VP of North & South EMEA

Meet DeepL. DeepL is a global AI product and research company focused on building secure, intelligent solutions to complex business problems. Over 200,000 business customers and millions of individuals across 228 global markets today trust DeepL's Language AI platform for human‑like translation, improved writing and real‑time voice translation. Founded in 2017 by CEO Jaroslaw “Jarek” Kutylowski, DeepL now has around 1,000 passionate employees and is supported by world‑renowned investors including Benchmark, IVP, and Index Ventures. Our goal is to become the global leader in trusted, intelligent AI technology, building products that drive better communication, foster connections, and create a meaningful impact. To achieve this, we need talented people like you to join our journey.

What sets us apart is our blend of cutting‑edge AI technology, meaningful work, and a culture where people truly thrive. We’re a team of innovators, researchers, and creators driven by a shared purpose to unlock human potential by making work simpler, smarter, and more connected. When we share what it’s like to work at DeepL, the reactions are overwhelmingly positive. This might be because of our technology that helps millions of people and businesses communicate and work better every day, or because of the trust, curiosity, and care that shape our culture.

We’re looking for a VP of Sales to lead our North & South EMEA region. This is a second line leadership position with 4 Sales Leaders reporting into you covering the UK & Nordics, France, Benelux and Emerging Markets. You would own both Corporate (Mid Market) and Enterprise segmentations across the teams with huge opportunity to win some of the biggest logos in Europe. This role will be about bringing operational excellence and rigour to the sales team, driving net new logo wins, and helping our customers understand the opportunity with our AI language platform covering both written and voice translation.

Your responsibilities

• Leadership & vision: Provide clear direction and inspire Enterprise Sales Leaders and their teams to achieve excellence in both new business acquisition and customer expansion.
• Team development: Hire, onboard, and coach Sales Leaders, ensuring their success in managing and developing their Account Executive teams.
• Deep enterprise expertise: Maintain deep knowledge of DeepL’s products and solutions, with a strong understanding of the enterprise segment, competitive landscape, and industry trends across these regions.
• Accountability: Own the attainment of performance metrics for Sales Leaders and their teams, driving success across the sales funnel.
• Collaboration: Partner with cross‑functional teams—Sales Development, Solution Consultants, Customer Success, Product, and Marketing—to ensure alignment and optimise resources for the enterprise segment.
• Pipeline management: Build, support, track, and analyse sales pipelines and team activities to identify and act on trends, patterns, and opportunities for improvement.
• Forecasting & reporting: Deliver accurate, predictable sales forecasts to senior leadership, highlighting progress, obstacles, and actionable insights.
• Process & scalability: Establish and refine scalable policies, processes, and procedures to support enterprise revenue growth effectively.
• Hands‑On Support: Roll up your sleeves to support your team and customers, demonstrating a customer‑first mindset and adaptability.

Qualities we look for

• Experienced sales leader: Proven success in leading sales managers and their teams, ideally within an enterprise B2B SaaS sales environment.
• Strong coaching & mentoring skills: Ability to identify, inspire and coach Sales Managers, fostering their ability to lead high‑performing teams. Ideally you are familiar with MEDDICC or other sales methodologies and sales playbooks.
• Results‑oriented: Self‑directed and motivated to exceed expectations, with a passion for driving customer success. Mixture of scale‑up and corporate experience highly desirable.
• Adaptable & resilient: Thrives in fast‑paced, dynamic environments and effectively manages change.

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: we value clear communication. We value smooth collaboration, direct and actionable feedback, and believe that leading with empathy and a growth mindset makes us better together.
• Hybrid work, flexible hours: we offer a hybrid work schedule, with team members coming into the office twice a week.
• Virtual Shares: An ownership mindset in every role. We believe everyone should share in our success, and that’s why every employee receives Virtual Shares, linking your contribution directly to DeepL’s growth and rewarding you with a stake in our future.
• 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. With 30 days off (excluding public holidays) and access to mental‑health resources.
• Competitive benefits: we’ve crafted it to reflect the diversity of our team and tailored it to align with your unique location.

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.