Staff Product Manager API

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. 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.

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.

We are looking for an experienced Product Manager for the newly formed API product team that will work closely with product teams across DeepL. Currently, there are two mission teams within the API track — API Core and API Enterprise. While the two teams work closely together, we are looking for a talented PM to drive the mission and expansion of API capabilities within the Enterprise team. The mission of this sub-team is to expand our API capabilities that enable enterprises to bring DeepL translations into any software product.

Your responsibilities:

• Define and refine the mission, strategy and roadmap for API Enterprise.
• Lead a collaborative team process to translate user and business needs into development requirements that drive impact.
• Define metrics and KPIs to measure and report progress.
• Ensure the maximum Return on Investment for all of your team’s efforts.
• Communicate strategy, ideas and concepts clearly, aimed at the right audience, with the help of insight and data.
• Identify opportunities for new features and products that leverage the global scale of our user base and data.
• Cooperate with the team of engineers, the Engineering Manager and counterparts in other DeepL departments to foster a culture of trust and maintain a healthy team with predictable delivery performance.

Qualities we look for:

• 6+ years of experience as a Product Manager on a technology product.
• Strong technical background: a computer science degree and/or previous software development experience and/or previous experience working specifically on an API product.
• Experience in driving the product lifecycle – research, prototyping, iterative development and testing, launch, and continuous improvement.
• Consistency in using qualitative and quantitative insights to define strategy, goals and roadmap.
• Data focus. You base your decisions on facts, not opinion, and always seek to validate any hypothesis both before and after implementation.
• Experience working on a product at scale, with an international footprint.
• Strong communication and presentation skills with the help of insight and data.

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.
• Open communication, regular feedback: as a language-focused company, we value the importance of clear, honest communication.
• Hybrid work, flexible hours: we offer a hybrid work schedule, with team members coming into the office twice a week.
• Regular in-person team events: we bond over vibrant events that are as unique as our team.
• 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.
• 30 days of annual leave: we value your peace of mind.
• Competitive benefits: we’ve crafted our benefits package to reflect the diversity of our team.

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!