a global communications platform powered by Language AI. Since 2017, we’ve been on a mission to break down language barriers. Our human-sounding translations and intelligent writing suggestions are designed with enterprise security in mind. Today, they enable over 100,000 businesses to transform communications, reach new markets, and improve productivity. And, empower millions of individuals worldwide to make sense of the world and express their ideas.

Our goal is to become the global leader in Language AI, building products that drive better communication, foster connections, and make a real-life impact. To achieve this, we need talented individuals like you to join our exciting journey. If you're ready to work with a dynamic team and build your career in the fast-moving AI space, DeepL is your next destination.

What sets us apart

What sets us apart is our blend of modern technology, competitive benefits, and an open, welcoming work culture that enables our people to thrive. When we share what it's like to work at DeepL, the reactions are overwhelmingly positive. This may be because of our products that have helped countless people worldwide or our shared mission to improve communication for individuals and businesses, bringing cultures closer together. What we know for sure is this: being part of DeepL means joining a team dedicated to innovation and employee well-being. Discover what our teams have to say about life at DeepL on LinkedIn, Instagram and our Blog.

What are we looking for?

A senior leader to drive Marketing Operations and Technology to lead the development and reliability of our marketing engine to drive growth, enhance efficiency, and maximize ROI of our programs. As a key member of the Marketing Leadership team, you will lead a high-performing team responsible for optimizing marketing operations, leveraging analytics to uncover actionable insights, and ensuring our marketing technology stack is fully utilized to drive pipeline generation, account engagement, and revenue growth. This is a critical leadership role that requires a strategic thinker with a deep understanding of marketing operations, analytics, and technology in the B2B SaaS space.

We’re seeking a strategic leader who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is passionate about leveraging data and technology, particularly AI, to drive marketing success. The ideal candidate is a collaborative problem-solver with a deep understanding of marketing operations and analytics, a strong technical acumen, and a proven ability to lead high-performing teams.

Your responsibilities:

• Marketing Technology Leadership: Lead strategy, selection, integration, and optimization of the marketing technology ecosystem (e.g., HubSpot, Salesforce, Cognism, Qualified, etc.) to enable scalable growth and deliver measurable business value. Stay informed about innovative technologies, new processes, and industry trends to continuously improve marketing results.

• Marketing Performance & Analytics: Establish a robust measurement framework to monitor campaign effectiveness, funnel performance, and marketing ROI. Leverage advanced analytics and automation, including AI, to optimize demand generation, improve account engagement, and enhance the customer experience. Embrace AI tools to automate routine tasks and provide deeper insights into customer behavior and campaign performance. Produce dashboards and regular reports for executive stakeholders.

• Process & Workflow Optimization: Drive operational excellence through streamlined marketing workflows, campaign execution processes, lead scoring models, and routing rules. Ensure seamless integration of marketing systems with the broader tech stack to enhance automation, reporting, and customer journey optimization.

• Cross-functional Collaboration: Partner with Sales, RevOps, Product, and Customer to ensure alignment across revenue-generating functions.

• Team Leadership: Lead and mentor a team of marketing operations and analytics professionals, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.

• Budget Management: Objectively analyze and secure budgets for marketing technologies, while measuring adoption, usage, and ROI. Manage vendor relationships, contracts, and budgets related to marketing operations
  

Qualities we look for:

• 12+ years of experience in marketing operations, growth operations, or related fields, with at least 7 years in a leadership role at a SaaS or high-growth tech company.

• Deep understanding of the marketing technology ecosystem, including marketing automation platforms, CRM systems, ABM tools, Customer Data Platforms, web personalization, marketing attribution, chatbots, and BI tools.

• Proven experience managing full-funnel marketing operations across both B2B and B2C channels. Experience integrating marketing systems to optimize performance and enhance automation.

• Expertise in marketing operations and analytics, with a proven track record of success in B2B environments (preferably SaaS targeting global enterprise & mid-market buyers). Ability to leverage data to uncover insights and drive strategic decision-making.

• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and cross-functional collaboration skills. Strong collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively across departments and with external agencies.

• Strong personal impact. Ability to present to and influence senior leaders, ability to challenge and communicate complex subjects in a simple way

• Proactive and self-motivated, with a passion for continuous learning and staying up-to-date with industry trends and best practices

• People Leadership. Experience building and scaling operational teams in fast-paced, high-growth environments. Demonstrated experience in building, inspiring, and developing high-performing teams. Proven ability to set clear expectations for direct reports, evaluate performance, and support career growth.

• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment: creating plans which are highly flexible based on numerous internal and external dependencies

What we offer:

• Diverse and internationally distributed team: joining our team means becoming part of a large, global community with people of more than 90 nationalities. We're more than just colleagues; we're a group of professionals with a shared mission to connect diverse cultures. Our global presence is growing–we've doubled in size nearly every year, with our employees based in the UK, Germany, the Netherlands, Poland, the US, and Japan, and we continue to expand our network

• Open communication, regular feedback: as a language-focused company, we value the importance of clear, honest communication. We value smooth collaboration, direct and actionable feedback, and believe that leading with empathy makes us better together

• Hybrid work, flexible hours: we offer a hybrid work schedule, with team members coming into the office twice a week. This allows you to engage directly with your team and experience the unique energy of our workspace, while still enjoying the flexibility and comfort of working from home. With flexible working hours and trust in your productivity, we are in sync with your team’s general locations and time zones to foster effective and seamless collaboration.

• Regular in-person team events: we bond over vibrant events that are as unique as our team, from local team and business unit gatherings, to new-joiner onboardings, to company-wide events that bring us all together–literally

• Monthly full-day hacking sessions: every month, we have Hack Fridays, where you can spend your time diving into a project you're passionate about and get the opportunity to work with other teams–we value your initiatives, impact, and creativity

• 30 days of annual leave: we value your peace of mind. With 30 days off (excluding public holidays) and access to mental health resources, we make sure you're as strong mentally as you are professionally

• Annual learning budget: because we never stop learning, we’ve set up an annual budget for your professional development—pick a learning path which contributes to your career development and we'll back you up

Please make sure to send your application in English.

We are an equal opportunity employer

You are welcome at DeepL for who you are—we appreciate authenticity here. Our product is for everyone, and so is our workplace. The more voices we have represented and amplified in our business, the more we will all succeed, contribute, and think forward! So bring us your personal experience, your perspectives, and your background. It’s in our diversity that we will find the power to break down language barriers in the world.