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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.

Overview

This role will lead a portfolio of tracks focused on building the technical foundations that enable commercial velocity and operational scale across our enterprise business. It sits at the intersection of product evolution, platform resilience, and go-to-market enablement. It will be responsible for driving the delivery of systems that support flexible monetization models, enterprise-grade compliance and control, and increasingly automated commercial workflows.

The Director of Engineering - Enterprise will lead teams working on capabilities that serve as the backbone for our enterprise strategy: enabling smarter quoting, scalable billing across geographies and entities, extensible admin frameworks, and visibility features that help our customers and internal teams make better decisions. Success in this role means driving clarity amid complexity, sequencing high-impact improvements, and helping shape how we evolve our enterprise platform as we grow.

Your Responsibilities

• Lead multi-disciplinary engineering tracks focused on delivering platform capabilities that enable scalable revenue growth across global enterprise markets.
• Partner closely with Product and Commercial leadership to shape roadmap investments in areas such as pricing and packaging evolution, billing systems, and enterprise-grade admin and analytics experiences.
• Drive engineering strategy and execution for initiatives that touch cross-cutting concerns (commercial enablement, customer lifecycle infrastructure, and platform extensibility) balancing foundational improvements with time-to-impact.
• Develop scalable organizational structures and team composition to support parallel streams of high-leverage work across subscription systems, expansion tooling, and enterprise onboarding flows.
• Mentor and grow engineering managers and technical leads, fostering a culture of ownership, accountability, and technical excellence.

Dynamics

• 45-60 people cross-functional organization across countries in Europe.
• Direct reporting line towards CTO and strong dotted line and accountability towards CRO and GTM leadership.
• Operates within a business landscape where the overarching global strategy is also directed towards a B2B model.
• Management and coordination of enterprise revenue technology platforms, including Salesforce, Chargebee, HubSpot, and internal systems, ensuring integration, data synchronization, and performance to drive revenue and efficiency. Involves strategizing, implementation, maintenance, technical issue resolution, and stakeholder collaboration.

Qualities we look for

• Proven experience leading engineering organizations delivering enterprise-facing SaaS capabilities at scale.
• Deep understanding of commercial and platform systems (e.g. pricing, billing, access control, analytics), ideally within B2B contexts.
• Strong ability to operate across strategic and tactical layers: balancing roadmap constraints, org capacity, and product-market dynamics.
• Demonstrated success in influencing cross-functional priorities and driving clarity in ambiguous, high-stakes environments.

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 and growth mindset makes us better together.
• Hybrid work, flexible hours: we offer a hybrid work schedule, allowing to work several days in the office each 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.
• Competitive benefits: just as our team spans the globe, so does our benefits package. We\'ve crafted it to reflect the diversity of our team and tailored it to align with your unique location, to ensure you feel supported every step of the way

If this role and our mission resonate with you, but you\'re hesitant because you don\'t check all the boxes, don\'t let that hold you back. At DeepL, it\'s all about the value you bring and the growth we can foster together. Go ahead, apply—let\'s discover your potential together. We can\'t wait to meet you!

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.

Employment details

Seniority level: Director; Employment type: Full-time; Job function: Engineering and Information Technology; Industries: Software Development

We removed irrelevant boilerplate and kept the core responsibilities and qualifications for clarity. If this role and our mission resonate with you, apply to join us at DeepL.